Arts & Entertainment

When did Ben Affleck start walking in the footsteps of Clint Eastwood and Orson Welles?
October 11, 2012 at 5:24 am

Street chats with SPEC’s Fall Concert Artist, neo–soul star Mayer Hawthorne about his hip–hop sensibility, the nine–to–five grind of touring and keeping it classy.
October 11, 2012 at 5:22 am

If you paid attention to the coverage of the Cannes Film Festival at all this summer, you may have heard about “that movie where Nicole Kidman pees on Zac Efron.” That film is Lee Daniels’s “The Paperboy,” and there isn’t much else to say about it.
October 11, 2012 at 5:21 am

Mayer Hawthorne is playing this Thursday, but he's only the latest in a long–running win–streak for SPEC. Street walks you through SPEC's past performers in this brief look back on the Fall Concert series.
October 11, 2012 at 5:21 am

Senior Julie Waters worked in the Original Movies department at Lifetime Networks this summer, getting an inside look into what the female–targeted television station was up to.
October 11, 2012 at 5:15 am

In their sophomore effort, indie pop rock band Freelance Whales deliver a dreamy explosion of noise.
October 11, 2012 at 5:14 am

Year: Class of 2016 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Major: Visual Studies/Linguistics Website: vincentsnaggdesign.com Street: What brought you to the field of graphic design?
October 11, 2012 at 5:14 am

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Design Philadelphia Festival will showcase a diverse array of multimedia works in over 100 different events around the city.
October 11, 2012 at 5:09 am

Van Pelt is filled with paper…duh.
October 11, 2012 at 5:06 am

10/8/12 by halex on Grooveshark Check out our past playlists here.
October 9, 2012 at 12:06 am

Who’s Playing Philly This Week
October 8, 2012 at 5:13 am

Flying Lotus’ latest album is a jumbled experience, and fans of his 2010 near-masterpiece "Cosmogramma" might be initially disappointed.
October 7, 2012 at 2:10 pm

The Mountain Goats, like a fine wine, just get better with age. In their 14th album, “Transcendental Youth,” the indie folk band delivers jazzy instrumentals coupled with poetic storytelling.
October 7, 2012 at 2:10 pm

“Some things are better with age / some things no longer remain,” belts out Matt Johnson of indie pop duo Matt & Kim on “Now,” a song from their newest album.
October 7, 2012 at 2:09 pm

Grimes at Union Transfer
October 6, 2012 at 5:04 am

Though some may find this disgusting, I never finished “Ocarina of Time” — I always found the Shadow Temple too terrifying to move on.
October 5, 2012 at 7:11 pm

Tim Burton has made some great films in his career, and some not-so-great ones. Tinged with his signature darkness, they often take a trope and turn it on its head, changing the way we think about things.
October 5, 2012 at 7:02 pm

A look at today’s Hollywood costar couples and the films that made them fall in love
October 4, 2012 at 5:53 am

October’s your second chance to take a needle to the proverbial Penn bubble and explore what the Philly art scene has to offer.
October 4, 2012 at 5:49 am

Name and Year: Susan Kolber, 2012 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Major: Architecture Visit above | below | beyond online: http://abovebelowbeyond.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AboveBelowBeyond Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/susankolber/above-below-beyond/ Kickstarter: http://kck.st/Qodke6 Street: How did you find out about the Reading Viaduct?
October 4, 2012 at 5:42 am