Arts & Entertainment

Last week, super-diva Jennifer Lopez, wacky rocker Steven Tyler and music industry vet Jimmy Iovine were announced as the new American Idol judges, joining longtime Idol kingpin Randy Jackson.
September 30, 2010 at 2:18 am

It was easy to miss the release of “White Moon,” even for discerning indie fans: the track was snuck in the middle of an iTunes Session EP that came out a month ago.
September 30, 2010 at 2:16 am

Stemming from the off-brand glamour of South Street, the TLA has come into its own as one of the city’s most venerable music venues.
September 30, 2010 at 2:11 am

As one of those rare producers who become visible stars, Mark Ronson is constantly setting high expectations.
September 30, 2010 at 1:53 am

As a teenager, I had a minor love affair with Ted Leo. His pop punk anthems soundtracked my learning to drive, I never missed one of his frequent D.C.
September 30, 2010 at 1:49 am

ARTS Now — October 12: Judith Leiber: The Art of the Handbag, The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Free These days if you catch someone carrying a Judith Leiber bag they are most likely a mother, a grandmother, or a gin-swilling Connecticut yuppie.
September 23, 2010 at 6:27 am

Sure, you ain't no Banksy, but Arts has your back. This week, we show you how to DIY Materials: • One roll .003” acetate drafting film (available at Blick and other art supply stores) • An Exacto knife • A can of spray paint (we used Montana) • A computer with a graphics editing program (if you don’t have one, download Gimp.
September 23, 2010 at 6:16 am

Street: How has the tour been going? Charles Spearin: Good. It seems like a never ending tour.
September 23, 2010 at 4:57 am

Most guilty pleasures are more “embarrassing pleasures,” but I really do feel guilty for liking R.
September 23, 2010 at 4:46 am

Wake Up! sounds like a match made in heaven: alumnus crooner John Legend got together with Philly favorite The Roots for a politically driven covers album.
September 23, 2010 at 4:43 am

Every issue, we’ll be giving an in-depth look at a different Philadelphia music venue. This week, we start with one of the city’s most iconic: The Electric Factory. Philadelphians are a group prone to repurposing: they’ve successfully recast a simple meat sandwich as a nationally renowned icon (cheesesteaks); made existing near one of the world's biggest cities as a cause for celebration (being 90 miles from NYC) and turned a handful of otherwise grungy city blocks into one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses (your future alma mater). So it makes sense that one of the city’s most beloved (and well-known) musical venues is The Electric Factory, which used to be, well, an electric factory.
September 23, 2010 at 4:37 am

“Why won’t anyone take me seriously?” asks Joaquin Phoenix in I’m Still Here, a “documentary” about the star’s bizarre transition from acting to rapping.
September 23, 2010 at 4:33 am

Alexander McQueen’s passing in February was easily the biggest tragedy to hit the fashion world since the Orange Mocha Frappuccino “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” gasoline freak fire of ’01. Not to be outdone by their fictional Zoolander counterparts, the fashion elite gathered this week in a virtual reenactment of Rufus, Brint and Meekus's funeral to pay tribute to the late designer. Anna Wintour delivered the heartfelt eugoogly, no doubt sporting her signature sunglasses, mirroring Derek’s unforgettable blue-steel tinted frames. Naomi Campbell channeled Katinka Ingabogovinanana in feathers, dressed as a Greek fury. Sarah Jessica Parker, keeping it somber with a tasteful beehive not topping out at more than 10 or 12 inches, might have cast a critical eye at her fellow mourners, asking in typical voice-over fashion: “I couldn’t help but wonder, were these people here to pay tribute to a great man, or to try and one-up each other with their batshit crazy getups?” But what does it matter, Carrie?
September 23, 2010 at 4:29 am

At Hailsham academy, Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield) live in a world of Orwellian euphemisms — they are “special” children predestined to make “donations” until “completion.” While not as subtle as Kazuo Ishiguro’s masterful novel, Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go gradually reveals the grim fate that awaits these students, offering clues.
September 23, 2010 at 4:27 am

At midnight, Hedwig, the world’s most famous snow owl, invited us to tea at her ostentatious owlery at the top of the Tower of London.
September 23, 2010 at 4:23 am

A little over a year ago, Penn alum Abdi Farah (‘09) was napping in Fisher Fine Arts. But since winning the first season of Bravo’s reality art competition, Work of Art, he’s become a household name, scored a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum and pocketed a cool hundred grand.
September 16, 2010 at 3:19 am

MUSIC Monday, 9/20: No Age with Small Black and Grandchildren.
September 16, 2010 at 3:15 am

As we transition from summer excess to academic studiouness, Hollywood too is laying down its machine guns in favor of more intellectual fare.
September 16, 2010 at 2:45 am

This is not the screwing around crew Ben Affleck’s first feature, Gone Baby Gone, was an intimate drama about detectives searching for a missing girl.
September 16, 2010 at 2:43 am

We're back in high school again Easy A, the newest movie about high school, wants to be both a commentary on John Hughes-directed ‘80s films and itself a Hughes-directed movie.
September 16, 2010 at 2:40 am