Lucy McGuigan
ARTICLES
Word on the street
Word on the Street: Closing the Book
I’d like to take this opportunity to invite my friends who are reading this to a party at my house on Saturday afternoon.
School of Hard Rock
Take a peek behind the scenes at Rock to the Future, the Fishtown afterschool program that lets kids work and play in the name of rock and roll.
Music
The 2010 Summer Playlist
1. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse — "Revenge"
2. Lady Gaga — "Teeth"
3. Sleigh Bells — "Rill Rill"
4. Big Boi — "Shutterbugg"
5. Wavves — "Post-Acid"
6. Kanye West — "Power"
7. LCD Soundsystem — "Drunk Girls"
8. Foals — "Miami"
9. Neon Indian — "Deadbeat Summer"
10. M.I.A.
Street's To-Do List: July 29
If you’re anything like us, you’ve spent countless hours in front of the television drooling over the glorious hues of BBC’s Planet Earth.
Street's To-Do List: July 22
Unformal Wear, a local tee-shirt company that specializes in those tacky yet endearing tuxedo shirts, is hosting charity event, Rockin’ Cotton for a Cause, at the Field House to benefit cancer charity Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
Street's To-Do List: July 15
As a part of Philadelphia’s QFest, Philadelphia’s LGBT film festival, Steve Brinberg will be performing his critically acclaimed Simply Barbra at the Arts Banks.
Street's To-Do List: July 8
Rub elbows with the art crowd at the opening reception for Vox Populi's latest exhibit, VOX VI, the sixth annual show of work from up-and comers.
Street's To-Do List: June 24
The only thing better than food is free food. Get your fill of samples from dozens of Philadelphia area restaurants like Cuba Libre and Tony Luke’s while enjoying the scenery of the Penn’s Landing Waterfront at the Taste of Philadelphia event.
Film
Third Time's the Charm
It’s easy to forget that, in 1995, it was Toy Story that profoundly changed the face of animation, rendering, for the first time, a face with shine on its forehead and a realistic shadow cast under its nose.
Film
Seriously Greeking Out
Early in the film, Get Him to The Greek, a spin-off of the brilliantly funny Forgetting Sarah Marshall, seems to have all the promise of its predecessor.
Ego
Hot Summer Reads
Beatrice and Virgil
Yann Martell
224 pages
Random House
Man Booker prizewinner Yann Martell’s third novel focuses on an author named Henry who is struggling to meaningfully portray the horrors of the Holocaust in his latest fiction.
Street's To-Do List: May 27
1. Beer tastes better when you’re feeling cultured. Get a head start on your Thirsty Thursday boozin’ at World Café Live for a Philadelphia Ale & Arts Adventure: an alcohol-fueled tour of the city’s murals.
Ego
Comic Relief
On May 1, shops across the nation will be laying out stacks of comic books for the hungry public.
Ego
Sitting Pretty
In the midst of spring-cleaning, you might find it advantageous to clean out your make-up bag and replace some of those drab winter colors with sprightly new hues.
Music
Schizophrenic Slash
Guitar god Slash has showcased his talent for lightning-fast fretboard fingering in many bands from the ego-fraught Guns ‘n’ Roses to the all-star line-up of Velvet Revolver and the guitar-centric Slash’s Snakepit.
Ego
Black And White And Inked All Over
BLACK and white and Inked all over
Tatting it up at the annual Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention
by Lucy McGuigan
Last weekend, the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention took over two floors of the Sheraton Hotel in Center City, cramming over 400 artists from around the world into a 20,000 square foot ballroom.
Ego
What's The Story, Morning Glory?
In the concrete jungle of Philadelphia, there are few places where you can lose yourself in the majesty of nature.
Ego
Not Your Average Potter
Harry’s Occult Shop is several blocks from the novelty shops and neon signs that one typically associates with South Street and its facade has none of the draw of its neighbors to the east.
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