This past Friday (April 27th), a group of local video and film creatives organized the third installment of an event they call Philly UNfestival at PhilaMOCA. The event is organized by Anthony Zagarella of Fractal Circus, as well Joe Reidl and Nick Hatsis–and is hosted by Aidan Rich....

It’s been a few weeks now since Loco Pez quietly opened in Fishtown. Formerly, Crazy Fish Saloon, Loco Pez was picked up by Alfa’s (Center City)  Joe Beckham. It’s been gutted and reopened into a decent little taco dig. The wood paneling behind the bar and general decor is pretty...

I have a really bad habit. I like to take a drink with me to bed (I realize how this sounds but I promise I’m a stable, healthy human being). I turn on some music and read with a beer. It’s really a lovely way to fall asleep but...

Special thanks to our friends from Matchstick and Jeep. Last week I got the chance to test drive a Jeep Compass 2011. I don’t really know that much about cars but overall, the Compass was a smooth and impeccably enjoyable car to drive. The interior had full hook-ups with...

When regarding violence, the question is never really whether or not the actual act of violence is justified, but how completely different those involved will become. Violence in and of itself is never what is feared or mourned over—it is the intensity of the effect that determines the caliber...

It’s not, really. I’ve just been hot and pissed off all day thinking about this fucking debt ceiling / S&P downgrade and all this weather that can’t decide whether or not it wants to rain or dry out like the desert. Either way, it’s August and instead of continuing...

Philadelphia POPPED! Festival lineup has been released and tickets are officially on sale (for an arm and a leg, if you can afford it!). Headliners for both days are in the company of The Shins, Cage the Elephant, Panda Bear, Pretty Lights, Girl Talk + plenty other saucy humans....

Some kind of universal shift happens in my diet every summer. Despite the climbing degrees and hot afternoons spent trying to figure out exactly where I could actually fit a baby pool in my apartment and other hoodland activities, I start pouring hot sauce over everything. Everything. I can’t...

This month at the Sande Webster Gallery on 20th and Walnut, features two prominent Philadelphia native artists and sculptors John McDaniel and Kathleen Spicer. Passage Marking: Vista and Fusion (respectively). What’s most interesting about seeing these two exhibits together is the difference in both physical and artistic voice—while both...