by Molly Eichel
19 hours ago
Friday: Head over to CP's neck of the woods for a little First Friday action; Carolyn Huckabay's got the goods on what to see (we've also got some sweet »»
by Marc Steel
19 hours ago
Have you ever had to report something stolen to the police? Would you ever tell the police that someone stole all of your weed? Would you then »»
by Drew Lazor
17 hours ago
The Good Word is a weekly Meal Ticket feature where we ask Philadelphia food people questions. We’re going to start by highlighting the city’s many excellent »»
by Drew Lazor
18 hours ago
- Brian Howard introduces us to Tom Culton, proprietor of Lancaster County's Culton Organics, who grows a staggering 63 varieties of garlic »»
From the barely edited journals of Rodney Anonymous
When we heard that the Dead Milkmen were officially back in the picture — playing shows, making new music — and blowing it out with a big Halloween bash at the Troc, we gave frontman Rodney Anonymous a word count and set him free.

Don't know what to do this Halloween? Why don't you start with zombie hunting?
Undead Invasion | Hallowen & Day of the Dead Dance Party | Nosferatu Screening (with live organ music) | Yellow Fever Tour | Day of the Dead Festival | Burlesque Barbarian From Beyond Infinity

Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $25-$30 (includes open bar), with Simian Mobile Disco, Skybox/2424 Studios, 2424 E. York St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
My fraidy sense isn't tingling at all about this weekend's big huge Halloween monstrosity.

Loose Canon
Great journalism is no longer profitable.
by Bruce Schimmel
As creditors of the bankrupt Inquirer and Daily News sharpen their knives, our dailies could be decimated. Should that happen, the government and foundations should jump in and pump up public media.

Feedback
What You Say
"Why does the City Paper have such a zealous penchant for using excrement in both its column titles and its pieces?"


Tom Culton, with a reading from the gospel of garlic.
by Brian Howard
The garlic you're likely most familiar with, the stuff in the netted bags at Acme, is called, fittingly and blandly, California White. It became the industry standard thanks to its uniform bulb size and resistance to disease, says Culton. It's fine — but it's far from the last pungent word on the topic.

BOOK REVIEW: Anita Chu's Field Guide to Candy
by Drew Lazor
The author breaks candy down into digestible categories ("chocolate," "sugary sweet," "creamy/sticky/chewy, etc."), with an easy-to-reference full-color photo key neatly wedged in the middle of the book, like the nut part of a Jordan Almond.

Get Out!
by Erin Mae Szrankowski
Phiz Fest 2009 | victory Brewing Co. Beer Dinner at chifa | 2009 Philadelphia Whiskey Festival | Moët & Chandon Sushi Pairing Dinner at Roy's | Wines of Chile at Legal Sea Foods

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Beck's Cajun Café | 12th and Arch streets
Average entree under $10 Wheelchair accessible
Chef Bill Beck, who ran Bainbridge Street's Pompano Grille in the '90s, is looking to sate Philly's underserved Cajun/Creole food fans with his RTM stand. Beck is sourcing a vast majority of his ingredients (andouille sausage, tasso ham, etc.) straig »»
Bella Sera Café | 2146 E. Susquehanna Ave.
Average entree under $10 Takeout menu Vegetarian options
Renee Fuchs' vegan-friendly coffeehouse, on the corner of Frankford and Susquehanna in Fishtown, offers organic and fair-trade coffees, teas and hot chocolates. There's also a selection of sweet eats from Vegan Treats, plus snacks from Alternative Ba »»
Chew Man Chu | 440 S. Broad St.
Average entree $10 - $20 Wheelchair accessible Takeout menu Vegetarian options Liquor license Delivery
Marty Grims' Du Jour, which the restaurateur opened in 2008 on the ground floor of Symphony House at Broad and Pine, is now Chew Man Chu, a moderately priced noodle and dumpling bar with a big menu and a star chef — Tyson Wong Ophaso, who ran NYC's C »»
European Republic | 213 Chestnut St.
Average entree $10 - $20 Takeout menu Late-night dining Vegetarian options Liquor license
European Republic is a frites and wraps shop run by cousins Khaled Haddad and Ali Noor (Noor has the original location in Long Island). Fresh-cut fries with more than 20 different sauces/toppers (curry, roasted garlic, peanut sauce, lemon dill, e »»

Art
Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, EgoPo lets Beckett be their guide to Philly greatness.
by Mark Cofta
"I've been asked many times if I thought Beckett would approve of our version of Endgame," says Savadove about the late playwright's notorious legal actions against productions that strayed from his vision. "From my knowledge of other productions, his own direction of his plays, and his approval of our other productions of his work, I think that he would be very pleased that we are able to speak to an American audience without changing a single word or stage direction."

Carolyn Huckabay's First Friday Hit List
by Carolyn Huckabay
Painted Bride Art Center | AntiPop Ltd. | Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts | Proximity Gallery | Mew Gallery

Arts Picks
Sun., Nov. 8, 6 p.m., $20, Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, paintedbride.org.
by Josh Middleton
The book explores the unique experience of growing up black and gay below the Mason-Dixon and suggests the Southern mind-set may be broader than some think.


Agenda Lead
Human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs dishes on why he goes to extremes.
by A.D. Amorosi
Jacobs tries to understand the world by immersing himself in extraordinary circumstances. For his latest, that meant pretending to be his child's female nanny looking for online romance, outsourcing his daily errands to women in India, and attempting to persuade the Sex in the City actresses to help him propose to his long-suffering companion.

Agenda Picks
Fri.-Sun., Nov. 6-8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 4231 N. Concourse Drive, 215-228-8364, historicstrawberrymansion.org.
by Scott Yorko
If mansions and bling aren't your bag — but an eco-friendly tote is — this year's annual Strawberry Mansion craft show should be more appealing than past ones.

Agenda Picks
Sat., Nov. 7, noon-4 p.m., free, begins at Water Works, 1 Boathouse Row, tweedride.phillyfixed.com.
by Nicole Saylor
Any steel-steed fans of '20s and '30s fashion are welcome to join in this afternoon of mustaches, knickers and throwback games.

by Molly Eichel
15 hours ago
Admit it, you want more from this week’s Movies section. The Box — B The Box didn't screen in time for print but Drew Lazor went anyway. Here's what »»
by Carolyn Huckabay
16 hours ago
If you happened to be anywhere near the corner of Third and Race streets this morning at 8 a.m., you might have noticed Stephen and Ophelia »»

The Building Wanted Blood
by Patrick Rapa
You could call it a bad omen that the roof blew off the five-month-old Spectrum during the Ice Capades in 1968, but I think the arena was just asserting itself.

The Boss, The Who, Bowie, U2 ...
by A.D. Amorosi

Hexy, Laettner, Moses, Wilt ...
by Patrick Rapa

More (in)famous characters who lit up the Spectrum.


Is a draconian law forcing innocent men out of the country?
by Julia Harte
Over the last 13 years, the federal government has deported more than 1 million immigrants following criminal convictions — a number that has escalated dramatically in the last decade. But what if the men are innocent, and the law doesn't care?

Man Overboard!
Forget the public option — gimme a SEPTA plan.
by Isaiah Thompson
Why is it, I wonder, that one union can be out there clamoring to keep their amazingly generous health care terms while another, like the scrappy Taxi Workers Alliance, barely has a pot to piss in?

Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
Beans says Hova ratted him out and put money over friendship. He's nearly crying by track's end. Can't help wonder if those near-tears ain't about more than 12 bars.


by K. Ross Hoffman
I started working on writing songs last summer, here in New York, in the middle of the hottest month. I was in a pretty bad state emotionally, right in the middle of a breakup. The initial idea around the album came about in New York, but the good parts, the inspirational parts, happened later, when I was living in Paris — both cities were really important to the album.

Music Picks
Sun., Nov. 8, 3 p.m., $23, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org.
by Peter Burwasser
That beautiful school is exemplified by the Moscow Quartet, who will present a wonderful program of Haydn, Beethoven and (late) compatriot Shostakovich in one of their regular visits to our fair city.

Music Picks
Tue., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $15 ($20 with CD), all ages, with Sean Price, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Tisha Kline
Raekwon's gritty, obscene rhyming style tips its hat to modern New York street rap while still appealing to the old heads.


City Paper Grade: C+
by Sam Adams
Clooney nearly saves the picture single-handedly by delving into the farcical repertoire he's fruitfully developed with the Coen brothers.

Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.
Send repertory film listings to molly.eichel@citypaper.net.




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Life Without Parole
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Mechanical leaf collection: service just for the wealthy?
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Which Philly pastry chefs would you like to see on Top Chef: Just Desserts?
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Top 10 Spectrum Music Moments
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Well that's an interesting idea: The Fare Strike
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