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BLACK MONDAY It’s been a really bizarre start to the week, Philadelphia. And sadly, it’s all due to an swirling undercurrent of stereotyping, bigotry and flat out passive aggressive racism serving as culprit. I’ll start with the story we chased and almost nabbed for this week’s issue. This first one shed light on a a near-mistake by the Bucks County Courier-Times which almost selected a right-wing white supremacist to serve as a member of its reader advisory panel. How you don’t do at least a light Google on your members before appointing them to a panel is beyond my realm of thought, but hey we’ve all made mistakes, especially yours truly. Only until it was brought to their attention that said Joe Rightwing penned a blog denouncing anyone in some form or another that isn’t of Anglo-Saxon descent did they pull the plug on his seat at the table. @SPRTSWTR I’m not even going to share this dudes blog because he’s honestly he’s not worth bringing attention to, but know that in one of his recent posts, he wrote firmly: “Racial hatred is not going to change and it’s never going away.” To which, I simply say, ‘yeah, you piece of shit, because of people like you.’ Oh, one more from the files of this guy... “We can try to get whites to accept blacks by overloading the media, hollywood and the commercial ad business with more and more black actors and more black success stories but it hasn’t worked and it won’t work because people can spot a fraud a mile away, or at least most people can spot the race frauds.” OK, that’s enough. You get the point. Long story short is according to that publication – after repeated calls to its editor for comment – said guy has been pulled for selection from its reader advisory board. And in the aftermath of doing so, and since there’s no real story there about some dude with a racist blog – because this is Pennsylvania and there are hundreds of dudes with racist blogs – the story is dead in the water. Moving on, this next story is the bigger burn in my opinion. We have a family friend who allowed us to share their story in anonymity because it’s one that’s so outrageous that I begged her to
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let me share. She is a successful nurse practitioner at a local hospital, with two boys that attend a predominantly white public school. Recently, her younger son, just 8-years-old, reacted negatively to an event that happened in the lunchroom. The way it was explained was that due to food allergies he was unable to take part in a meal with the rest of his friends and was segregated to another lunch table. Feeling ostracized, he lashed out, throwing a lunch tray across the cafeteria. Removed from the group and sent to the nurses office for observation, the boy replied, ‘don’t tell my mom, she’s going to beat me.’ In a situation like that the school has to react, but how? Well, according to our friend, this nurse opted to call the Department of Human Services, which showed up on her doorstep while her 70-plus year-old parents visiting from out of town were shocked at the event unfolding before their eyes. My friend is a disciplinarian. But a child abuser she is not. Those two boys have the world and it’s hard for me to think that either of them live in an environment where they’re being chased around the house by a belt-wielding, red-eyed crazy lady. I asked a former colleague who works as an administrator for a school district just outside the city on protocol for situations like this and she agreed that a call to DHS on this mom shouldn’t have been so black and white. “It’s a really tough call because there are a
number of factors that come into play before you go the route of calling DHS,” she said. “Now again, every district is going to react to an event by their own protocols, but typically you take a look at any past history, if there’s any bruising on the child but if there’s nothing there you have to tread lightly. If this is a case of abuse, the last thing you want to do is make the parent upset at the child and have something worse happen if true. So this takes a concerted decision on behalf really of a guidance counselor and school administrators. I’ve never heard of a school nurse with that kind of power.” But according to my friend, this one apparently felt like she did have the power. She mentioned having run-ins with this nurse before over other incidents. But inherently her gut keeps telling her this one reeks of backdoor bigotry. Her son being one of a handful of Black children at this school in addition to the fact that she is an NP at a top hospital, to jump the gun on a passive accusation like this could cost her the career she worked decades to get. Something she made apparent in a text that ruined the rest of my Monday night: “It’s just so frustrating and upsetting at the same. No matter how many degrees I get I will always be a ni***** in some people’s eyes.”
BELOW: Text conversation between our editor and a family friend late Monday night.
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250,000 According to officials, this marks the number of estimated attendees that will flock to the floor at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Philadelphia Auto Show runs daily beginning at noon during the week and at 9am on Saturday and Sunday beginning Feb. 2.
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We know what you’re thinking. Another year, another Auto Show. Time for Philly’s one percent to don tuxedos and celebrate cars only they can afford packed into 750,000 feet of Pennsylvania Convention Center space to ogle. OK, so that’s literally what we thought too until we took a closer look at all the good this annual event does for children throughout the Delaware Valley. To date, the Auto Dealers Association of
Greater Philadelphia, who own and operate the event, have contributed $12.3 million to area children’s charities and organizations. With the Auto Show also directly benefiting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and more over the course of eight days (Feb. 2-10), this week’s State of Our City partnered with Lyft to provide you this numerical breakdown of all you need to know and what to expect.
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90 The percentage of attendees who are in the market for a new vehicle who’ve reported to Auto Show officials that their purchasing decision is affected by the show. While that number seems a little pie in the sky, we’re sure they’ll come back to us with the numbers to prove it, so we’ll allow it.
The ticket price for adults. The Auto Show considers the adult age to start at 13, so sorry Kyle, but your raging acne and the smell of chocolate Axe Body spray isn’t going to fool the ticket window. If you wanna impress Becky from your art class it’s gonna be $28 bucks, cousin. Tickets for kids under 13 and a weekday pass for seniors is just $7. You can get tickets online at phillyautoshow.com or at the Convention Center box office. John Montesano Art Director
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10 The number of 2020 pre-production vehicle models slated to be on display at this year’s event. For example, Auto Show attendees will see the 2020 version of the Ford Shelby GT500, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, the Lincoln Aviator, the Jeep Gladiator (new for 2020, by the way) and for you lovers of low emission vehicles, you’ll be able to feast your eyes on the Toyota Corolla SE The number of different car brands represented at this year’s Auto Show. Can you name 37 different auto manufacturers? We tried and got to just 15...so, yeah, impressive Auto Show, impressive
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The number in the BILLIONS of dollars officials claim translates into regional sales for auto dealers throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region. Again, lofty but we don’t want to argue. They say it has a “proven track record of influence on consumers,” who are we to disagree, especially when the event benefits the kids.
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The total number of cars across the 37 brands that will be side by side. Also new to this event this year is a slate of cars that have been featured in Hollywood films or have been remade to look like the car in your favorite kids cartoon. Lightning McQueen from Pixar’s Cars? In the house. The Griswold station wagon of National Lampoon’s fame? Yep. There’s even a 1967 Chevy Impala from a show called the Supernatural, which we’ve never seen, but if there’s a ‘67 Impala, we can only assume it was fucking awesome.
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here social interaction has been constrained to online forums, Leigh Goldenberg finds the theater to be a sacrasant place for people to occupy the same physical space. That’s why Goldenberg, the executive director of Theatre Philadelphia is thrilled to return the second year of the organization’s marquee event, Philly Theater Week, an offering of more performances and opportunities meant to forge bonds between audience and artist. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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This year’s event, running from Feb. 7-17 plans to provide reduced tickets at a rate of either no cost, to $15 and as much as $30. Philly Theater Weekwill feature 100 different events, totalling over 315 performances, produced by professional regional theatres, local community theaters and independent artists. “Philly Theater Week is to raise awareness of the great productions happening in the region and to reduce barriers for audiences to attend and to try something new,” said Goldenberg. “There’s so much happening here, right in your backyard, all within a 35-mile radius.” Theater aficionados and novices alike can get excited for a wide-range of plays and musicals, from classics like Opera Philadelphia’s production of A Midsummer’s Night Dream at the Academy of Music to world premiers such Barrymore, Whiting and Terrence McNally Award-winning playwright James Ijames’s Youth that will perform at the Villanova Theatre. Other productions that Theatre Philadelphia hopes will excite include: Theatre in the X already sold-out The Colored Museum at The African American Museum, Theater Exile’s return to their renovated South Philly space with An Oak Tree, and Philly Fringe Festival standard Juniper Productions’ Best of Cocktail Plays at Philadelphia Distilling. Philly Improv Theater will also be adding its comedic chops to the event with
Check out 74 Seconds to Judgment at The Arden Theatre Company.
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different productions nearly everyday and University of the Arts will be showcasing their new Equinox Festival during Philly Theatre Week. In an effort to create an even stronger Philly scene, Philly Theater Weekwill also include events to support its community. “This year there are ticketed events that are for theater artists to connect with each other,” relayed Goldenberg. “This is a great way for people to come together as well ... for people to create new work together or to just join in conversation around things.” Goldenberg can’t remember a time when she didn’t have a passion for theater, attending shows with her parents when young and taking acting classes at the Arden Theatre Company in high school. “I have always felt like theater is a great way to bring people together and just expose yourself to experiences other than your own and to really build empathy,” explained Goldenberg. “I’ve always done theater with a bit of a social justice and civic engagement bent. I like to see how when you learn about something through a theater where you connect with people, what are you prepared to do next.” Aligned with a “social justice and civic engagement bent,” Philly Theater Week will also showcase a number of progressive events, such as a “Radical Design,” a two hour social event for queer people of color designers to meet and network with local artistic di-
rectors at The Design Center on Feb. 11. In addition, there will be an E-Waste Recycling Drive on Feb. 11 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre for people to donate old electronics to the Philadelphia Green Alliance Chapter. Heading into the second year of Philly Theatre Week, Goldenberg feels an added confidence. From putting tickets up on the website sooner to more comprehensive registration forms for theaters, the executive director made sure to apply the lessons learned from the year before — including when to best schedule the kickoff events. Both kickoff events are free and will take place at Cherry Street Pier. “One thing that was a challenge last year was that our kickoff party was on the first day Theater Week and that happened to day of the Eagles Super Bowl parade,” said Goldenberg. “I’m not going to begrudge a Super Bowl win at all, but this year we planned our kickoff on Feb. 1 and 2, a couple days before Theater Week starts so we are not in conflict with any football and not in conflict with any other Philly Theater Week events.” Philly Theater Week | Feb. 7-17. Free, $15, 30. Locations vary. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-onstage/2019-philly-theatre-week
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TAKING THE STAGE Philly Theater Week has an epic 10 days of 100 different events. Here is a quick dive into some of the shows you’ll most certainly want to check out.
JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE STAGE CAPITALISMIt wouldn’t be Philly Theater Weekif there weren’t some oddball shows in the mix. Val Dunn and Jenna Kuerzi take on the rise and fall of Johnny Depp’s career from his first role. As per the show’s description: “Bring your Edward Scissorhand poems, your Gilbert Grape anecdotes, and Jack Sparrow memorabilia to toss onto the shrine turned dumpster fire Depp has created for himself.” | Feb. 10-14. $15. Gnome Portal, 233 South Melville St. theatrephiladelphia.org
YOUTH A test of convictions, come watch award-winning playwright James Ijames’ latest creation about a young non-believer who joins a church youth group. When miracles follow the newcomer’s arrival, the community is left to deal with questions around identity, sexuality and faith. On Feb. 13, there will be “Wine Down Wednesday,” featuring a Q&A session with Dramaturg Adrena Williams. Then on Feb. 14, the theater will host a “Speaker’s Night” talk-back with Playwright James Ijames and Director Ed Sobel. | Feb. 5-17. $15. Vasey Theatre Villanova Theatre, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, Pa. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/2019-philly-theatreweek THE PRESENTED It comes as no surprise that it’s hard to be an artist. Join Chris Davis for 50-minutes of comedic musings as he explores the challenges of today’s thespians.| Feb. 7-9. $15. DaVinci Art Alliance, 704 Catherine St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-onstage/the-presented THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Philadelphia Theater Company presents The Bridges of Madison County. Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, the musical explores paths taken and not. When a married Italian woman meets a National Geographic photographer meet on chance encounter, their four days together ask the question, “what if?” | Philly Theater Weekdates: Feb. 8- 15. $15-$30. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/the-bridges-of-madison-county IMPROVATHON, BENEFITTING THE WILLIAM WAY LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Move aside danceathon, and make way for the improvathon. Bright Invention will improvise until they raise $500 for The William Way LGBT Community Center. See how long they will go. And hey, Gritty will be there for some mascot cheer as the improv group tries to reach its philanthropic goal.| Feb. 9. Free - RSVP. Arch Street Meeting House Bright Invention, 320 Arch St. theatrephiladelphia.org
BETRAYAL An earnest look at love, sex, marriage and friendship, come watch this Barrymore recommended performance of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal. Flipping the script on timeline, the show is told from end to the beginning. | Philly Theater Weekdates: Feb. 12-17. $30. Stephen’s Theater at Lantern Theater Company, 923 Ludlow St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/betrayal TEST FLIGHTS Leap off into the many disciplines of live performance, which include circus, theatre, dance, spoken-word, music, and performance art. Witness the intersection of art with these works-in-progress performances at Circadium. | Feb. 13. Free - RSVP. Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/testflights BROADS Put aside any sexist notions of female gentility, these are some very bawdy broads who are ready to bring the funny. Curated by Jennifer Childs of 1812 Productions and starring Joilet Harris, MB Scallen, and Jess Conda, Broads showcases skits about comedic women throughout the 40’s, 50s and 60s. | Feb. 13-17. $30. Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/ broads 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT A new play by Philadelphia playwright Kash Goins, 74 Seconds...To Judgment centers on a deadlocked jury unable to decide on what is “justifiable homicide.” Each performance includes a post-show talkback. | Feb. 9-16. Arcadia Stage at Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/74-secondsto-judgment AN OAK TREE Back at its South Philly theater, come watch Theatre Exile’s dark comedy, An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch. A hypnotist who has lost the power of suggestion and a parent who has lost a child, the show features Pearce Bunting and a new actor each night who does not know the script. Fully immersive, the performance delves into the dynamics of the hypnotist and his subject. | Philly Theater Weekdate: Feb. 16. $15. Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th St. theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/an-oaktree-by-tim-crouch
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“My seven years of honorable service, my honorable service medals, my army good conduct medal, my meritorious early promotions… and my ability to both lead and follow orders are [now somehow] invalid?” – Army Spc. Jay Potter, 143rd Military Police
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t’s been more than a week and yes, it was extraordinary in some aspects but Jay Potter is still in shock. to me it was a physical manifestation of what “My seven years of honorable I already had inside. It was puberty, the same service, my honorable service boring, weird, sometimes funny, socially awkmedals, my army good conduct ward phase we all go through – except I got to medal, my meritorious early go through it twice.” promotions… and my ability to Following the procedure, Potter said he both lead and follow orders are had the full support of his immediate chain invalid,” said Potter, who served of command during his transition, and took eight weeks off from drill before returning to as a Specialist. in the 143rd Military Police, in response to President Trump’s Jan. 22 ban on the unit. Even though Potter left honorably in 2013 – transgender military personnel, passed with a he says he’d always intended to return to ser5-4 Supreme Court vote. vice later. That option may have been taken The Supreme Court decision lifted two lower court injunctions that had been in the way away by the capricious tweeting of President of the ban. While one injunction still remains, Trump. In July 2017, Trump tweeted he would ban trans military service, arguing, the SCOTUS ruling is a harbinger “Our military must be focused on for the likely application of a ban on decisive and overwhelming … vicany members of military who expeBY TIMAREE SCHMIT tory and cannot be burdened with rience gender dysphoria – described the tremendous medical costs and by the American Psychiatric Associdisruption that transgender in the ation as conflict between the gender someone was assigned at birth and the gender military would entail.” Dr. Rachel Levine, Secretary of Health with which they identify – or “who require or for the state of Pennsylvania adamantly dishave undergone gender transition.” agrees. “I feel that the ban is a mistake at best Potter, who lives in Providence, Rhode Island, gravitated early to military service. “I and unconscionable at worst,” she said in the conversation with Philadelphia Weekly, addsucceed in a disciplined environment and love a challenge. I am a major athlete and the abil- ing, “Trans Americans have the right to purity to showcase my brains and brawn for a liv- sue any career and the idea that they can’t ing was enticing.” He adds, “I love the military serve in the military is marginalizing and because it is family. It is a love you won’t share wrong.” From a medical perspective, Dr. Levine says with many people in your life and as a soldier Trump’s claims are “terribly mistaken.” She there is a lot of that.” points out that all people need medical care Now that feeling of family for him is gone and the care of trans individuals is not paras a result of the SCOTUS decision. “Not only is mine and other soldiers prior ticularly expensive, especially in the scheme service experience invalid but as a whole we of overall military costs. She says treatment are deemed not worthy to continue service for the transition of a trans military member would follow the standardized guidelines of in the United States Military EVER again,” care outlined by the World Professional Assosaid Potter. “This is blanket and regardless of ciation for Transgender Health. physical and mental prowess.” “Not everyone has surgery,” said Dr. Born intersex, a natural variation where physical characteristics don’t fall clearly into Levine, who under the Wolf Administration what has been defined as male and female, in Harrisburg has taken an active role in progressing LGBT rights. “Research has shown Potter joined the Army in 2007, where he says he received two meritorious promotions even that it doesn’t impact readiness to serve. I am before leaving for basic training. In 2008, he proud to serve my community, my state and came to the decision that, in the interest in his nation. I am proud to be trans and to serve in physical and mental health, he would begin the Wolf Administration.” In his two years in office, Trump has rehormone replacement therapy. “Medical transition was very natural for versed a variety Obama-era LGBT civil rights, me,” Potter said. “My body changed rath- removed LGBT-specific health pages from er rapidly and things just seemed to fall into government websites, installed numerous place. I’m very very blessed in that regard. So anti-LGBT judges and still fails to acknowl-
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Trans veteran Ashley Scott says that he considered a return to the Army, before his service was banned. edge Pride month. This is despite having campaigned as an ally, even holding up a rainbow flag at the 2016 Republican convention. The military is, by many assessments, the largest employer of trans people in the United States, with an estimated 15,500 active-duty service members. Despite this, expected costs for trans medical care are only somewhere between $2 million to $8 million per year, according to the Rand Corporation. Compare that to the $41.6 million the military spends on Viagra annually or Trump’s frequent Mar a Lago trips, which cost taxpayers at least $3.6 million each. “I think the ban is hateful, horrifying and in bad taste,” says veteran Ashley Scott, who also transgender served an 11-year career in the military with multiple stays in Iraq. He noted that during that time, his service
found him receive the combat action badge in addition to being a member of the Honor Guard. “I was a soldier, served for freedoms, [peace], the ability to be your true selves and I did this even though I couldn’t be me,” he said. “[I’m] thankful for the experiences good and bad because it made me today. It gives me honor personally.” Of the ban he paused and added: “We [transgenders] are seen as inhuman, these creatures that don’t deserve rights, privileges, health care. This is what we hear, see [and] go through daily. It’s already hard, this just puts more nails in our coffin. To not be able to serve if we choose to!? To be punished for being ourselves. For doing jobs like any other. For selfless service… it hurts my heart.”
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It’s a funny concept that an archaeological terms of understandability, accessibility but also in terms of comfort,” said Tom Stanley, museum can get too old, but that was the case for 1887 founded University of Pennsylvania who has been with the museum for eight years as its public relations and social media manMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology when it started large-scale renovations back ager. in 2017. In an effort to increase accessibility and Part of the Building Transformation proj- comfort levels, the museum will be installing more air conditioning, from 21 percent to 79 ect, the Penn Museum is slated to update 70 percent of its museum, a long-term plan that percent of the museum by the project’s end, does not have an overall confirmed end date. according to Stanley. No small feat for a buildDriven out of necessity, the project was to pro- ing that is well over a century old. Stanley explained that the attendance at tect the artifacts from ground shock caused by the museum has been on a “slow construction on a $1.5 billion pauptick” for a handful of years vilion for the Hospital of the UniBY ANDREA and the closing of the aforemenversity of Pennsylvania. tioned galleries has not caused a However, the museum has CANTOR “tremendous dip.” Yet, a cosmetgone many steps further than mere preservation and are enviic makeover to the building also compliments the added programming for famsioning a new state-of-the-art building in the hopes of attracting new generations to come. ilies and adults in recent years. The project includes a number of gallery ren“At its core it’s a research institution and ovations, including the Egypt and Nubia Gal- always has been, but we’ve become you know leries which have open dates for a behind-the- we’ve grown up a more public facing over the scenes exhibition next month for viewers to last decade or so,” explained Stanley, who hosts Penn Museum’s latest online video sesee the continual plans for the spaces. ries called “Dig In!” While the Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery – which From the Daily Dig where an expert excontains the largest Egyptian Sphinx in the Western Hemisphere – is currently closed for plains a specific artifact to visitors for 15 minconservation, the Egypt (Mummies) Gallery utes at 1 p.m. to bimonthly Crawl Out Thursremains open for public viewing. In addition, days for evening parties that benefit different the The Mexico & Central America Gallery community parities, the Penn Museum has and Africa Galleries are closed for renova- taken a similar approach to other museums in Philadelphia to engage different demographtions that include general reimaginations to the space and displays, new floors, lighting ics. “We have this cultural gem, right here, and air conditioning. Both of these galleries that’s accessible for families and seniors and are set to reopen in the Fall 2019. you know everybody is welcome here and Also set to open this fall is Harrison Auditorium which is undergoing renovations, in- that’s really important,” said Jill DiSanto, cluding restorations to its Art Deco seats for Penn Museum’s public relations director. “You don’t have to have a PhD to be walking the purposes of preservation and comfort. Spearheaded by architectural firm, Gluck- around, you could be just anyone and come here and have a great experience.” man Tang, updates to the Coxe Memorial wing Adding onto that sentiment, Stanley exhave a cost total of nearly $22 million. plained that the museum is “for the advenEven with the number of spaces closed for renovations, visitors can still visit a number turous Philadelphians who is willing to go a of galleries. This includes the Middle East few steps beyond the museum isle on the Ben Franklin Parkway.” Gallery, which opened last April as the first finished space of the renovations project. “We’re making a museum that’s going to be able to provide a much better experience in TWITTER: @ANDREAJCANTOR
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Government reopens for now Philly federal workers brace for possible future shutdown BY ANDREA CANTOR Closing out the fifth week of the nation’s longest government shutdown, President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 25 that it would reopen — for now at least. Trump signed a short-term spending bill into law, which does not include any of the proposed $5.7 billion of funding for his controversial Mexico–U.S. border wall plan, to fund the 25 percent of the government affected by the shutdown through Feb. 15. Lawmakers have three weeks to devise a bill that would placate Trump, otherwise the government will shutdown again until a compromise is reached or the president will declare a national emergency and order the Defense Department to construct the wall. “Let me be very clear,” Trump said in his Friday speech. “We really have no choice but to build a powerful wall or steel barrier.” Many are breathing a sigh of relief and celebrating the victory of the government’s reopening, even if it may only be temporary. “After passing several House bills to reopen the government, I am relieved that the President has decided to end his shutdown and the suffering it has caused for our federal workers and their families,” said U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-4) in a public statement. “Now that this has come to an end, I am determined to ensure that it does not happen again. And I look forward to focusing on the many important issues that Americans sent us here to address.” The approximate 800,000 federal workers, including the 45,000 or so in the Philadelphia region, affected by the partial government shutdown that started on Dec. 22 are not soon to forget the damage that has been done. John Siciliano, a correctional officer (CO) at the Federal Detention Center who Philadelphia Weekly previously interviewed at a rally on Independence Mall earlier this month, said he is cautious about the next coming weeks. “I’m so thankful it’s open, but I believe at the end of the three weeks it’s going to shut
back down and we are preparing,” said Siciliano, a New Jersey resident. “Hopefully they can work a deal out, but I don’t believe so.” Siciliano and his fellow mandated COs from Federal Detention Center were present at a federal workers rally at the Philadelphia International Airport on Friday before news broke of the government’s reopening. CO Holly Washington, 40, said she was preparing to pull her youngest son out of daycare because she was unable to afford it. The Northeast Philly resident explained that not only did the shutdown create a financial strain on her family, but also added risks at the prison as a result of it being short staffed in an administrative facility holding nearly 1,000 inmates, all of whom were aware of the shutdown and its implications. “All the inmates know. They watch the news, they know everything that is going on. They crack jokes,” said Washington at the rally. “The ones that are workers are still getting paid so that’s even more upsetting, the inmates are getting paid and we are not.” The protest held by furloughed TSA workers and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) labor union at the airport’s Terminal B showed a strong turnout of various federal departments and politicians, including U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-2) Chrissy Houlahan (D-6) and Dwight Evans (D-3) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-1). As furloughed employees are getting back to work, uncertainty still looms over what will happen in three weeks time as well as getting tax returns on time due to the hard hits to the IRS. State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181) was present at the midday rally and surmised to PW what he ascertains as the core of the shutdown. “We are putting people’s lives at risks, quite frankly, and livelihoods at risks for a wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for — it’s absurd,” said Kenyatta.
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Arthur Baselice Jr. sits with an image of his son, Arthur III who took his own life after years of heinous sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest. | Image courtesy: Emma Lee, WHYY
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Arthur Baselice Jr. wants justice for his late son, not more meaningless words from Pope Francis Pope Francis chastised American Bishops in a complete mishandling of sex abuse by the clergy in a letter penned earlier this month. “The Church’s credibility has been seriously undercut and diminished by these sins and crimes, but even more by the efforts made to deny or conceal them,” Francis wrote. “This has led to a growing sense of uncertainty, distrust and vulnerability among the faithful.” Many outlets and critics were quick to note Pope Francis excluded any mention of punishment for those guilty of molestation, including the 301 members of the clergy in Pennsylvania an explosive court filing cited for more than 1,000 incidences of child abuse. Instead, the pope urged the church to internally strengthen and repair itself. “Let us try to break the vicious circle of recrimination, undercutting and discrediting, by avoiding gossip and slander in the pursuit of a path of prayerful and contrite acceptance of our limitations and sins,” Francis wrote. One of the people not buying into the words from the pope is Arthur Baselice Jr. He is a father who speaks on behalf of his son, Arthur III, silenced by a fatal heroin overdose in 2006 after years of mental anguish stemming from repeated clergy abuse. In the mid-1990s, Arthur III was sexually abused by two Franciscan clergyman at Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia. The perpetrators included the principal Rev. Charles Newman and Brother Regis Howitz, then a maintenance worker at the school. Newman eventually resigned from his position after it came to light that he stole $1 million from the school and the Franciscan Order, a crime that would cost him four years in jail. His crimes of pedophilia, however, have never been served inside a cell. “[The] pope is just a puppet controlled by the curia. In reality, nothing in the church will change until the laws ... are changed,” Baselice said in a conversation with Philadelphia Weekly. “Can the pope confirm that the god he claims to represent is agreeing with his nonsense?” For Baselice, one of the laws that needs to be remedied is Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations, which robbed his son of any judicial recompense. Currently, the state law gives sex abuse victims – who are 18 or older during the time of the abuse – just two years to file a civil suit. Those younger have 12 years after they turn 18 to file civil charges. The age cutoff to file a criminal charge of child sexual abuse is 50. “It’s all about due process. That’s the argument, due process, right? But due process is a double-edged sword,” Baselice challenged. “So
why is it that the accused have due process and the victims have been denied due process? When are the victims going to get due process?” Baselice believes a major roadblock in sexual abuse reform is Joe Scarnati, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Scarnati has twice blocked bill passage that would allow older victims to sue their perpetrators. Baselice also noted that Megan Crompton, the wife of Scarnati’s chief of staff, Drew Compton serves as the vice president of government relations at Long, Nyquist & Associates, a lobbying firm that represents the Catholic Church. “They tortured him to friggin’ death” The first time the retired Philadelphia detective knew something had happened to his son was when Arthur III called him, saying he was being investigated by a man, named Jack Rossiter, of the FBI. Baselice called Rossiter, whose first name is actually Joe, and soon found out that he previously worked for the FBI. In actuality, he was an archdiocesan investigator. “He said, ‘get your son some help, he was abused by a couple of priests from the archdiocese,’” Baselice recalled. “He said, ‘get your son some help and I’ll get the archdiocese to pay for it.’” Two years later, Arthur III at just 28, would be found dead in a Camden apartment. His death had arguable connections to his past sexual trauma. But Baselice affirmed that it was more than an arguable connection, it was apparent, as he claims it was Newman who introduced his son to drugs, giving him Oxycontin and other substances before sexual attacks. “He took his life, because they tortured him to friggin’ death,” he said. Baselice explained that since his son’s perpetrators were Franciscan, he was not eligible for any compensation associated with the ongoing child abuse investigations against accused Pennsylvania priests. However, it is a sum of money that he wouldn’t take even if eligible. “Who is this guy to tell me that the misery is of the past, present and future? He is going to put a dollar value on my son’s death and our misery? Bullshit,” said Baselice, who now lives in a New Jersey suburb. “Is it going change the carnage that our lives have become, the misery? What’s it going to change?” No matter his personal situation, Baselice attested he stands in solidarity with the other victims and hopes the trials will bring, at the very least, justice to those who have gone for so long without it.
“What I do for my son, I do for the other victims,” said Baselice. “I’m not interested in this for myself, although I do have an agenda, I want these two guys who molested my son to be held accountable for their actions, and I want the other victims to have the same due process that we are all entitled to.” This wish arrives on the heels of last month’s state Supreme Court ruling to conceal 11 of the priests’ names on the Grand Jury report. Released in August, the initial report revealed 270 of the priests’ names to the public. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a champion in the scandal’s unveiling, has criticized the decision to withhold the 11 names. “I have consistently fought for the release of the entire, unredacted Grand Jury report into widespread sexual abuse and cover up within the Pennsylvania Catholic Church,” Shapiro said in Dec. 3 in a public statement. “Today’s Order allows predator priests to remain in the shadows and permits the Church to continue
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Longtime Philly based ad firm Red Tettemer O’Connell and Partners drop this load just in time for the Super Bowl on behalf of meat packers Dietz & Watson. Photo: YouTube screenshot
Pushing my meat: Dietz & Watson, RTO+P slay with new Super Bowl spot “We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to tap into this pop culture phenomenon.” – Lauren Eni, vice president of brand strategy, Dietz & Watson Leave it to Steve Red, president and chief creative officer of longtime Philly ad firm Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners to drop the words “Deez Nuts,” in a nationwide press release. Supposed Red and the other peeps at RTO+P were just a little excited at the banger they dropped for Dietz & Watson. The duo launched the debut of a new meat snack just in time for the Super Bowl using comedian Craig Robinson. The sheer notion almost forces you to laugh if not at the absurdity of this snack, definitely at Robinson’s delivery. “As soon as we started to work with Dietz & Watson over a year ago, we quickly recognized their forward-thinking attitude and willing-
ness to think outside traditional marketing,” said Red. “Dietz Nuts is the latest, combining consumer trends like the rise of snacking and the growing popularity of beef jerky with a pop culture hit like Deez Nuts.” This is the fourth installment of TV spots RTO+P has created for Dietz & Watson coming off a 2018 campaign highlighted by ads featuring celebrity couple Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick. RTO+P, serves as a refinery for ads of all types, keeping pace with the likes of major ad firms in New York in Los Angeles. On a whole, Philadelphia boasts some of the coolest creative agencies in the country highlighted by the content farm that is Comcast and Xfinity, the Krang of the creative social-
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sphere in the City of Brotherly Love. RTO+P fits somewhere snugly between in the ranks for OG in the Philly game, going through wins, losses and devastation with more style, grace and craft beer as any firm out there. Now it looks like the company is on the upswing with Dietz & Watson and locking in Robinson for its latest 30-second spot. In the ad, Robinson asks a friend how Dietz Nuts taste, to get a firm grip on the meat nuts, urges his friend to put Dietz Nuts in his mouth and asserts that it’s a “fun snack,” in that classic delivery that made him a sensation on shows like The Office and in movies like Pineapple Express and Hot Tub Time Machine.
The spot will join the rotation of advertisments around Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. “We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to tap into this pop culture phenomenon,” said Lauren Eni, vice president of brand strategy at Dietz & Watson. “As soon as RTO+P came to us with the concept, we knew we had to run with it. What’s resulted – the launch of a “first ever” product, the expansion of our brand portfolio and culturally-inspired campaign – marks a very exciting moment for our 80-year old brand.”
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t is common knowledge that the music industry is a cut-throat industry for performers. But the same holds true for those behind the scene, the producers who craft and polish the sound. Luckily for brother producers BNYX® and BEAUTIFULMVN, the duo from Upper Darby has each other to brave the beats and tracks of their dog-eat-dog field. BNYX®, pronounced Benny X, works with House of 99, a label that includes artist-producer Charlie Heat. At 23 years old, BNYX® has already worked with the likes of Dougie F, Tdot Illdude, Bri Steves and Ty Dolla $ign. His 19-year-old brother, BEAUTIFULMVN, who also goes by the name of James, is not signed with a label but has teamed with artists, such as Heat, Lil Baby and G Herbo. BNYX® and BEAUTIFULMVN have made independent strides in the industry, however, as they struggle to make their marks, they prefer to do it together with their complementary attributes. BEAUTIFULMVN starts many of their collaborations with a loop and melody, plus a whole lot of charisma. More grounded, BNYX® finesses the concepts, turning them into polished beats. Collaborating on a number of projects, the two have already produced a track, “Live Up to the Hype,” for Shy Glizzy. In addition to production, the pair also writes songs and is excited about their latest creative endeavors with up-and-comer Andrea Valle, a Philly hiphop artist. In addition to conducive work habits that promote optimum creative steam, BNYX® and BEAUTIFULMVN value the safe haven that a sibling dynamic can bring to the professional space. Albeit, there are times when the two will work from separate rooms, at the end of the day, they are able to work through projects with the utmost honesty and produce their best work. “I’ll be in the studio with someone that’s not James, and sometimes I’d be scared to express my opinion, even though sometimes that’s what you have to do to earn respect,” explained BNYX®. “The music industry is so tricky because you don’t know who has the big ego, you don’t know who’s going to get hurt by what … so when you’re scared to say something it’s the worst feeling.”
But egos are just one of the many pitfalls the brothers said they have to traverse in the music industry. Another is the oversaturation in the production industry as a result of the upswing in technology. “Nowadays in the music industry, the way that people see producers and our music and our creations, it’s kind of like candy to them,” said BEAUTIFULMVN. “It’s because it is so accessible and everybody is doing the same thing.” Like many others, the siblings’ first introduction to production started when BNYX® received a laptop during his senior year at Upper Darby High School. But unlike many others who only mess around with production software on their computers, they both had been classically trained in music, mainly in the piano. Even more so, music is in their blood, literally the reason for their existence. Their father, a Haitian immigrant, came to America on a visa to perform in a national gospel tour as a singer and guitarist. After moving to the states, he then met his soon-tobe wife, also an immigrant from Haiti. Imbuing passion and love into their music learned from their father, the brothers moved toward creating music instead of playing it. Praising the “control” they can have over their craft, the siblings are preparing to take control over their careers by moving to to Los Angeles. “The thing is with us staying in Philly right now, there’s not a lot going on. Nobody’s really looking out for anybody, especially when you’re trying to make it in the place that you’re from,” said BEAUTIFULMVN. “People are going to make you wait until you pass this certain threshold, this imaginary threshold, before they’re going to say, ‘Oh yeah, now I like what you’re doing.’” Ready to leave their old neighborhood behind, the two are seasoned for the West Coast, a place they have been to a handful of times this past year. A fan of hit songwriter-producer Max Martin, BNYX® hopes to one day trade in hip-hop beats for pop ones, believing there is more freedom, both artistically and financially, that pop can afford for a young producer.
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Daylin Leach was the topic of conversation during the #BelieveSurvivors rally at City Hall last fall. Now, Leach is fighting back against his accusers, citing the impact to his career and family is simply too much. Photo by Andrea Cantor
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“My family and I are no longer able or willing to endure this. For the sake of the issues I care about, for the sake of my family and friends and staff, for the sake of my reputation, and for the importance of truth itself, I simply cannot continue to silently and passively allow this. I have always said that I wanted due process. Now, I am going to get it.” – State Sen. Daylin Leach in a Jan. 25 Facebook post in response to accusation of sexual misconduct. On Jan. 28, state Sen. Daylin Leach filed a defamation lawsuit against his sexual assault accuser, Cara Taylor. Taylor has previously filed a private criminal complaint, alleging that the politician of coerced her into performing oral sex back in 1991 when she was 17 years old. At the time, Leach was representing Taylor’s mother in an attempted murder case. The senator, who serves parts of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, has asked for $50,000 in damages, claiming in the lawsuit that the accusations have made hurt his ability to serve in office and have caused his wife stress. Leach ended his run for Congress last February, when allegations of sexual harassment and grouping of eight women and three men surfaced. In a Facebook post published on Jan. 25, the Philadelphia-born Temple University alum explained why he would be suing his accuser. “My family and I are no longer able or willing to endure this,” the post began. “For the sake of the issues I care about, for the sake of my family and friends and staff, for the sake of my reputation, and for the importance of truth itself, I simply cannot continue to silently and passively allow this. I have always said that I wanted due process. Now, I am going to get it.” The lawsuit also mentions #MeToo activists Gwen Snyder and Colleen Kennedy. Both Snyder, known for her sexual assault accusation against a Bernie Sanders delegate at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, and Kennedy, a former worker on one of Leach’s campaigns, have publicly defended Taylor’s allegations against Leach and have called on BY ANDREA CANTOR
him to resign from office. Many others, including Gov. Tom Wolf, have also said that Leach should step down. “It is past time for Sen. Leach to step down. The serious and shocking allegations against him PA STATE SENATOR DAYLIN LEACH need to be thoroughly investigated,” said state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale in a public statement on Jan. 29. “In the meantime, he has no business serving in the Senate, much less serving on the Judiciary Committee that could weigh in on statute of limitations issues.” Senate democrats have launched an investigation, conducted by an outside firm, into Taylor’s accusations against Leach. Attorney Marni Jo Snyder stated on behalf of Taylor, Snyder and Kennedy that the Leach’s lawsuit was “an attempt to silence these women,” according to WHYY. “I will only say at this time that truth is an absolute defense to the claim and that Mr. Leach’s condemnation of the #MeToo movement as a method for defamation makes me sick,” continued the attorney.
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Dance Your Pounds Off
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My Favorite Murder Live
For the uninitiated, My Favorite Murder is a weekly true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. And if you’re sitting there thinking, “true crime … comedy … podcast,” and struggling to make sense of that string of words … just stop, ok? Just. Stop. Don’t try to make sense of it. Don’t try to understand why we obsess over death (it’s coming, people), or why anyone would pay to go see the live recording of a podcast (just kidding). It’s awesome. It’s dark. It’s hilarious. That’s all you need to know. (Disclaimer: There will be no murders at this event) | 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.
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Death Cafe
Morbid as it may seem, death is an oftentimes important topic of conversation. Seriously, it might be a cliche, but the only certain thing in life is, well, death. And with that inevitability staring us all in the face (or, more likely, locked in a tiny little box in the back of our brains only to be opened at the most inopportune times, usually when we’re trying to fall asleep), that means it’s something we probably shouldn’t shy away from. And what better place to discuss death and all it entails (or doesn’t entail) than a cemetery? | 6pm. Accepts donations. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave. deathcafe.com
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African American Children’s Book Fair Did you know there are studies floating around out there that show kids who read beyond their normal classwork – yes, like, for fun – often excel in other areas of their lives? Literacy. Something we obviously find very cool. Well, it just so happens that this week, the African American Children’s Book Fair – a free event featuring book activities alongside nationally known bestselling authors and illustrators – is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for African-American children’s books in the country. And it’s coming to The City of Brotherly Love. We know that because we read all about it. Authors making presentations and signing books. Free promotional materials being
distributed. An Our Educator’s Book Giveaway offering brand new books to teachers for use in classrooms and school libraries. As skeptical as we can sometimes be when it comes to the legitimacy of every event, considering this is one heads into its the 27th year of its existence, ballooning to an average annual attendance of about 3,500, we’re inclined to trust the caring, compassionate, no doubt intensely prodigious minds (just think of all the reading they did as kids!) behind the African American Children’s Book Fair. Promote the power of learning. Share the joy of reading. Teach your kids what it really means to be cool. – CAL SETAR | @CALSFRO
WHAT: African American Children’s Book Fair WHEN: Feb. 2. 1pm. COST: Free. WHERE: Community College of Philadelphia, 17th and Spring Garden Sts. MORE: theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org/
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Philly and Palestine have been connected in recent months, and, as is usually the case when a subject as sensitive as Palestine is brought up, it wasn’t cast in the most positive light possible. That being said, it’s an important topic of discussion and even more important that those without opinions come to understand the conflict over culture and homeland. And who better to debrief the public than a group of students and educators who recently spent time touring the area? | 7pm. Free. Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, 5445 Germantown Ave.
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Bruce Bruce
If you didn’t know anything about Bruce Bruce, and you just happened to look at that picture, you’d know already that that’s one funny man. He’s just got the look of a guy with pure hilarity running through his veins. Plus, his name is Bruce Bruce—you don’t call yourself Bruce Bruce unless you’re trying to get some laughs. And that’s not meant as a knock at all. Just another nod to the fact that the man with the big personality and the dazzling comedy chops knows exactly what he’s doing. | 8pm. $30. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. concerts1.livenation.com ADULTS ONLY
Fifty Shades Male Revue
To our great chagrin, we never saw “Magic Mike.” We never saw “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Heck, we didn’t even watch “The Full Monty,” even though everyone kept saying how hilarious Mark Addy was in it (just kidding). But what we did do is watch the episode of The Office where Dwight and Angela are finally about to get married and Meredith’s son shows up as the stripper for the bachelorette party. And wow … the sexual tension in that room. You could’ve cut it with a scimitar. You know, the one Dwight definitely keeps in the trunk of his car (that never happened in the show, but it totally tracks, right?). | 8pm. $25. Gardendale Social Club, 888 Spring Garden St. eventbrite.com
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Up In Smoke Tour ft. Subtronics + Blunts & Blondes
Subtronics. Blunts & Blondes. Cheech & Chong references. Crunchy grooves til’ the cows come home. Or until they don’t come home at all, which, let’s be honest— if this show is anything like other dubstep/electronic shows, it might not end at all. It’ll just keep going and going, with each chaotic, propulsive beat melting right into another, and another, and another in an endless string of trance-inducing rhythms determined to melt your mind. In a good way. | 930pm. Prices vary. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com FESTIVAL
Chestnut Hill on Ice
This is actually a two-dayer, what we in the biz call a “Cool Two-for-One-er.” And it may be the only sure way to double your fun this weekend (besides chewing Doublemint gum, of course). There’s gonna be ice skating. There’s gonna be ice sculptures. There’s even gonna be an … ice bonfire? Wait, that can’t be right. Oh, yep. It is right. Well, would you look at that. It’s a crazy world we live in these days. A crazy, cool, ice-covered world. At least in Chestnut Hill. For this one weekend. | 5pm. Free. Chestnut Hill, 8514 Germantown Ave. chestnuthillpa.com
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Dawes: Password Tour
Dawes is a folk rock band from Los Angeles. They’re popular and their music is good … but that’s not why we brought you here today. We brought you here today because, while researching this event, we stumbled upon the greatest poem we’ve ever read. It lives on Dawes’ official Twitter. It’s meant to be read to the tune of “Take Me To Church” by Hozier. It’s about sushi. And it goes like this … “Take me to soosh/So I can eat all the raw fish I possibly can/Let me give you my card/You can give it a scan/ Offer me that yellowfin/ Good God, bring me out some green tea.” Genius. Pure genius. | 8pm. $29.50. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. concerts1.livenation.com PARTY
Concourse Dance Bar’s First Birthday!
OMG. It’s already been a full year of dance bashes and ballroom blitzes. Not that there’s a ballroom on premises, but you get the gist (and we’re hoping at least a few of you get the reference—if you do, a sincere thank you for helping us feel not-so-old). Anyway, this is your chance to give back to the place that’s given you so much over the past year. Let loose, dance like nobody’s watching, and most of all, make sure you have one hell of a good time (and don’t forget to say Happy Birthday!). | 9pm. Prices vary. Concourse Dance Bar, 1635 Market St. concoursedancebar.com
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Philadelphia Auto Show The Official 2019 Black Tie Tailgate This may well go down as the most expensive event we’ve ever included here in the Calendar section of Philly Weekly, but we’re consoling ourselves with the fact that all proceeds benefit the Department of Nursing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Which, come on—nurses have it rough. We all know they FESTIVAL
Philadelphia Winter Craft Beer Festival
Ahh, the old Winter Warmup. And no, we don’t mean that weird little ritual where you run out to the car in the morning and turn it on, just to run back in, teeth already chattering, to wait for it to actually warm up so you can drive to your heated office from your heated home. We mean beer ... and lots of it. Plus, food trucks, live entertainment and a whole lot of games and contests. If the heat from this awesome event isn’t enough to warm you up this Winter, then we don’t know what will. | 630pm. Prices vary. 23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St. upcomingevents.com
could use more funding … or a nap. Always a nap. Anyway, this is your chance to stunt at a week-long event that’s all about stuntin’. Stuntin’ on the stunters. That could be you. | 7pm. Prices vary. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. phillyautoshow.com Friday
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Standing Our Ground: Gentrification & the Future of Black Philly WURD Radio, in partnership with the Barnes Foundation, has put together this discussion aimed at examining the mental, physical and spiritual impact of gentrification, and steps to survive the seemingly always ongoing process. When a neighborhood changes, some people benefit, while some people suffer. Gentrification is not a simple notion, and this won’t be a simple conversation. | 530pm. Free. Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. eventbrite.com
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Unity Dinner
Know what we need more of, both as a city and a country? Compassion. Understanding. A willingness to listen, and to know that just because someone doesn’t look or sound or think or pray or feel like you doesn’t mean they’re evil or that you’re both somehow incompatible. If you agree, maybe head on over to Penn Prism Interfaith for an evening of good food and good conversation about religious and cultural diversity. | 7pm. Free. Bodek Lounge, 3417 Spruce St. eventbrite.com
The Philadelphia Auto Show is kind of a big deal. It’s been around for over a century since 1902, to be exact - and it brings in automakers and car enthusiasts from across the globe. As such, we’ll probably be throwing out a lot of their events this week, since that’s what’ll be dominating the hometown headlines (and your minds) anway. On Saturday, aka Day Two, it’s Deaf & Hard of Hearing Access Day, with ASL interpreters available throughout the show floor to assist guests in communicating with product specialists and vendors. | 9am. $14. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. interactiveticketing.com SHOP
Feminist Flea Market
Usually, if an event benefits something or someone, we throw that in as a kind of addendum. But sometimes, when proceeds benefit something so vitally important, we make it a point to highlight it. To that end, all ticket sales from the Feminist Flea Market go to WOAR, also known as Women Organized Against R*pe. And if there’s a worthier reason for you to go peruse knick knacks and eye up a few crocheted blankets, we can’t even fathom what it is. | 10am. $3. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. ticketfly.com
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PECO Free First Sunday Family Day
Art is for everyone. That’s such a simple sentiment, but so important. Art really is for everyone. Whether it was made specifically for you or not, if art exists, it’s there for you to behold and, if you so choose, appreciate. It’s something kids should learn from a young age, so that they can grow up with a healthy appreciation for creative expression, as well-rounded citizens of not just American culture, but the world. And if it’s free, well … why the heck not? | 10am. Free. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
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Philadelphia Warm Cocktail Festival
We’ve gone on record on a number of occasions (in our daily life, not necessarily in these pages) as believing that warm cocktails don’t get the kind of recognition they deserve. Like, we defy you to drink a hot toddy in the winter and not feel like you’re a goddamn snow patrol veteran at an alpine resort, finally home after another arduous day of chasing the bad guys all up and down the slopes. We defy you. Seriously. (Technically, this is the same event as the Winter Craft Beer Festival, but it’s the second day and, well … we won’t tell if you won’t.) | 7pm. $14. 23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St. goldstar.com Saturday
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2019 Chinese New Year Celebration at Reading Terminal Market
We were going to throw this one under Community, and it would work just as well if we did, but since it’s at Reading Terminal Market we’ll let the food and drink steal the spotlight. It is the Year of the Pig, after all … just sayin’. So, of course there’ll be plenty of food and food demonstrations, but there’ll also be dance performances by L & M Dance Studio and Shero Dance Crew, calligraphy, crafts and even the lion dance by Philadelphia Suns. | 10am. Free. Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Arch Sts. readingterminalmarket. org
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Philadelphia Auto Show Heather Mitts Appearance
We can’t decide which is better—meeting former U.S. soccer player Heather Mitts and getting your picture taken and/or an autograph … or getting a temporary tattoo. And that is not, in any way, meant to disparage Ms. Mitts—she was a stellar player with over 100 international matches and three Olympic gold medals to her name. It’s just that temporary tattoos are awesome and any time you have a chance , you get one. Luckily, we don’t have to choose because this event, sponsored by Honda, provides both. | 11am. $14. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. interactiveticketing.com
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Dosa Making with Masala Meals
We gotta say—it’s truly awesome that the Free Library of Philadelphia has something called a Culinary Literacy Center. Food occupies such an integral part of any culture and/or family, it only makes sense that to parse said culture, you might first go to the food. This week, they’re doing dosa, a classic South Indian dish centered on a crepe made from rice and lentils. You’ll learn how to make them, eat a whole bunch of them, and head home with a bag full of spices and head (hopefully) full of tasty ideas. | 10am. $20. Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. eventbrite.com
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24th Annual Dorian Corey Awards Ball
This event seems … wild. That’s it. Truly, madly, deeply … wild. But like, wild in the best way possible, if that makes sense. It seems the Dorian Corey Awards Ball is all about fabulousness and ballroom dancing, prancing and everything in between. With categories like “The Crowns of Face,” “The Crowns of Sex Siren,” and “The Crowns of Realness,” you know this is a (deeply wild) event that’s all about being yourself, being fabulous, and being hella fucking proud of it. | 7pm. Prices vary. Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, 1336 Spring Garden St. mapado.com
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Monique Morris and friends get real
Author Monique Morris is joined by Dr. Howard Stevenson to discuss her most recent book, “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.” In a book Kirkus Reviews dubbed “compelling” and “thoughtprovoking,” Morris seeks to understand the intricate and so often misunderstood lives of black girls in America, exploring the untapped potential these girls possess and the innumerable pitfalls that see so many of them finished, well before they’re ever given a chance to begin. | 230m. Free. Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, 5445 Germantown Ave. unclebobbies.com
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Philadelphia Auto Show Camp Jeep
30,000 square feet of indoor offroading—does it get any better (or more confusing) than that? Seriously though, it may seem strange to think about stump jumping when you’re breathing the stale air of the PA Convention Center, but we promise you’ll forget all about that once you’re white knuckling a Wrangler over this off road test course. Honestly, it’s probably not gonna get that wild, but who wouldn’t want to say they drove off road while indoors? No one. | 9am. $14. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. interactiveticketing.com
Getaway at the Greenhouse
It can be hard to get away in winter. Mostly because the weather is terrible (well, assuming you live in a different timeline where we haven’t yet poisoned the Earth with greenhouse gases and carbon monoxide), but also because the days are shorter and the world is darker and it can just be tough to get yourself up and out. Luckily, if you have kids, you don’t have that … problem. So if you’ve got some mighty mites with energy to burn, hit The Greenhouse in Fairmount Park for a day of familyfriendly, summer-tinged activities. | 11am. Free. Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 100 North Horticultural Dr. ticketleap.com
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Voices In Power: A Poetry Open Mic Experience
Voices in Power is more than just an open mic. And while you’ve probably heard that one before (we definitely have), we think they really mean it this time. At its core, it’s really about community and building relationships, finding other like-minded people and building something up around them, and yourself. The performances are important, of course, as is the poetry, but it’s easy to appreciate when something like this offers you a little more than the normal. | 6pm. $10. The Kingdom District, 5245 Ridge Ave. eventbrite.com PARENTING
Workshop: Baby and Me, Wellness and Massage
Parent? Caregiver? Baby? Wait no, not that last one. If you’re caring for an infant (not if you are an infant—go back to bed, baby), then you know it can be difficult to figure out all their little wants and needs. If you’re seeking some inside info on curing common baby ailments through meridian and belly massage, then this class might be for you. Even better, it doesn’t end there—after the baby, learn to take mind your own wants and needs with self care techniques that’ll make sure you’re the best caregiver you can be. | 1030am. Free. Mt. Airy Nexus, 520 Carpenter Ln. eventbrite.com
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Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is a true talent. A classicallytrained soprano and songwriter, she’s performed all across the globe. But the most impressive aspect of her unquestionably extensive resume besides the fact that she was married to Andrew Lloyd Weber in the mid 80s - is the number of languages she’s sung in. Just look at this list: English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Catalan. Forget singing—that’s its own special talent. | 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.
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Ancient Puzzle Arts
Ancient Puzzle Arts is actually a recurring concert event at the one and only Silk City Diner/Bar/Lounge/ All Terrain Vehicle. This week’s iteration features Osagie and Alex Burkat, along with Billa and Paul Jones, so if you’re into lofi and dance-hop and whatever kind of ethereal madness could potentially be born of the grit, grime and glory of our fair City of Brotherly Love, then we know exactly what you should be doing this Sunday night. | 8pm. $5. Silk City Diner Bar & Lounge, 435 Spring Garden St.
It’s always a party at Drag Brunch This event has proven so electrifying that its grown steadily every month. Now, it’s your turn to join Brittany Lynn & The Philly Drag Mafia: Crystal Electra, Navaya Shay, Miss TY, and different special guest divas every month, for a Drag Brunch downtown that
you won’t soon forget. Dance offs, showtune singa-longs, audience Mad Libs and games on stage with the Divas—there’s literally no better way to kick off your Sunday Funday. | Sunday 11:30am. $12.50. Tabu, 254 S. 12th St. eventbrite.com
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Petition to Put a Statue of Nick Foles on Top of the Art Museum Steps
We’ll be honest—we’re not 100 percent certain what to make of this event. There’s no website. There’s little information. Mostly, it’s just a date and a time and, well … the greatest single memory in Philadelphia sports history. Seriously. 41-33 for life. Big … Deal … Nick for life. February 4, 2018, exactly one year ago to the day, for mother flippin’ life. Ok nevermind we don’t need to know what to make of it—we totally and completely get it. | 9am. Free. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. chinatown-pcdc.org Monday
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America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far
We’ve talked about this on numerous occasions, but it really is amazing the way that food and culture have intertwined so tightly. So much of what makes us, what we derive our own specific cultural characteristics from, involves food. Because food is a reason for gathering, for bringing family together, a thing over which to discuss all other things. In this exhibit, you’ll hear, touch and smell an international souk market, and discover the true spice (see what we did there?) of Muslim culture. | 9am. Prices vary. Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic. Pleasetouchmuseum.org LEARN
Monument Lab Live: “There’s Spirit in Everything” One Book, One Philadelphia is straight killin’ it. And no, we don’t mean that literally. Well, sort of. But mostly figuratively, in that they’re literally coming up with some of the coolest and most meaningful events we’ve ever seen. Take this live podcast discussion (literally … though, of course, not literally-literally) of the history, living memory, and legacies of critical writing for African Diasporic women. Listen close as a pair of professors discuss the
approaches of storytellers, scholars and artists seeking to commune, memorialize, organize, and heal across generations. | 6pm. Free. Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. eventbrite.com LEARN
TEDx Philadelphia Salon - We Are All Immigrants
The entire notion that America belongs to any one group or culture is beyond laughable. Really, the only group with a potential rightful claim of ownership is Native Americans, and all they’ve gotten for that claim are empty pieces of governmentowned land and disease, plus a whole lot of alcoholism. Everyone deserves a space here, exactly because no one deserves, or is in any way owed, a space here. We’re all just renting, just holding down the fort for the time being. | 6pm. Prices vary. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. tedxphiladelphia. ticketleap.com MOVIES
The Addams Family
Wednesday Addams was the best. She was - and we defy you to prove us wrong - the original April Ludgate (and if you don’t get that reference, then we can’t be friends … just kidding please come back). She’s dark and mean, but in the funniest, best way possible. And for all her somber anguish and apparent nihilism, she might have the strongest moral compass of anyone in the film. Plus, the way she tortures the
snotty kids at camp is just, well … terrifyingly perfect. Everyone knew some Snotty Camp Kids growing up. But not everybody got the chance to destroy their perfect little lives. | 630pm. $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St.
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Just Marrying Civil Ceremonies
Everyone wants love and security. Not everyone can afford the traditional wedding, with a reception and a band and all the other stuff that’s totally not necessary … but does make the whole thing feel a little more official. But if you’re strapped for cash but still determined to put a ring on it (and make sure that ring is legally binding), then hit up Just Marrying Civil Ceremonies this Monday with a group of friends/witnesses and a hankerin’ to get hitched. You don’t have to break the bank to take the plunge. | 11am. $200. Just Marrying, 6380 Germantown Ave. eventbrite.com MUSIC
Trippie Redd
Man, life really is a trip … literally and figuratively. Literally, because you’re almost always moving, spending your days going from one place to another, until eventually you break out of one cycle you were in, only to find your way to another in a totally different place. And figuratively because, well … we have a gameshow host as
2019 Chinatown Midnight Lion Dance
This event actually starts on Sunday, but we figured we’d include it here since it goes through to Monday, the first day of the Chinese New Year. And remember, it’s the Year of the Pig, which, if you’ve ever looked into Chinese zodiacs, falls strangely in line with our own cultural foibles involving swine. It seems pigs are a symbol of wealth (maybe more like excess, at least for us), and their chubby faces are a sign of good fortune. And here’s the kicker—pigs ”have a beautiful personality and are blessed with good fortune in life.” Sounds about right. | 1130pm. Free. Chinatown, 10th and Race Sts. chinatown-pcdc.org a President. Sad! Anyway, if you’re trying to forget all that for a minute, hit up Trippie Redd’s concert for a night of hip hop and hopefulness. | 8pm. Prices vary. TLA, 334 South St. eventbrite.com
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The Philadelphia Secret Admirer
The Philadelphia Secret Admirer is weird as fuck and free as hell and we couldn’t possibly love it more. We’ve gone on record numerous times with our belief that local journalism – in its many, many possible forms - is of vital importance. So when there’s a new event aimed at highlighting those very purveyors of all things Philly
– like the Secret Admirer – we’re sure as heck gonna highlight it right back. This is the first event in a coming series, so look out for other awesome featured Philly publications in the not-too-distant future. | 6pm. Free. Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.
Now, that’s an event we can get behind. Of course, we can get behind the bar too. It just makes us feel better sometimes to say we can’t. | 7pm. $40. Kings Highway Tavern, 7681 Frankford Ave.
Understanding other isn’t necessarily innate— sometimes you have to work at it. | 430pm. Free. Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, 3509 Spring Garden St.
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The bar, at least on its own, always seems like kind of a silly idea. Like, if you wanna drink some booze, why not just do it from the comfort of your couch while flipping channels and wearing nothing? Of course, some people just love going out, but we’ll ignore them for now. But the bar combined with awesome food, a painting lesson and the chance to make and then take home your own wooden sign?
We’re right back at it with another awesome One Book, One Philadelphia event. Seriously, it’s like these guys have some magical elixir that makes all the awesome events just up and appear out of our thick Philly air. We’ve actually pushed this event before, but we’re back for more because, let’s be honest, with the way things are going today, we could all probably use a good lesson in listening techniques.
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Robust Carbon Markets: Rethinking Quantities and Prices Not every event can be about earth-shaking bass or eating until your pants don’t fit anymore and you have to discreetly pop the button on your pants when no one’s looking so you can at least breathe comfortably for the next five minutes. Or until dessert comes. Sometimes, an event needs to be about a lecture on environmental policy and the market forces
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that drive the decisions we make about its present and future. This event, featuring Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, is the latter. | 12pm. Free. The Energy Forum at the Kleinman Center, 220 S. 34th St. eventbrite.com COMEDY
Hoffman
Every Tuesday night at 9pm it’s Hoffman’s time to shine. And if you’re asking yourself, “Who or what is Hoffman?,” then we’re here to tell you … they’re an improv group of the highest order (we’re not sure how improv orders actually work, but we know they’re of the genus Phit). Seriously though, this veteran crew of improv all-stars will wow you as they pizzazz their way up and down the stage, slinging personal memories mixed with purely imagined absurdities, all so that your silly self can laugh right along with them. | 9pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com MUSIC
Coast 2 Coast Live Interactive Artist Showcase
Loads of artists and performers. Live performances followed by live judging. An eventual winner who gets a chance to take home a significant prize and, hopefully, move ahead on the next step in their professional music career. If that sounds like American Idol and/or America’s Got Talent … you may well be
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esoteric question and realize, wow, for all the reading and watching, you missed so many details and your brain is garbage. Good job, garbage brain. | 8pm. Free. Bainbridge Street Barrel House, 625-27 S. 6th St.
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The Hate U Give
It’s a more familiar story than you might think. A young black girl, brought up in a mostly black, mostly poor neighborhood, is given the opportunity to attend a more well-funded, affluent, mostly white prep school. The girl, torn between two worlds, struggles to find and maintain an identity. And when a sudden and jarring occurence and subsequent loss brings the difference into even starker clarity, she has to decide who she really is and what she really stands for. | 6pm. Free. La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Ave. facebook.com TRIVIA
Harry Potter Quizzo
We love Harry Potter (we know, we know—who doesn’t, right?). We love Quizzo. Erego, we should love Harry Potter Quizzo. And we do. It helps that it’s at Bainbridge Street Barrel House, which is an awesome bar with good food. But why then, do we sound a bit reserved regarding this event? Because trivia is always a slap in the face (not literally). You go in all cocky, thinking about how many times you watched the movies, how many times you read the books, only to be asked some ridiculously
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Hockey for Her
Usually, we don’t cover sports. Which is to say, we never cover sports. But kind of like the Nick Foles Statue event from earlier this week, we’ll make an exception when we think there’s a meaningful reason to. And Hockey for Her is definitely an exception. This event is all about women (you probably would have guessed that), literally made for women, by the women in the Flyers front office. It’ll be fun, of course (Gritty will be there, after all), but there’ll also be panel discussions on women in sport and, even more than that, it seems an important evening of proof that ladies can be Negadelphians too. | 6pm. $75. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. ev15.evenue.net MOVIES
Grey Gardens: Working Through Matter Presented by the Wolf Humanities Center and the Cinema and Media Studies Program in collaboration with Lightbox Film Center at International House Philadelphia, Grey Gardens tells the tale of a mother
and daughter clinging to the vestiges of a past glory, epitomized by the onceopulent, now dilapidated home in which they reside. The screening will be followed by remarks and a conversation on filmmaking which utilizes matter - like a rotting home - to convey meaning. | 7pm. Free. Lightbox Film Center, 3701 Chestnut St. eventbrite.com ART
Cecilia Vicuña in Conversation w/ Jena Osman
Cecilia Vicuña is an artist, poet, filmmaker and activist. Her latest exhibition, “Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen” has taken over at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Jena Osman is a Temple professor and poet. Her latest book, “Motion Studies,” is forthcoming from Ugly Duckling Press in March 2019. Together, these two women and mothers of creativity will discuss all things art and beauty and the intersections between politics, aesthetics, and visual arts in their respective practices. | 6pm. Free. Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St. eventbrite.com SHOW
Melangerie: An All QPOC Show
It’s all queer people of color, all the time. Well, at least for one night, at this one very specific location. But still! The point stands—it’s gonna be queer and it’s gonna be colorful and it’s gonna be fun as hell. Just look at this lineup … .Inanna, Isa Ardiente,
Miso Honey, Mistress Lilith, Ophelia Zayna Hart, Pollyanna HighGloss, Queen of Hearts and, of course, Jaeda. Hosted by Mae Rose, this is gonna be an evening of artistry, unity and solidarity you won’t soon forget. | 9pm. $10. Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.
vision of what true unity and understanding in the classroom might look like. | 6pm. Free. Ritter Hall at Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
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Black Lives Matter in Schools National Rally
Black lives will always matter, but they may matter the most in schools. Which is to say, and not to get all Hands Across America on you, but the children are our future (we miss you, Whitney). Seriously though, no kid, black or white, should ever have to fear for their safety, and least of all when they’re trying to learn and grow and become the next generation of artists, activists and achievers. On Wednesday, over 30 cities across the nation will be honoring the guiding principles and demands of BLM, and sharing a
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The Decolonial Imagination is a conversation with Walter D. Mignolo, Gabriel Abudu, and Victor E. Taylor on the history and development of decolonial thought and theory. “But wait, Philly Weekly Calendar Section, what is decolonial thought?” Very good question, reader. We’re glad you brought that up. It’s important that we maintain an open dialogue with one another, that way we can always ensure clarity of communication and a certain level of trust, borne out of … ok, yeah we don’t know either. Guess we all have to go to this event? | 5pm. Free. Slought, 4017 Walnut St. slought.org
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Cody Ko & Noel Miller: Tiny Meat Gang Live
The whole YouTube Star/ Influencer phenomenon is wild. Like, these kids just come out of nowhere to suddenly have millions of followers and, therefore, millions of fans and millions of ad dollars. All for making videos! It’s crazy. Truly crazy. But some of them aren’t just fads. Some, like Cody Ko, are genuinely funny people who are able to take that YouTube start and turn it into a real, live career. We haven’t seen his live shows, but we’re willing to be it’s pretty damn funny. | 8pm. Prices vary. Franklin Music Hall, 421 N. 7th St. ticketmaster.com
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El Ten Eleven What does post-rock even mean? Like, we get what it means, of course. But does it really mean anything? You get it. Anyway. Whatever post-rock is, that’s apparently what El Ten Eleven is. But we don’t know if we agree with that. If we had to use a word to describe the music of El Ten Eleven, we would use the word “good.” Or “interesting.” Or “different.” Basically what we’re saying is, they kind of defy definition, which record labels and ticket sellers might not like, but that we fuckin’ love. And we think you will too. | Wednesday 8pm. $15. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. concerts1.livenation.com
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Stuff of nightmares The historic Eastern State Penitentiary gets a lot of foot traffic during the fall months when Halloween is in full swing. But once the dust settles on all the ghouls and goblins and tourists that pack the former prison for its annual Terror Behind the Walls event, photographer Tom Berault took this reminder to show that Eastern State doesn't need all that glitz to offer a peek into the truly creepy. It's perfectly fine doing that all on its own.
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Omissions and Emissions Q: I’m a 21-year-old woman, and I have an of both groups reported discussing the event with their partner afterward, and most also IUD. I’ve had sex with quite a few men, and one thing seems to be almost constant among reported feeling emotionally stressed about it. them: trying to fuck without condoms. Many A majority also considered stealthing to be a of the men I’ve been with seem to be perfect- form of sexual assault. These results suggest that stealthing is not a rare ocly fine and terribly eager to have sex currence and we would do well to without condoms. This has always study it further.” angered me. They generally assume The researchers didn’t ask hetor make sure I’m on birth control, erosexual men about being stealwhich they immediately take to thed and, as Lehmiller points out, mean condom-free sex is welcome. I there are some scattered reports don’t want to have sex without conout there about women poking doms without being in a committed holes in condoms before sex or rerelationship. I know people cheat and trieving them after sex. We don’t monogamy doesn’t mean STIs won’t need a study to tease out the mohappen, but it’s a risk I’m comforttives of these women—they want able with. I’m so annoyed by how to have a child and don’t care often men try to get out of using conwhether their partners do (and doms (it’s often persistent, even with that is not okay)—but we could people I’ve been seeing a while) that use a study that asked heterosexI want to start lying and say I’m not @FAKEDANSAVAGE ual men about their motives for on birth control. The risk of a baby stealthing. One question we should seems to be the only STI most men put to these assholes: Are they more likely to are concerned with. Is it all right for me to lie “go stealth,” i.e., to sexually assault a woman, and say I’m not on any birth control and exif they know her to be on some other form of plain why I lied later on if things get serious? birth control? Or are they just so wrapped up – I’m Understandably Distressed in their own momentary sexual pleasure that they don’t give a shit about babies or any of Let’s get this out of the way first: You’re right, IUD, sexually transmitted infections the other STIs? Moving on to your actual question… (STI) do happen to people in monogamous Can you lie? Of course you can. Should you relationships. People cheat, people lie, people lie? In the case of a casual sex partner who contract, people transmit. A 2015 study found that people in consensually non monogamous might not have your best interests at heart, (CNM) relationships were no more likely to i.e., some total rando you want to fuck but arcontract an STI than people in monogamous en’t sure you can trust, I think you can lie and relationships. The reason? If a person in a should lie. This lie doesn’t do him any harm; it’s not like you’re telling him you’re on birth monogamous relationship screws around control when you’re not. And if telling this lie and doesn’t use a condom, they can’t ask their partner to start using condoms again without inspires some rando to be more careful about keeping the condom on (sometimes condoms drawing attention to their infidelity. If somefall off by accident), then it’s a lie that made one in a CNM relationship asks their primary the sex safer for you and for him. partner to start using condoms again—beAnd if you get serious about someone you cause a condom broke or fell off or didn’t wind initially lied to about having an IUD—if some up on a cock for some other reason—they’re dude makes the transition from hot rando to drawing attention to their fidelity. Moving hot boyfriend—and he reacts badly when you on… Right again, IUD: Babies do seem to be the tell him the truth, just say (or text) this to him: only STI many men are worried about. Aus- “I could have waited to fuck you until I was tralian researchers conducted a large study sure you were a good guy. But then you would about stealthing—the deeply shitty, rape-adja- have missed out on all the awesome sex we’ve had up to now. Would that have been better? cent practice of surreptitiously removing the And by coming clean now, I’m basically saying condom during intercourse—and they were that I think you’re a good guy that I can trust. shocked to discover how common this deeply I know that now, but I didn’t always know it shitty practice seems to be. because I’m not psychic. Now, do you want to “The researchers estimated in advance that approximately 2% of the sample would report raw-dog me or do you want to complain?” having been stealthed,” sex researcher Justin THERE’S ALWAYS MORE OF SAVAGE Lehmiller wrote in a blog post looking at the TO LOVE! results of the study. “In fact, 32% of the womRead: PhillyWeekly.com Have a question?: en and 19% of the men surveyed reported having experienced stealthing… A majority mail@savagelove.net
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This fabulous and lofty 1 BR unit features a contemporary open floor plan, gleaming hardwood floors, soaring ceiling height, oversized windows, lofted storage and unique exposed architectural elements like beams and wood ceilings. The bedroom has French doors opening out to breathtaking sunset views framed by the sparkling skyline and separate den area.
This gorgeous, centrally located 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo is north facing and bathed in light, offering breathtaking city skyline views from both the living area and the bedroom. This unit features a chef’s kitchen, a double Juliette balcony off the living area, deeded secured parking spot in an adjacent gated community parking lot and access to the on-site fitness center.
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Handsome, 3-story brick and bay dream home. Be welcomed by an open floor plan adorned with curved accent wall and transom windows. The 2nd floor features two sizeable bedrooms, both the width of the entire house. The 3rd floor is a similar layout with clever stairs to a brilliant roof deck with a great skyline view. 4 Bedrooms | 2.5 Bathrooms
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New Listing Fishtown This beautiful, brand new home features nice hardwood floors and a stunning eat-in kitchen with island. This bright home offers 2 outdoor spaces: A rooftop deck with great views and a very large backyard, accessible through the sliding glass doors off the living area. This home offers 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
$450,000
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