Philadelphia Weekly 11-19-2014

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Matters of Race: Brown, Ferguson and the Unfinished Civil Rights Agenda

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CONTENTS / November 12-19

10 I PHRANKLY SPEAKING

COMING to HARRAH’S RESORT

Commentary: Making sense of our reaction to the Bill Cosby allegations.

Plus: Selfies, consent and honesty.

DECEMBER COMEDY SERIES - EVERY THURSDAY!

4 I PHILLYNOW PhilCon 2014; QED; Anupy Singla; Beauty and the Beast; Jackie Joyner-Kersee; Mind & Body Expo; Turkey Day Tailgate; and more.

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14 I FOOD & DRINK From tomato jam to apple dumplings, Cresheim Valley Grain Exchange does a lot right.

16 I ARTS & CULTURE Music: A love letter to Interpol’s 12-year-old debut, Turn On the Bright Lights.

Screen: In the world of revisionist Westerns like The Homesman, women’s greatest danger is most often not the unflinching landscape, but its men.

Stage: Kúlú Mélé, Philly’s premier African dance corps, celebrates 45 years with Danzas de Cuba.

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The alien demon-god Cthulhu rises in this painting by Philcon’s artist guest of honor, Bob Eggleton.

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PhilCon 2014

Filk, frack and Frankenstein! The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society returns to the spotlight as Philcon, the city’s annual sci-fi, horror and fantasy convention, celebrates its 78th anniversary this year. From Doctor Who and Star Trek to the mother of science fiction, Mary Shelley, Philcon’s set to serve up another spectacular fest, complete with a selection of engaging discussion panels and informative writing workshops—not to mention fun social gatherings like the Time Travelers Masquerade Ball and a mix of readings, signings and gaming events on the schedule. Philcon 2014’s principal speakers are Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, creators and co-writers of the Liaden universe series. Its artist guest of honor, Bob Eggleton, is a nine-time Hugo Award winner renowned for his breathtaking fantasy illustrations, and noted photographer (and PW contributor) Kyle Cassidy will be feted as a special guest of honor.

Founded in 1936—and widely considered the first and longest-running sci-fi confab—Philcon deftly delves into literature, television, film, anime, comics, gaming, costuming, music and more. Its art show, one of the largest on the East Coast, will feature handcrafted works of art including 2-D art, sculpture and jewelry, and its panels will cover haunted-house stories, James Bond in the year 3000, Orson Scott Card’s Enders Game, dystopia in young adult fiction and, of course, the coolest in cosplay. (Speaking of which, attendees are encouraged to compete by designing an original costume or recreating a colorful character from a TV show, film or comic.) Want to debate what inflation problems Middle Earth might fall upon if Smaug’s gold went into circulation or whether the genre of science fiction has gotten too pretentious over the past couple years? Come on down. And if you’re an aspiring storyteller yourself, learn from some of your favorite authors how to create believable aliens and expand short stories into novels. That’s just the beginning: No matter where your interest in the imagination arts lies, Philcon offers something for everyone. // LERA SALMON Fri., Nov. 21 through Sun., Nov. 23, 4pm. Free-$45. Crowne Plaza, 2349 Marlton Pike West, Cherry Hill, N.J. 2014.philcon.org

Wednesday, November 19 DANCE

Rang De Nila: Color Me Blue

Classical Indian dancers Ishrat Hoque, Pranita Jain and Dina Denis perform an enactment of Indian artist Siona Benjamin’s paintings, set to Indian/jazz/hip-hop/Bollywood music. The dancers will each take on characters featured in Benjamin’s work, which reflects her background of being brought up Jewish in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim India. 8pm. $25. Terra Hall Caplan Auditorium, 211 S. Broad St. uarts.edu PART Y

Makers’ Mixer

Philadelphia’s social network connection PaperClips215 joins forces with Philadelphia Art Alliance for an evening of networking, cocktails and discussion with some of the leading forces in the city’s art movement. Explore the Art Alliance building, and connect with artists featured in the exhibitions, including Heather Ujiie, Christina Day and Lauren Dombrowiak. 6:30pm. $5. Philadelphia Art Alliance.

251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302. philartalliance.org

Thursday, November 20

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Anupy Singla: Indian for Everyone

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6pm. $40. Free Library of Philadelphia, Central branch, 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5322. freelibrary.org

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Queers on the Avenue host their monthly happy hour at Urban Jungle, complete with

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The Matter of Frank Schaefer

Based on the controversial trial and a series of interviews, Curio Theatre brings to life the true story of Reverend Frank Schaefer, who was defrocked for officiating his son’s samesex wedding. 8pm. $35. Through Dec. 6. Curio Theatre, 4740 Baltimore Ave. 215.525.1350. curiotheatre.org

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Direct from Spain, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca promise an electrifying performance of their piece Antigona, which provides an authentic look at the complex, mysterious art form of Flamenco. 7:30pm. $40-$75. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. annenbergcenter.org

free Sailor Jerry and Cider samples and MANNA pie samples. Each pie purchase helps to provide a Thanksgiving meal to families in need. 6pm. Free. Urban Jungle. 1526 E. Passyunk. urbanjunglephila.com

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Hankering to create more magic at mealtime? Look no further than Anupy Singla’s new book, Indian for Everyone: The Home Cook’s Guide To Traditional Favorites as described by EAT magazine: “Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favorite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate.” Indian For Everyone makes concocting delicious dishes a snap for virtually anyone, regardless of their dietary restrictions, level of expertise or prior familiarity with Indian cuisine. The book—Singla’s third, following 2010’s The Indian Slow Cooker and Vegan Indian Cooking in 2012—includes over 125 classic and popular recipes.

Tonight’s event underscores how the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central branch plans to make excellent use of its new Culinary Literary Center, a sparkling demo kitchen aimed at both improving literacy skills and encouraging confidence in one’s culinary exploits. Singla, the mother of two girls and a former TV reporter and anchor, will give a cooking demonstration plus personalized, signed copies of Indian for Everyone to attendees. So come learn how to cook tasty, nutritrious meals that’ll impress your family, friends, and most of all, that amateur chef in the mirror. Asked what advice she’d offer to novices, Singla offers this: “Leave behind your perceived notions about Indian food … Indian food is flavorful, light and incredibly healthy. Americans are just beginning to discover how amazing it is.” // PAULINA JAYNE

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Artful Tasting: Absinthe

Teaming up with Philadelphia Distilling’s Vieux Carré Absinthe Superieure, the Barnes Foundation invites guests to explore and celebrate Paris’s notorious drink of choice. To enhance your absinthe-tasting experience, indulge in complimentary fennel meatballs and goat-cheese tarts. 7pm. $32-$40. Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.

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As It Is In Heaven

The Shakers, a religious group formed in the 18th century who required hard work, celibacy and communal living, are examined in Arlene Hutton’s Americana drama, As It Is In Heaven. The play follows nine women in the Shakers community and their struggle to accept their new recruit, Fanny, who claims to see angels and causes conflict in their tight-knit community. Through Nov. 23. $15.

Old Academy Players. 3455 Indian Queen Ln. 215.843.1109. oldacademyplayers.org TALK

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

One of the most decorated female athletes of all time, who’s won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals spanning four Olympic Games, discusses her new book Running the Race with Grace and Humility On and Off the Track. Fri., Nov. 21, 8pm. $20$25. West Chester University, 700 S. High St. 610.436.1000. wcupa.ticketleap.com/jackiejoyner-kersee/ DANCE

Manatees with Rocketry

Local DJ Seanicus presents a dance party and comedy hour with DJ Matt Haze and stand-up comedians Drew Castellano, Matt Haggerty, Caitlin Feeney, Robert Ecks and Steven Bryan. 8pm. Free. 3rd & Girard Lounge.

1176 N. Third St. 3rdandgirard.com

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Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman: Behind the Myths

The co-hosts of MythBusters bring the show on the road to share behind-the-scenes stories and videos from their many wild experiences. The duo will also perform on-stage experiments with the help of a few lucky audience members. 2pm. $49-69. Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Repair Fair

The Philly Fixers Guild is an independent collective of volunteers from varied technical backgrounds who are committed to the idea of “repair rather than replace.” This week, the guild spreads the love at their second Repair Fair; Participants are encouraged to bring their damaged or broken stuff, where a capable volunteer fixer will do their best to bring your prized possession back to life, free of charge. Noon. Free. Shissler Rec Center. 1800 Blair St. 215.685.9888. phillyfixersguild.org

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Fri, Nov. 28

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The Better Angels

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The staff at the Franklin Institute who were involved in the discovery of a long-lost invention are being killed one by one. Is a serial killer on the loose, or is the Curse of the Freemasons real? Bring your thinking cap and detective’s brain for a night of murder mystery for adults. 1pm. $35.50. Franklin Institute. 222 N 20th St. fi.edu

Sample artisan whiskies, craft spirits, moonshines and barrel aged barley beers from Bulleit Bourbon, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Makers Mark, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and more. The two-day fest also features pot still demonstrations, mixology classes, food and live entertainment. 7pm. $59. Golden Nugget, Huron & Brigantine Blvd., Atlantic City, N.J. goldennugget.com

Growing up in an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, Abraham Lincoln’s life was shaped by the tragedy, love and the daily hardships of life on this piece of land. Based on 19th-century interviews with Lincoln’s family members, this film sheds light on the formative years of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. Through Nov. 27. $11. Landmark Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St. landmarktheatres.com

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Learn how to turn your ordinary produce into Thanksgiving-inspired mini cupcakes with the help of Greensgrow Farm’s Susan, formerly of Let Us Eat Cupcakes. Learn the secret to making delicious buttercream icing, the perfect technique for creating a mouth-watering cream-filled center and much more. Noon. $35. Greensgrow Community Kitchen at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 2139 E. Cumberland St. 215.427.2702. greensgrow.org

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This show-within-a-show combines romantic entanglements and gun-toting characters within a 1940s production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Bickering on- and offstage threatens to sabotage opening night, and to make matters worse, a nefarious group of gangsters shows up to collect a gambling debt. 7:30pm. $20. Skybox at The Adrienne. 2030 Sansom St. 215.567.2848. adriennelive.org

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Turkey Day Tailgate

Chow down on some roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and other iconic Thanksgiving foods as the Eagles take on the Tennessee Titans on the big screen. During commercial breaks, play kan jam and cornhole, or make a run for the luxury trailer restroom. 8am. $35. Lot N, 1 Lincoln Financial Field Way. phan-cave.ticketleap.com/turkeydaytailgate

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The Big Quiz Thing

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The traveling trivia show is stopping at World Cafe Live with host and funnyman Noah Tarnow. Philly trivia buffs can enter a fast-paced, interactive game night with video and audio puzzles that mimic the quintessential TV game show. Prizes will be awarded to the best of the best, so bring your game face. 8pm. $8. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. bigquizthing.com WO R KSHO P

Herb Magee’s “Nothing But Net & Nothing But Drills”

Iconic basketball coach and recent Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Herb Magee hosts a boot camp on precision and agility with each dribble, rebound and shot. 10am. $60.

Gallagher Athletic Center, 4201 Henry Ave. herbmagee.com

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Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival

The Jersey Shore Artisans Guild offers a head start on holiday decorating and gift-giving with a craft fest featuring handmade items ranging from gingerbread houses to children’s toys. Nov. 22-23. 10am. $3. 825 Boardwalk, Ocean City, N.J. 800.822.4112. oceancitycraftshows.com E XP O

Mind Body Spirit Expo

Now in its 18th year, the Mind Body Spirit Expo is the largest natural health and human potential expo in the Northeast United States. Listen to special guest speakers, lectures and visit a wide-ranging variety of booths with everything from astral photography to beautiful jewelry. Nov. 21-23. Valley Forge Convention Center, $5-$15.1160 First Ave. 215.627.0102. mindbodyspiritexpo.com

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American Institutions Re-inventing Themselves: Newspapers

Philadelphia Inquirer editor William Marimow offers an insider’s perspective into the future of the Inky, discussing the directions that media will take in the years to come. 11am.

Free. Room 108, 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5331. freelibrary.org

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Rothman Ice Rink at Dilworth Park

Got mittens? Already had cocoa? Then its time to glide to City Hall for some ice skating. The rink will be open throughout the holiday season, offering classes for skating novices.

Through Feb. 22. Dilworth Park, 15th and Market sts. ccdparks. org/dilworth-park/rothmanicerink

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Cinderella

The pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball; all the magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning musical comes to town. The production also features an orchestra performing the classic songs, “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago.” 7:30pm. $20-$105.50.

Through Nov. 30. Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org

Let’s Talk About Your Brain

Sometimes that new pair of shoes or release-day videogame wasn’t really worth it. Join expert neuroscientists and psychologists as they discuss the nature of decisionmaking and how advertisers take advantage of the best of us. Featured speakers include Eric Eisenstein, Martha Farah and Joseph Kable. 7pm. Free-$5. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. fi.edu/event

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It’s The Year 1996

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A comedy inspired by the true story of a Broadway producer’s wife who attempts to pick up the pieces of her life after her husband cheats on her. The production features the appropriately titled original songs, “How the Hell is This My Life Blues,” “Better Mad Than Sad” and “The Other Woman.” 7pm. $45. Through Dec. 7. Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215.923.0210. societyhillplayhouse.org

This seven-week celebration has something for everyone: holiday train rides, handmade gifts, local beers and more.

Highlights of the festival include a performance from the Philly POPS and the Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show, an homage to our own kite-flying lightning wizard, Ben Franklin. Through Dec. 31. Free. Franklin Square. 215.629.4026. historicphiladelphia.org

Party on the eve of Turkey Day with hip hop, house and reggae hits, featuring a special live performance by the 9-man electronic group Worldtown Soundsystem. Aktive, Mike Nyce, Mr. Sonny James and other performers will spin their own tracks.10pm. $10-$15. Trilogy, 601 Spring Garden St. flygirrl.com

Til Divorce Do Us Part: The Musical

Revisit the year Tupac died and Mariah Carey topped the charts with “One Sweet Day.” DJs Emynd and Bo Bliz bring old school hip-hop and rap to Johnny Brenda’s for a party hosted by Reef the Lost Cauze.

9pm. $7. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. 215hiphop.ning.com

Franklin Square Holiday Festival

Emilie Krause as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.

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Beauty and the Beast

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Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, this new telling of the classic tale features two sisters who leave London to restart their lives after they lose their family fortune. Cassandra is eager to experience life. Belle is afraid and shy, until she meets the Beast and begins a whirlwind adventure. Wed., Nov. 26, 10am. $18-$36. Through Feb. 1. Arden Theatre, 40 N. Second St. 215.922.1122. ardentheatre.org

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The Cosby Question Hearing TV dad Bill Cosby accused of sexual assault, it’s hard not to instinctively look away.

After all, that’s what we do all the time.

By Michael A. Gonzales // feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com

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forces us to add another layer to all our precious memories—forces us to question things in our lives that we’d always thought we could trust.

It’s why no one ever wants to believe that, maybe, their uncle might have abused someone. Or their grandfather. Or their dad.

Or America’s Dad.

ot long after R&B star Chris Brown made headlines in 2009 for beating up his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, I was contacted by his press department and asked to interview Brown and write the official bio to accompany his then-upcoming album Graffiti. When I explained to the publicist that I’d rather not work with a man who physically assaulted women, her reply was: “You’re going to let his bad behavior stand in the way of getting a check?”

There are always people willing to ignore unpleasant truth, if paying attention to it would make their lives harder or sadder.

Which brings us, this week, to Bill Cosby.

Most of us have had that moment when we’ve learned something awful about a person we’d looked up to. When that’s a loved one, it can be life-changingly terrible—but sometimes we’re almost as shocked when it’s a hero we’ve idolized from afar. It’s ironic: We teach our children that predators come in all forms and can often be the most charming person they know, but when it comes to people who live their lives in the public eye, contributing tremendously to the cultural milieu, we have trouble remembering our own wisdom.

We heard about acclaimed director Roman Polanski fleeing for France before sentencing in his statutory rape case involving a 13-yearold. We heard the allegations that pop star R. Kelly cruised his old Chicago high school to find underage girls he could convince to come back to his mansion. We heard allegations that filmmaker Woody Allen, who married his former partner Mia Farrow’s young adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, molested Farrow’s other daughter Dylan. And for years we heard about Michael Jackson settling lawsuits in which he was accused of molesting young boys. In each case, the public dialogue showed that a large number of us resisted believing the worst. Surely, folks thought, this must be some misunderstanding.

This time around, Philadelphia native son Bill Cosby is being accused by multiple women of having drugged and sexually abused them years ago. The most recent to speak out publicly is Joan Tarshis, who claimed this week, in an account published on the blog Hollywood Elsewhere, that the now-77year-old Cosby raped her twice in 1969. Her accusation comes on the heels of another

Bill Cosby performs onstage in September 2014. (Photo: Randy Miramontez / Shutterstock.com)

from actress Barbara Bowman, who wrote an essay last week in the Washington Post alleging that, in 1985, the comic actor “brainwashed me into viewing him as a father figure, and then assaulted me multiple times.”

Bowman is just one of the 13 women who’d been cited as possible witnesses in a 2005 civil case that former Temple University basketball official Andrea Constand filed against Cosby, who settled the case out of court. Which is to say: This ugliness has been a matter of public record for years now. Yet it wasn’t until a few weeks ago, when a video of

comedian Hannibal Buress, firmly declaring Cosby “a rapist” during a performance at the Trocadero, began circulating on the Internet, that the sordid stories finally went viral and captured the public’s attention. “Most people don’t believe [it],” Buress said.

Later in his performance, he apologized— for “making it weird for you to watch The Cosby Show now.”

Indeed. We never want to hear allegations that a loved one might have a dark side. Even given that Cosby has never been criminally charged, listening to the public allegations

Bill Cosby is someone with whom many of us—regardless of race or class—have had a TV-based relationship since we were kids. We consider him part of the family.

From his pioneering work on I-Spy, the ‘60s series that made him a star, to The Electric Company and the groundbreaking cartoon classic Fat Albert, based on Cosby’s childhood stories on the streets of Philly, he was always in our lives with a cheery mixture of whimsy, sage advice and a bowl of Jell-O pudding. More so than most of the faces we saw in the media, Bill Cosby seemed to really care about us little people out there in television land as he gave us life lessons about education, bullying and the importance of friendship on Fat Albert.

And just when it seemed as though his star was fading, Cosby hit the mother lode of good vibes when he played everyone’s favorite father Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1993. He became a daddy to us all—and not just any daddy, but the daddy we always wanted. The one who took time with his kids, showed love to his wife and played John Coltrane records.

Bill Cosby was the last person I ever thought would go out all Hollywood Babylon.

But then—in real life, Cosby isn’t actually Dr. Huxtable, is he? In real life, Cosby is a professional entertainer who spent lots of time living on the road, admitted to cheating on his wife and wasn’t always the perfect dad. He’s human. He’s flawed.

Two days after Barbara Bowman’s story appeared in the Post, Cosby and his wife Camille were being interviewed on NPR about their art collection, currently on display at the Smithsonian, when reporter Scott Simon dared to skirt off-topic—a Hollywood publicist’s nightmare—and asked about the rape issue. In what I’ve come to think of as “The Head Shake Heard ’Round the World,” Cos remained silent.

Silence, of course, does not imply guilt. It does, however, remind us of just how many

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the uncomfortable whole of our families have spent years avoiding any discussion of the skeletons in our closet. Most of us have them, don’t we? The drug-addicted cousin; the child born out of wedlock; the uncle with a violent temper— all those things we try not to talk about. As if that will make them not be there anymore.

Recently, the NFL was forced to terminate Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice after he literally knocked out his girlfriend. But they didn’t do so until video of the brutal incident went viral courtesy of TMZ. It was hard not to be reminded of the Catholic Church’s priest-abuse cases: The institutional “family” wouldn’t truly confront the depth of the problem until it became unavoidably, publicly visible.

And even then, we still see commenters on every story eager to insist that the victims, no matter how credible, are just angling for money.

I have trouble believing that.

A few months back, I posted a picture of Cosby’s late friend Miles Davis on my Facebook page. A female friend wrote me a note asking how I could continue to celebrate a man who was an admitted woman-beater. “I try to separate the art from the man,” I answered. But it wasn’t an easy answer. Truthfully, I’ve struggled with that question in regards to many of my flawed artistic heroes, including James Brown and Steve McQueen.

It’s one thing for me to want to separate great art from flawed creators. I’m a man. But a lot of my friends are women, and I’ve heard them share many, many ugly stories over the years of men who seemed charming one minute and then attacked them the next. Men who’d claim to love women, showing off pictures of their daughters, but who, a few cocktails later, would be ranting about all the “bitches” and “hoes” who’d done them wrong. One friend told me how she was attacked in college by the school’s star football player, and even her parents doubted her. Another told her folks about a family friend who “touched her”; nothing was ever done, and the man continued to visit their home.

In the case of the allegations against Bill Cosby, the statute of limitations has expired; this is likely never going to go to trial. Still, the comedian’s trademarked fatherly warmth radiating from the television screen isn’t touching my heart the same way today.

Would the kind, gentle, loving man who we all watched help Theo with his homework and teach little Rudy how to ride a bike actually drug and rape a woman? That’s an easy question to answer: Of course not. Cliff Huxtable would never do these things. Because Cliff Huxtable is a pure joy. And fictional.

Bill Cosby is a real person. And answering that question is not so easy. n Cultural critic Michael A. Gonzales writes about pop culture for soulhead.com, Pitchfork Review and Wax Poetics. He blogs at Blackadelic Pop.

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Things Men Do I looked at Chris Brown’s leaked nude pic. That was a violation of his consent. I did it anyway.

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ending explicit pictures of my junk isn’t something I do every day. In the course of human events, however, it has happened. Hey, this is the 21st century; cupcakes and flowers only go so far. Of course, you’ve gotta be careful; the human factor is a chaotic variable. You never know what some jilted lover or lunatic hacker is going to do with your private photos.

Earlier this year, I wrote a piece discussing the infamous celebrity-nudes leak of 2014, in which dozens of famous women— Jennifer Lawrence, Jill Scott and Kirsten Dunst, to name a few— had their personal data accounts compromised and their private nude selfies stolen and widely distributed. “Pathetic wretches,” I called the violators of these women’s privacy. “Basement-dwellers.”

Fast forward to now. Like millions of other adults with an Internet connection, blockbuster R&B star Chris Brown has nude selfies stored in the digital record, too. And some have been leaked to the public—first back in 2011, actually, but then again just recently.

So, yeah. I looked at his pics. Because I wanted to.

Brown—who’s as notorious for having five years ago physically assaulted his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, as he is famous for being a talented and physically attractive artist—has confirmed these were private photos he had no intention of sharing. “I didn’t want to put no pictures out,” he told MTV News in 2011, noting that since he wasn’t “planning on doing porn, I don’t think I’d want to just leak my wang out to the world.” Even Perez Hilton, the depraved gossip columnist, bothered to notice that Brown seemed embarrassed and shy about the situation.

Of course, I’m sure Chris Brown isn’t losing any sleep at night over the fact that I specifically looked at unauthorized pictures of his genitals. He doesn’t know I exist; indeed, he’ll never meet most of the people who peeked. Practically speaking, there’s no way that me looking at Brown’s photos hurts him.

At least, that’s what I told myself when I looked. Then I realized I wasn’t being honest with myself.

Who am I to say what is and is not a violation of Chris Brown’s privacy? Shouldn’t I leave that up to him? What’s with my kneejerk reflex to minimize Brown’s victimhood in this situation, when I’d had no such moral ambiguity just a few months earlier?

Likewise, why do I want to bring up the fact that Brown punched Rihanna in 2009 when that fact has nothing whatsoever to do with the issue of invading his privacy to ogle his body in 2014?

Why do I feel the right to unilaterally decide whose consent I’ll respect, and by how much—an arbitrary line that I’ll then conveniently move at my lascivious whims?

Here’s the unpleasant answer: Because I’m a man, that’s why.

That’s the insidious reality of oppressive privilege in society.

And male privilege is not just a thing with straight guys. when I was growing up, thanks to the homophobic nature of American culture, I never felt any sort of sexual empowerment.

As a gay teenager, I couldn’t talk with my high school friends about the boys I had crushes on, and I certainly couldn’t pin up the type of calendar I’d have liked to look at on my bedroom wall. (I remember one Christmas when my father gave me the Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar. It was a noble effort, Dad.) For years, I watched the straight boys and men around me relish the fun of leering at the objects of their sexual desire—in pictures, on TV, in school. I couldn’t join them without risking

being ostracized or worse.

At a certain point, though, I could no longer stand faking heterosexuality. So I started sneaking down to Philly’s Gayborhood, walking around aimlessly amid the rainbow flags and hoping I’d learn how to be a gay man. On one of these surreptitious field trips, I walked by a café at 12th and Walnut streets, and an older gay man sitting outside looked at me, taking note of my big ears. “You got nice handlebars, boy,” he said, gesturing as though I were giving him oral sex. It was jarring, and I giggled, because I didn’t know what else to do. I was 17, and finally, here was the sort of gutter talk my straight peers had been enjoying since puberty.

So, as I entered young adulthood as a gay male, I took up the same behavior. Objectifying strangers on the street, whether explicitly catcalling them or simply ogling them, became a regular occurrence for me in gay-friendly areas. It was exhilarating, and what was more, it didn’t seem entirely unwelcome. It sometimes led to sexual encounters and, occasionally, traditional dinner dates. And more to the point, I felt justified. Had I not been marginalized throughout youth, and thus did I not have the right to at long last assert my masculine sexual prowess? Now a strong, robust, sexually virile adult man, could I not finally enjoy, figuratively and literally, swinging a big dick?

Did I not have the right to, at long last, assert my masculine sexual prowess?

The same attitude, I realized, was at play as I tried to convince myself it had been okay to objectify Chris Brown by looking at his private photos. Karmic justice—he punched Rihanna, he deserves it! I’m not hurting anyone, right? He was the one stupid enough to take pictures of his dick, after all—that’s not my fault, is it?

The fact that I was even asking these questions is problematic.

Just because someone has a certain history, that doesn’t mean they’re not a human being deserving of the same rights as any other person. And just because I’m gay doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the oppressive privilege all men in our society do.

That is what the intersection of male privilege and rape culture looks like through the lens of a gay man. I’m not proud of it. I can and must do better. We, as a society, can and must do better.

This is where principles truly come into play. If I’m willing to recognize the humanity of Chris Brown, of all people, then I actually meant the noble words I uttered about the people who looked at Jennifer Lawrence’s photos. When I decided to look at Brown’s dick pics against his consent, I failed; effectively, I became that man who lewdly gestured at me when I was a teenager. And when someone does that, whether we’re man or woman or straight or gay, it sustains the cycle of abuse in American society. Sometimes, this abuse is active, like harassing a man or woman on the street. In the case of looking a guy’s cock picture without his consent, it might seem a little murkier, but it’s really not. n

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The Urban Rustic From tomato jam to apple dumplings, Cresheim Valley Grain Exchange is doing an awful lot right.

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Which is what made the Farmhouse Burger at the Cresheim Valley Grain Exchange such a pleasant surprise: Because it did stand out, but not because of anything terribly flashy. Good meat, applewood bacon, Cooper sharp, a potato bun: All of that is pretty standard. But the addition of house-made tomato jam, a little sweet, a little acidic, raised everything else to a higher level, like a good character actor in a movie. The result was a burger as balanced and munchable as you’ll find right now.

When things go right at the Grain Exchange—as they do throughout the smart menu—they succeed for reasons of detail. Fried garlic-dill pickle spears were clearly brined with care, given their ultimate fate as anchors for a pleasantly crispy crust: There was enough vinegar to slice through their shells and the herbed buttermilk ranch into which they were dipped, but not so much that they came off as unnecessarily sour. Large buttermilk biscuits, likewise, found the perfect intersection of flakiness and heft, and the tension created by the lighter interior and the occasionally snappier edges of the outside was an object lesson in how attention to detail can reframe a standard you thought you knew so well, all while maintaining the very characteristics that made it such a classic in the first place.

Still, no restaurant is perfect, and occasional dishes perplexed more than they should have. A dip of white beans and roasted red beets, served at too cold a temperature, failed to excite; had I been blindfolded, I likely would have identified it as a bland, tahini-less riff on hummus. The excellent burger was unfortunately accompanied by a generous but relatively dreary tangle of fries, precious few of which had much snap or crunch, and many of which were too oil-logged. And while the vegetarian grilled cheese sandwich won me over with its always reliable combination of brie, pear and well-caramelized onion, its tempeh “bacon,” while providing an excellent smoky note, didn’t possess much crunch, which the otherwise soft gathering of ingredients could have used.

But those are all relatively easy fixes, and overall, there’s a great deal to like about the Grain Exchange, which occupies the space that formerly housed the Wine Thief.

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Wiggz & Wooten Nov. 19, The Fire. A couple dope young-bol emcees on the come-up, boosted by one of our sure-fire faves, Mic Stewart. thefirephilly.com Ryan Adams Nov. 19, Tower Theatre. The uber-talented Mr. Mandy Moore headlines a bill that includes the alsodope Butch Walker. thetowerphilly.com

Janis Ian Nov. 20, Ardmore Music Hall. You’ve gotta love that this veteran singer-songwriter won two Grammys nearly 40 years apart. Try that at home. ardmoremusic.com B.o.B. Nov. 20, The Trocadero. This sonically-diverse MC/ producer ensures T.I. keeps some of the cool points he lost for putting on what’s-her-name. thetroc.com 50 Cent Nov. 21, Electric Factory. This summer’s Animal Ambition got mixed reviews, but there’s no question that 50’s a force. electricfactory.info

Bob Dylan Nov. 21-23, Merriam Theater. The worldwide legend’s Never Ending Tour has a three-day run here any true-blue fan’d be inconsolable if missed. merriamtheater.com Ryan Hemsworth Nov. 22, Johnny Brenda’s. This DJ/producer/remix master’s done some laudable work for some A-list artists on his journey to join their ranks. johnnybrendas.com Kat Dahlia Nov. 24, World Cafe Live. A couple EPs and a pair of hot singles have appetites whetted for this Miami sound machine’s debut album. philly.worldcafelive.com

Method Man & Redman Nov. 25, Theatre of Living Arts. Excuse the Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze as they kiss the sky—and show youngsters how it’s done. tlaphilly.com The Dwarves Nov. 26, Kungfu Necktie. The last real punk band standing. Let’s hope HeWhoCannotBeNamed doesn’t die here. Again. kungfunecktie.com

sn’t it weird when you really love a band, but only love one record they’ve put out—an album so amazing, it seals your adoration ‘til the end of time? What about bands that have a phase or era you cling to when they insist on putting out material distinctly different from the part of them that you love? It’s weird. I’ve always loved Animal Collective, but mostly because I worship Sung Tongs. I love Sleater-Kinney primarily because of The Woods. I can’t say that I really like Weezer, but we all know The Blue Album is absolutely free of flaws. That’s how I feel about Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights. I didn’t care too much for 2004’s Antics, Our Love to Admire three years later or their self-titled in 2010.

But Turn On the Bright Lights, the nowtrio’s 2002 debut, is, to me, pretty much the best American rock record of the 2000s—and that’s really saying something. Maybe that’s why the band’s Saturday night’s show at Union Transfer is sold out. (So is their scheduled Dec. 1 return date.)

Yes, it’s over a dozen years old and, in fact, Matador gave us a beautiful reissue in 2012 to honor its 10-year anniversary. And while I’ve listened to their brand new El Pintor—which is Spanish for “the painter” and an anagram of their name—and enjoyed it, I really don’t care about any other Interpol record than Bright Lights. It really is a masterpiece. The fact that it still resonates as we head into 2015 is either a reflec-

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tion of my overactive nostalgic leanings or a testament to the LP’s standing as the most beautiful morose guitar-rock record to ever emerge out of New York’s early aughts. Yes, this too was where the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Strokes were born, but Bright Lights has a uniqueness to it missing from the latter’s 2001 Is This It. I cherish a classic four-piece that manages to somehow capture a rich, full rock ‘n roll sound with minimal pomp—something the Strokes always had in abundance. Lifting up Paul Banks’ melancholic, Ian Curtis-flavored spoken-sung vocals is the ultimate bass and guitar interplay between Carlos Dengler, whose bass lines are simply exquisite, and Daniel Kessler’s extraordinary, eerie guitar work. Of course, Samuel Fogarino’s drumming is as steady and essential as Questlove’s Things Fall

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It’s no surprise Turn On The Bright Lights has made all kinds of impressive lists: Number eight on NME’s “100 Greatest Albums of the Decade,” number six on Stylus’ “Top 50 Albums 2000-2005” and number 20 on Pitchfork’s “Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.”

Shoot, it’s in my top three or five of all fucking time. The only record that approaches its dark, emotional beauty is PJ Harvey’s Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea—also born of New York City, but two years prior. They could be cousins, both playing with that notion of sonic messiness that’s actually meticulously pretty.  Sat., Nov. 22, 8:30pm. Sold out. With Hundred Waters. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

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The Homesman, an unrelenting and unrelentingly strange flick, excoriates the idea of the solid, occasionally noble pioneer West with the same efficiency it tackles the idea of the supportive and hardy prairie wife. Here, the land and the life it demands is enough to drive a woman insane. It’s no coincidence all three women who go mad are treated to some degree like brood mares by husbands who look at children as just another crop. And when you die on this ground, not so much as your headstone endures. The Homesman even refuses to take comfort in the occasional beauty of its landscape; it’s a bleak and distant planet. This is a movie in which the obligatory band of Native American riders drops its facade of menace to chase a loosed horse—because, as George Briggs informs Mary Bee, they’ll need the mare for meat. The land in winter makes beggars of them all.

However, in the world of feminist revisionist Westerns (as far back as 1970’s Two Mules for Sister Sara and including the more recent The Missing and Meek’s Cutoff), it’s worth noting how the greatest danger to women is most often not the West, but its men. The image of a faithful woman in calico

standing staunchly at the threshold is certainly iconic, but in moving her out from behind the traditional lead and into narratives of her own, the bleak and desolate places become a stage for a morality play about the treatment of women on any frontier. Here, The Homesman is only too happy to oblige.

The three women being carted from the open land to the tidy lanes of Iowa become the wages paid for men to feel like they can make their mark on the land—that they can be a part of the self-making myth of the West—and at one point, the women quite literally hang on Tommy Lee Jones’ George Briggs like ghostly chains, haunting his previous attempts to be one with the land and free.

Both the danger and the toxic masculinity find form in Hilary Swank, who seems doomed to excel playing nobly determined martyrs to a cause. As Mary Bee Cuddy, her competence means she’s masculinized by the townspeople in their corner of the Nebraska territory, deemed too bossy and plain to be considered a wife. The perverse freedom it offers her is what sets her as the women’s guardian at all. But the full scope of the film’s nihilism requires a significant spoiler: Mary Bee commits suicide in the film’s final third. It draw gasps, but it’s hardly a startling turn. The toll that the land took on her was second only to the dehumanization she felt in her unwilling solitude. Whenever she asks a man to marry her, she’s asking for a reason to hold on.

For all its hopelessness, there’s a sense of grim awareness to The Homesman, as if a curtain has been lifted to reveal the rot we always knew was there. And at times, it reaches such heights of pathos that the film begins to feel like its own madwoman, asking you with increasing desperation what it all was for and finding no answers. George orders a headstone; it will never make it back to the lone prairie. 

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’ve been doing my homework,” jokes Dorothy Wilkie, the artistic director of Kúlú Mélé.

“Dancing has taken me around the world, and it’s been a wonderful journey. I wouldn’t want it any other way.” Guinea twice, Ghana, Senegal, Cuba and back to Philly. It’s how she’s been growing Kúlú Mélé—what she dubbed “the largest continually performing African dance company in Philadelphia”—for a whopping 32 years at its helm.

Danzas de Cuba, Kúlú Mélé’s upcoming 45th anniversary celebration at the Painted Bride, will feature the first-ever local performance by the renowned Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Company for one lively night (and two matinees) teeming with wondrous movement and thunderous music, followed by a festive meet-the-artists champagne and cake reception. Prepare to be left breathless by Wilkie’s striking choreography, alongside that of Mora Amador and Oyu Oro’s venerable founder, Danys “LaMora” Perez.

“You can expect high energy,” Wilkie boasts.

“You can expect laughter and fun. You can expect beautiful costumes with beautiful colors, and you can expect to see children performing with us.”

That last part, she says, is part of the glue that binds Kúlú Mélé and will keep it together well into the company’s 50s and 60s. “I look at it like we’re passing the torch,” she says.

What, you ask, is West African dance all about?

“It’s a lot of body movement,” says Wilkie. “It takes energy, ya know? It’s healthy, It keeps you going. It doesn’t matter what age you are. You don’t have to move as fast as the younger people, but it keeps your blood moving, your limbs working. It keeps your mind free because when you do African dance, you don’t think about the bill you didn’t pay. It’s an outlet.” African dance, she adds, can take you places. “It’s mesmerizing. You travel.

Your mind travels.”

Africa and Cuba—or the whole of the West Indies, for that matter—are linked in fascinating ways, most notably, of course, due to the slave trade, so African traditions have been kept alive and also been tweaked and twisted in unexpected ways. Think Spanish culture interpreted with Yoruba language and tradition. Danzas de Cuba, Wilkie vows, will be “Afro Cuban dance at its best. We’re doing traditional dances from Nigeria by way of Cuba.”

Speaking of Cuba itself: “It’s wonderful!” she says. “I think the culture there and the people are so beautiful and so happy. It’s so beautiful there.”

She met a collaborator there nearly 15 years ago, and she can’t wait to go back. “What I do is I study the culture, and that’s what I’ve been practicing for many, many years.”

Both schools of dance, Cuban and West African, use many of the same instrumental tools to fuel their respective fires: all kinds of drums and assorted percussion especially. There’ll be bata drums perched onto laps, conga drums, shekeres and agogôs galore. And the West African bit’ll pull out djun-djun and djembe drums, too, so there’s no way you’ll remain still.

Wilkie described social dances, too—dances that spring up spontaneously when Cuban and African communities and families gather, which has resulted, over centuries, in everything from drum circles to Soul Train lines to B-boy battles. In fact, one of the happiest accidents Wilkie’s ever come across in the many visits Kúlú Mélé pays to schools and universities, was having her son—a hip-hop dancer—get down to some African rhythms. I want you to dance hip-hop, but I don’t want you to use your own music—I want you to dance to the drum, she told her son and a friend, and “it went over so big,” Wilkie says. “People really loved it.” The young ones were turned out. “The girls [go] after them like they’re the Jackson 5. They wanna know their names and get some more information.” It’s a way for Kúlú Mélé to connect with hip-hop-obssessed youth. “We show the young people that your dance comes from this.”

Over the years, Wilkie has recruited scores of dancers from the Philly area, many of whom are ballet, modern and tap aficionados, too, who bring their skills to Kúlú Mélé, their energy and excitement helping it—and them—elevate. She took the entire company to Guinea, where they saw Ballet Africaine, a legendary African dance company out of Conakry. “That was beautiful,” she says, “because it’s African and told through ballet with singing, dancing and drumming.”

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Yours is the kind of letter that gets me in trouble, STICK. Clit-having readers and clit-loving readers will be doubling over on the subway, in office cubicles, in the bathrooms aboard Air Force One— wherever my column is read, people will be doubling over. And I will spend the next week wading through furious emails from angry/clueless readers convinced that your letter’s appearance in my column will lead to a worldwide clit-sticking boom.

Allow me to address their concerns first: That’s not the way this works, that’s not the way any of this works. People don’t adopt sex practices or kinks after hearing about them. If that were the way it worked—if hearing about a crazy kink inspired otherwise vanilla types to run out and try it—we would all be shoving gerbils in our asses.

OK, STICK, I worked my medical-world connections and found someone who wasn’t just qualified to answer your question, but also willing to do it on the record.

“Piercing and needling, if practiced in a safe and sterile manner, can be stimulating,” says Dr. Brian Fitzsimmons, a gynecologist (obgynvancouver.ca) and a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. “But permanent damage with needling can occur to the sensory receptors that allow us to experience pleasure and stimulation.”

So the short answer to your question, STICK, is this: Yes, you are risking permanent damage.

“There may be immediate risks with needling, such as bleeding and infection, in addition to longterm side effects,” says Fitzsimmons. “And potential long-term side effects are especially concerning in regards to very sensitive areas, such as the glans of the penis or the clitoris. Short-term stimulation and excitement with needling has the potential to cause permanent damage, chronic discomfort and numbing of these areas. Permanent scarring and deformation can also occur. This is something that may not be correctable—even with surgery.”

Some adult pleasures come with built-in risks— skydiving, snowboarding, clit-needling—and an adult does a quick risk-reward analysis before deciding if the potential reward is worth the risk. It’s your clit, STICK, and you’ll have to weigh the risks and rewards for yourself. But you won’t find me sticking needles in my clit.

“If orgasm is mediated by the clitoris or the glans of the penis in the individual,” says Fitzsimmons, “this practice can cause loss of the ability to achieve orgasm.”

Knife play is a kink unto itself—it mostly involves drawing a sharp blade across someone’s flesh without actually cutting or drawing blood—and while most knife-play scenes include bondage (helplessness heightening the eroticized threat), only a tiny percentage of bondage scenes include knives.

People into rope bondage typically keep a sturdy pair of blunt-edged scissors in their playrooms or gear bags. The scissors are for emergencies, not for play—the last thing a panicking bondage bottom who needs to be untied now wants to see coming at them is a knife.

During the Jodi Arias trial, it was suggested that Arias made up the story about her and Travis Alexander practicing bondage so there was an excuse for why a knife would be nearby. I was wondering: How common is it for knives to be used or included in bondage scenarios?

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I’m dating the man of my dreams. The only sticking point: He has a 5-year-old daughter who lives with him full-time (the mom is out of the picture). The kid is sweet, and the three of us get along great. I’ve introduced my boyfriend to my kinks, which include tying him up. He’s been open and enthusiastic. But he won’t be tied up when his daughter is in the apartment. The idea of bondage under the same roof as his child bothers him, I guess, or the idea that she could need his help with something, and he could be in a situation where I might have to untie him first. This isn’t a big deal now because we don’t live together. (He gets a babysitter and comes over to my place.) But he’s asked me to move in.

I want to, but I’m worried about frustration or resentment down the road if this part of our sex life becomes seriously limited.

Can’t Let Innocent Child Know The fact that your boyfriend gets a babysitter and comes over to your place is a good sign, CLICK. It means his daughter wasn’t so traumatized by the loss/disappearance of her mother that she can’t bear to be separated from her father for an evening. But living with a small child—a small child who doesn’t take a locked door for an answer (and most don’t)—will impact your sex life. But instead of thinking of her presence as a limitation, CLICK, think of it as a challenge. And this one seems like an easily solvable challenge: Right now when you want to tie him up, he gets a sitter and comes over to your place. In the future, once you’ve moved in together, you can drop the kid off at the sitter’s house and head home for a risk-of-kid-poundingon-the-bedroom-door-free bondage scene. The limitations on your bondage sessions will be no greater once you’re living together. 

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A final thought from Fitzsimmons: “If you’re engaging in this type of practice, it’s important not to share needles, just like with any other sex toy. The risks of transmitting infections such as HIV, hepatitis, syphilis and other STIs need to be considered.

Anyone having more questions on this or experiencing complications or problems should contact their local clinic or health-care provider.”

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Fishtown 2227 Tulip St. $258,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

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Washington Square West 809 Addison St. B $459,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Bella Vista 744-46 S. 10th St. $1,750,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 2104 South St. 3 $295,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 2127 Tryon St. $500,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 114 Kenilworth St. $689,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Old City 122-30 New St. 2A $415,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 518-20 Carpenter St. $695,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village

Rittenhouse Square

836 S Front St.

1902 Waverly St.

$699,000

$425,000

BHHS Fox & Roach

BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village

Graduate Hospital

208-10 Fitzwater St.

1625 Fitzwater St.

$499,900

$410,000

BHHS Fox & Roach

BHHS Fox & Roach

Society Hill

Bella Vista

305 Gaskill St.

610 Catharine St.

$679,900

$310,000

BHHS Fox & Roach

BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 305 Fitzwater St. $425,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 777 S. 3rd St. C $200,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Old City 1601 Spring Garden St. #215 $119,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 800 S. 19th St. $989,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

12:00-2:30Pm Passyunk Square 832 Wharton St. $349,999 BHHS Fox & Roach Pennsport 521 Tasker St. $379,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Society Hill 233 S. 6th St. 1201 $875,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Old City 317 Vine St. #210 $335,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Washington Square West 1220 Panama St. $350,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 208-10 Fitzwater St. $499,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Fishtown 2029 E. Huntingdon St. $369,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Whitman 207 Daly St. $189,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Times are Subject to Change.

12:00-3:00Pm Winchester Park 8016 Colfax St. $339,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

1:00–3:00Pm Washington SQ. West 1206 Panama St. $789,000 Plumer & Associates

1:30-2:30Pm Italian Market Area 641 Sears St. $290,000 Plumer & Associates

Washington Square West 1030-32 Spruce St. 102 $575,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Pennsport 325 Tasker St. $369,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Point Breeze 1924 Manton St. $319,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 921 S. 18th St. $425,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Pennsport 109 Federal St. $459,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 2001 Kater St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 758 S. Front St. RED $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Bella Vista 811 Fitzwater St. $575,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. RED $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 1031 S. Randolph St. $325,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 760 S. Front St. RED $549,900 BHHS Fox & Roach

Society Hill 508 S. 3rd St. $485,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 1707 Pine St. $854,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

2:00-3:30Pm

Bella Vista 801 South St. E

Bella Vista

$485,000

758 S. 10th St.

BHHS Fox & Roach

$995,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village 128-30 South St. C

2:00-4:00Pm Fitler Square 2324 Lombard St. $500,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

3:00-4:00Pm

$299,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 1812 Fitzwater St. $499,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen Village

Old Kensington

216 Carpenter St.

1230 N. Hancock St.

$330,000

$308,000

Plumer & Associates

BHHS Fox & Roach

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Rittenhouse Square 1730 Pine St. 4 $310,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen village 833-35 S. 3rd St $1,700,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Society Hill 245 S. 7th St. $825,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

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Studio with a modern open kitchen, marble bathroom $1,495 and wood floors, 460 sf Spacious Studio with wood floors, an open kitchen, large marble bathroom and north views towards Center $1,595 City, 506 sf 1 Bedroom with an open modern kitchen, marble bathroom, wood floors, W/D and pool club views, 512 sf $1,950

Washington square hoPKinson house 604-36 S. WASHINGTON SQ. Studio overlooking Washington Square with an open, updated kitchen, large closet and W/D, 450 sf $1,250 1 bedroom, with dramatic city views to the south, galley kitchen, large bathroom with new vanity, brand new carpet, balcony, 778 sf $1,595

north and east treetop city views, walls of windows in all rooms, galley kitchen, open living room/dining room, 775 sf $1,625 BanK Building 421 cHeSTNUT STreeT Furnished custom home with 2 bedrooms plus home office, 2.5 baths, open floor plan, wood floors, high-end finishes and appointments throughout, 2117 sf $4,250

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rittenhouse square WanamaKer house 2020 Walnut street Updated 2 bedroom, 2 bath with city views, wood floors, a modern kitchen and beautiful baths, 1198 sf $2,675 Tri-level townhome with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, updated kitchen and baths, wood floors, lots of light, 1700 sf $3,300 the dorchester 226 W. rittenhouse sq.

Studio with a large living/ sleeping area, separate dining space, galley kitchen and private balcony with city views, 528 sf $1,550 South facing 1 bedroom with an open kitchen,

· 24 hour doorman · State-of-the-art fitness center · Many apartments have recently been updated with brand new kitchens and hardwood floors · Pet friendly · Washers and dryers in many of the apartments · All utilities included except for electric · Brand new hallways Corner 3 bedroom plus den, 3 bathroom with treetop city views, lots of natural light, large rooms and an updated kitchen, 1375 sf $3,450 Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with a large living room, formal dining room, competely updated kitchen, wood floors and panoramic north and south city views, 2137 sf $4,500

bathroom, wood floors and private balcony, 623 sf $1,895 Deluxe 1 bedroom, 2 bathroom on a high floor with large bay windows and wood floors, 1156 sf $2,020 1714 rittenhouse sq.

Recently renovated 2 bedroom plus family room, 2.5 bath, 3 story single family home less than one block from Rittenhouse Square with beautiful historical details and modern updates throughout, 2496 sf $4,750 the WarWicK 1701 locust street Junior 1 bedroom with eastern city sunrise views, an open kitchen, marble bathroom, wood floors and a W/D, 535 sf $1,585 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with 270 degree views, an open chef’s kitchen,

marble baths, hardwood floors, W/D, 1978 sf $6,500 the Barclay 237 S. 18TH STreeT 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with an open chef’s kitchen, beautifully restored original building details, hardwood floors, and high ceilings, 1900 sf

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Studios $115,000 to $150,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, St. Rittenhouse Sq. 24 Hr Maintenance 110 Montgomery Ave. Bala Cynwyd 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1 Bedrooms $175,000 to $225,000 Studios Pool •$115,000 $150,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 Fitness to Center • Valet $525,000 $525,000 4 New construction Carriage homes $525,000 1 Bedrooms $175,000 to $225,000 2 Bedrooms $250,000 to $400,000 $525,000 4254 Terrace Street, Manayunk Parking • 24 Hr Security • 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. starting at $689,000 Studios $115,000 to $150,000 Bedrooms $250,000 $400,000 32Bedrooms $400,000toto $500,000 1830 Addison St.St. Sq. 1830Addison AddisonSt. St.Rittenhouse RittenhouseSq. Sq. 1830 Addison Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 1830 Addison St.Rittenhouse Rittenhouse Addison St.Hr Rittenhouse Sq. tax 31830 Bedrooms $400,000 to transfer $500,000 24 Maintenance 4 beds/3.1 baths; 2 car garage;Sq. 33Bed/2.1 Bath; 1717 sq ft Townhouse $353,900 Includes real estate tax • No 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1 Bedrooms $175,000 to $225,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 Ba;Floor RenovatedTownhome, Open plan with 3000 Sq ft 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, real estate tax • No transfer tax 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 2 Bedrooms $525,000 3Includes Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 2032 Latimer Street, Rittenhouse Square Open Sun 11-4pm | Mon 12-6pm $525,000 $250,000 to $400,000 $525,000MAIN LINE SUBURBS NG $525,000 1830 Sq. IRittenhouse Studios $115,000 toValley $150,000 1830Addison AddisonSt. St. Sq. Tues-Fri 9-6pm Sat 12-3pm $525,000 1440 Flat Rock Road,|Penn 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse 1830 Addison St. RittenhouseSq. Sq. DftRittenhouse $525,000 N 2 Bd/2 Bed/2 Bath; 795 sq Trinity $385,000 E 3 Bedrooms $400,000 to $500,000 P 1310 Fenimore Lane, Gladwyne Sq. Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 5 Bed/4.1 Bath Colonial for rent $5,000/month 33 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St.sqRittenhouse 1 Bedrooms $175,000 to $225,000 OPEN SUNDA YRittenhouse 11 AM - 1 PMSq. 353 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 OPEN SUNDA Y 2 4 PM Bed/4.3 Bath; 7,320 ft Colonial $2,225,000 $525,000 400 Delmar Street, Roxborough 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Includes real estate tax • Merion Noto transfer 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 2 Bedrooms 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 St. Lane, Rittenhouse Sq.tax 2427 Carpenter Street, Graduate Hospital 273 Addison Meeting House Station $525,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $250,000 $400,000 49 Cornell Rd., Bala Cynwyd St. Sq. Preston Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Renovated 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Addison St. French Rittenhouse Sq. Bd/2Addison Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 431830 Bed/2Bath; 1880 sq ft Rittenhouse End Unit $167,000 3710 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Bed/4.2 5,442 sqft Colonial $1,170,000 $525,000 31830 Bd/2Bath; Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 35Bedrooms $400,000 to 12-6pm $500,000 Bed/2.1 Bath; 1,800 Sq. sq ftFt. Twin $349,000 33 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3BD/1.1BA; Townhouse $329K 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Open Sun 11-4pm | Mon 1830 Addison 5BD/2.2Ba 3,314 Colonial Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse $525,000 1212 Weybridge Lane, Wayne 814 N 23rd St. St, Rittenhouse Art Museum Sq. $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 431 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station 1830 Addison St.Wash Rittenhouse Sq. Includes real estate • colonial No12-3pm transfer tax Tues-Fri 9-6pm | Sat 31830 Bd/2 Ba;Bath; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. sq Rittenhouse Sq. Finished, Walk-out LL $549K 510 11th Street, Square West 3Bed/3.1bath; 3,580 sq ft 2tax story in desirable 361830 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, NftG Bed/4.2 Bath; 5500 Colonial $1,025,000 4 S. Bed/2.1 1,796 sq townhome Addison St. Sq. DIRittenhouse Addison St. ft Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. EN 3$525,000 RenovatedTownhome, P Denbigh. $745,000 31407 Bd/2 Ba;Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3Bd/2 Bd/2Ba; Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 Aubrey Avenue, Renovated 3818 Bd/2 RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2Sun Ba; RenovatedTownhome, County LineArdmore, Rd., Bryn Mawr 3BD/2BA; 3-Story Twnhome C/A $339K Open 11-4pm | Mon 12-6pm $525,000 $525,000 1025 Barr Lane, Gladwyne $525,000 $525,000 4 Bed/3.1Bath; 2,400 sq ft Twin $399,000 $525,000 $525,000 707 Conshohocken State Rd., Bala Cynwyd 1830 St. 4Q, Rittenhouse Sq. Tues-Fri 9-6pm | SatCape 12-3pm 2301 Addison Cherry Street Logan Square 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 4bd/3.1Ba 2625 Sq. Ft; Renovated $500,000 5BD/3BA; Renovated Colonial 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1519 Swain Street, Art Museum Area 739 Buck Lane, Haverford, Renovated Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Rittenhouse Sq. 4BD/2BA; Colonial in college Park 3Bed/ Ba; 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1230 Ridgewood Road, Bryn Mawr 31830 2.1Addison Bath; 1778St. sq ft Condo at Riverview 3Bd/2 Bd/2 Ba;RenovatedTownhome, RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 33 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 4Bd/2 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2,200 sqTrain ft Twin$724K $399,000.

Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3/4 Acres; Walk to 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3BD/2.1BA 1,552 Sq. Ft Townhouse $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 5 Bed/4.2 Bath; sq ftAttached French Estate w/pool,$349K $1,875,000 $525,000 $525,000 $430,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba;New RenovatedTownhome, 31,598 Bd/2 Ba;6755 RenovatedTownhome, Sq.Ft; 1-Car Garage 605 Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr $525,000 6Bed/4.1Bath; 4,416 sq ft colonial $950,000 Renovated, CentralStreet, Air; Finished LL $399K $525,000 $525,000Also for Rent $9,000 /month.

5236 Master Philadelphia 1245 Hollow Rd., Penn Valley 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Chestnut St. Avenue, Bala Cynwyd Sq. 1830 Addison 1830 33 Addison Rittenhouse 700 Ardmore St. AveRittenhouse #207, Ardmore Sq. NG 190 Presidential #301 The Corinthian IEnd Bath; 1,600 sq ftRittenhouse Unit Townhome D 34 Bed/1 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Sq.l 2Addison bed 2.1RenovatedTownhome, bath;St. 1,152 sq ft RenovatedSq. 4BD/4.1Ba Contemporary 1727 Fitzwater St., #A - Graduate Hospita Bed/1 Bath;RenovatedTownhome, Townhome For rent $1,750/month N 3 Bd/2 Ba; 1830 Rittenhouse 3 3Bd/2 Ba; 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. E P Townhome InSq.Ft. Haverford Village $227,500 $79,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3BD/3.1BA, 2700 Ave. Sq.Ft w/ Balcony 264 W. Montgomery #101, Haverford 5,620 $1,500,000 2BD/1.1BA Townhouse $350K 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1526 Knox Road, Wynnewood 1438 Snyder Ave. 2nd Flr, South Phila.

1 Bed/1 Bath; 827 sq ft Condo at the Mansard House $199,000. $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 Updated; For Rent $4,700/month or $749K Charming 3 bed/2bath colonial in South Ardmore 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3508 Hamilton Street Powelton Village 1546 Mallard St. Lane, Chester SpringsSq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison Rittenhouse 2 Bed/1Bath for rent-$950/month.

Park. $400,000.

3 Bd/2Addison Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 5.10 lot w/stream $140,000 Sq. 1830 St.Ft. Rittenhouse Sq. 4BD/3.1BA; 3,300 Sq. REDUCED $635k 31348 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 Bd/2 Ba;acres RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Bobarn Drive, Valley 200 Simpson Road,Penn Ardmore 4316 Fleming St 1st FLR, Manayunk 2636 Chestnut Street, Ardmore 300 Lawrence Road, Broomall, Renovated $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Commercial ce & 2 apartments) $435,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; (offi RenovatedTownhome, 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 5BD/4.1BA, 5588 Contemporary 13332South - Washington Square West Bed/2Street Bath For Rent $1,250/month 3 3BD/1.1BA Bed/3 Bath;Twin 2,000 ft Ranch $389,000 w/sqAttached Garage $525,000 625 Lindy Lane, Bala Cynwyd $525,000 $525,000 728-730 Preston Bryn Mawr, Renovated 1830 St. Rittenhouse Sq. Duplex Addison w/ Parking; Separate Utilities $499K 1,280Avenue, Sq. $199,900 1830 Sq. 2-3 Addison Car Garage; Acres $879K 3 Bed/5 Bath; 3,777St. sq.89 ftRittenhouse townhome in Hillgate 1830 Addison St.FtRittenhouse Sq. 2351 N. Orianna St. Temple University 5 Bed/2.1 Bath; 3,000 sq ft Traditional $649,000 $665,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 -Ba;OAK RenovatedTownhome, HILL PENN VALLEY -Lot 0.01 acres 1501 S. 12th Street - $25,000 Passyunk Square 20 W Dartmouth Road, Bala Cynwyd G 191 Presidential Blvd #509/510 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 NDIN Bala Cynwyd

336 David Drive, Havertown 2 Bed/2 Bath; 2,280 Condo $399,000.

PE 517 Old Forge Media 4BD/2.1BA Split in Road, Paddock Farms 4 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2696 sqft Colonial on 1.37 acres 2,346 $499,900.

Sq.Ft. $339K

4 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2,761 sq ft Split-level $549,000.

1750 Oakwood Ter #8K 650 Washington Lane, Jenkintown - The Estates 5 Bed/3.1 Bath; 4,443 sq ft Colonial 2Bd/2BA; Ft. $249K on 1.441,247 acres Sq. $685,000

Commercial Space and 4Lane, Apartments $559K 3551 Indian Queen East Falls 3 Bed/2.2 Bath; 1878 sq ft 2 Unit Twin 812 S. 19th Street - Graduate Hospital $325,000 Great Investment 4BD/1.1 BA $349K

PennsPort Vicinity – Price reduced 435 Snyder Ave

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Renovated 3 Bedrooms, Central Air, W/D, Dishwasher, Yard $159,900.

double lot to build, south PhiladelPhia 616, 618 dudley Street 28X45 $79,000.

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ACRES 5 BR, 3.5 bath w/finished bsmt & 2 car garage.

Cathedral ceilings, HW flooring & recessed lighting.

Newer Gourmet kitchen w/comm grade SS appls. LR w/wet bar, lg. DR w/custom built ins and 2 story FR w/FP. 1st floor au pair suite & laundry room. Sunroom can be used as Study. Finished bsmt has wine cellar and plenty of storage. Very large master suite with dressing room and closets galore. 3 additional bedrooms share large hall bath.

Circular driveway, corner lot and total privacy in back yard.

NEW LISTING

…..Realistically priced at $999,000

MOORESTOWN Estate on 7 acres.

Long, private drive takes you to this 6BR, 6 full bath custom home w/ 3 FP. Gourmet Kitchen.

Master Suite w/ private balcony & spiral staircase to Main floor Atrium, indoor pool/spa & 10 person Jacuzzi. Library w/ built-ins & FP. Great Room/LR w/pass-thru FP & custom built-ins. Main floor Gym/Exercise room. Blue stone & brick patio, 3 car heated garage & detached barn. ….Realistically priced at $1,900,000

Open Sunday, November 23rd from 1:30 to 2:30pm Lovely Society Hill 4 Story Federal Period Home with Jeffersonian Grace. It Boasts 6 Bedrooms (2 of which are Lovely 4th Story Dormers), 2.5 Baths, one marble, Hardwood Floors Throughout, 2800 sq. ft, 75 feet deep, Fireplace in the Living Room, Lovely Traditional Staircase, Graceful Rooms with High Ceilings + a Picturesque English Garden with Brick pavers. It is Located on a Beautiful Tree Lined Society Hill Block across from St. Peter’s School and St. Peter’s Church Steeple is in View from several Windows.

CHERRY HILL/ SIENA 4 BR, 3.5 bath contemporary with finished basement, main floor study & 2 car garage. Neutral décor throughout this home. Cathedral ceilings & loads of windows with natural light in this open floor plan. Kitchen open to family room with floor to ceiling gas fireplace. Master suite with sitting area, walk in closet and large bath.

Professionally landscaped yard. …..Realistically priced at $519,000

NEW PRICE

CHERRY Hill/ WILDERNESS ACRES Stunning 5

BR, 5.5 bath custom contemporary on 1.34 acres with 2 car garage and finished basement.

Cathedral ceilings, open floor plan and windows galore.

Private location backs up to woods with beautiful views.

Large kitchen open to family room and breakfast room.

Living room with sunken wet bar and main floor study, game room and laundry. Master Suite with newer bath, 2 walk in closets and balcony.

First Floor: Lovely Front Room, Middle Kitchen with Window, Coat Closet, Powder Room, Beautiful Living Room with Fireplace and Side Window and French Doors to the Garden.

Second Floor: 2 Large Bedrooms and a Full Bath.

Third Floor: 2 Large Bedrooms and a Marble Bath.

Fourth Floor: 2 Lovely Dormer Bedrooms.

Basement: Full, High ceilings, mechanicals, laundry and lots of storage.

It is Convenient and Close to Most Everything - Terrific Restaurants - Coffee Shops Museums - Liberty Bell and the Ritz Movie Theater. Buses and Taxis abound on nearby Streets. There are 3 Parking Garages nearby.

$895,000

….Realistically priced at $1,375,000

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Welcome to one of the best places to live and work in Philly. This magnificent one-of-a-kind corner custom home features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and Philadelphia’s first true mature green roof on a town home, whilst being nestled in a vibrant and friendly neighborhood offering the best of everything! Truly a must see.

Opportunity knocks! This large home I located in the heart of all the Fishtown excitement. Just a few steps away from the Girard Ave Restaurant and Retail Row AND features a garage with offstreet parking and a total 2200sqft!

Handsome 3-story 4 bedroom, 2 bath brick front home in the perfect spot! This beautiful abode features a spacious living room and dining room with a charming exposed brick wall, beautiful wainscoting and super chic distressed wood floors.

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Fantastic opportunity! This is a 3BD/1BA abode on a great block-much of this home, including the kitchen and bathroom, was renovated in 2012 but there is still some work to be done. This is sold in as/is condition and is a fabulous opportunity for a first time buyer to get at a low price in a high priced area with minimal work needed!

Rarely offered super beautiful 3BD/3BA just a stone’s throw away from historic Washington Square Park with 2-car parking! With a living room with a high ceiling, crown molding, a private patio, amazing master bedroom and a Juliet balcony, there’s so much to love!

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thIs week’s FeAtuRed PRoPeRtIes 113-121 BAINBRIDGE ST QUEEN VILLAGE Grand spacious home on several parcels of land, beautiful detail throughout, gated garden with private terraces, 3-4 car garage. Ideal for entertaining

$2,600,000 Call Izzy Sigman 334 S 3RD ST SOCIETY HILL

Contemporary 2br, 2.5b, f/p, 2 decks, incredible light throughout

$718,000 Call Margaret Szumski

1615-17 SPRUCE ST RITTENHOUSE SQ

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406 S 6TH ST SOCIETY HILL

Gorgeous contemporary, 4br, 3.5b, den, f/p, finished basement, garden, deeded parking, new price!

$1,490,000 Call Scott Neifeld

$1,045,000 Call Maryellen Cammisa

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condominiums avenue of tHe artS AcAdemy House 1420 Locust street Junior 1 bedroom on a high floor with lots of natural light, great closet space and an updated kitchen, 624 sf $247,500

pier 5 7 n. coLumbus bLvd. Completely renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bath with a deck providing bridge and river views, 1 parking space in garage included, 2229 sf $369,900

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THe pHilAdelpHiAn 2401 PennsyLvania avenue 1 bedroom overlooking the Art Museum with a large kitchen, spacious great room and excellent closet space throughout, 1262 sf $199,900 Art Museum facing 1 bedroom with a 24’ balcony, recently updated kitchen and bath and W/D, 1262 sf $289,900 Bi-level penthouse with soaring ceilings and window walls providing dramatic city views to the east and west; 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths,2 large terraces, 3278 sf $765,000

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22 sT. JAmes courT Multi-level townhouse condo with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, lots of natural light, high ceilings, wood floors, and a balcony overlooking the landscaped courtyard, 1602 sf $425,000 socieTy Hill Towers 200 Locust street 1 bedroom, excellent closet space, floor-to-floor ceiling windows, panoramic southern views, 712 sf $259,900 1 bedroom, wood floors, floor to ceiling windows with breathtaking river views, potential investment opportunity, 700 sf $269,900 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, north and west treetop city views, wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, great living/ entertaining space, 1183 sf $459,900 22 s FronT sTreeT 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, parking space in building’s garage, open floor plan, hardwood floor, chef’s kitchen, floor-to-ceiling windows, 1203 sf $539,900

waterfront

South facing 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with lots of natural light, an open designer kitchen, wood floors, marble baths, w/d, 1013 sf $749,900 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as a 2nd bedroom), 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, open contemporary kitchen, 2 Juliet balconies overlooking a landscaped courtyard, 1473 sf $825,000 2 bedroom home converted to a custom 1 bedroom plus den, 2 baths, furnished, designer finishes and features, open floor plan, luxurious master suite, southern views, 1079 sf $885,000 Spacious 2 bedroom plus home office, 2 bathroom with an open chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, formal dining room, lavish master suite, marble bathrooms, excellent closet space and two private balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, 2080 sf $1,075,000 Custom penthouse, with 270 degree city views, a large balcony, open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and generous entertaining space, luxurious master suite, 1853 sf $2,000,000 220 wesT riTTenHouse squAre Entire floor penthouse boasting 360 degree city views (including Rittenhouse Square), a wrap-around terrace, 3 bedrooms plus den and 3.5 baths, 3384 sf $2,850,000

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1183 sf $459,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely updated

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waSHington Square Hopkinson House 604 s. washington square South facing 1 bedroom with lots of natural light, balcony galley kitchen and great closet space, 778 sf $279,900 independence plAce 241 south 6th street 1 bedroom plus alcove, 1.5 baths, balcony providing south views, large bedroom with ensuite bath and walk-in closet, 1118 sf $375,000 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with balcony and treetop city views, wood floors, open updated kitchen, renovated baths, 1173 sf $489,900 1119 pine sTreeT 2 bedroom plus loft, 2.5 bath bi-level with one underground parking space, wood floors, updated kitchen and baths, open floor plan, lots of natural light, 2000 sf $650,000 sTricklAnd row 1014 sPruce street Sun-soaked bi-level with 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, wood floors and a recently renovated kitchen, 857 sf $289,900

1900 sf $1,195,000 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, original building details and modern updates

independence place 1173 sf $489,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, balcony, updated throughout

TownHomes 337 souTH Hicks sTreeT Three story townhome that has been meticulously updated, has 2 bedrooms plus home office, 2.5 baths, rear patio and deck, 1530+ sf $579,900

620 pine sTreeT Three story Washington Square townhome with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, parking, an open kitchen, private patio and basement, 2740 sf $850,000

802 pine sTreeT Beautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath overlooking Pennsylvania Hospital with an open floor plan, finished basement, 2 car parking, 2 kitchens and 2 living rooms $875,000 (can be converted to 2 units), 3000 sf

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Hopkinson House

22 sT. JAmes courT

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604 s. washington square

241 south 6th street

South facing 1 bedroom with lots of

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with balcony

natural light, balcony galley kitchen and great closet space, 778 sf

$279,900

$489,900

closet, 1118 sf

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$375,000

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1830 riTTenHouse squAre 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors, lots of natural light,updated eat-in kitchen, marble bath, beautiful original building details, 1136 sf $639,900 riTTenHouse sAvoy 1810 rittenhouse square Sun-soaked studio on a high floor with south views, 461 sf $179,900 THe BArclAy 237 s. 18th street Corner 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with original building details including high ceilings and oversized windows as well as high-end modern features such as an open chef’s kitchen, there are custom stained glass windows throughout and lots $1,195,000 of natural light, 1900 sf Custom 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom with 270 degree city views, a chef’s kitchen, magnificently appointed bathrooms, and a lavish master suite, 1950 sf $1,495,000 THe wArwick 1701 Locust street One-of-a-kind bi-level penthouse with spectacular southern views and amazing natural light, marble bathrooms, a large kitchen appointed with high end finishes and appliances, 1565 sf $849,900 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with 270 degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen, marble bathrooms, washer/dryer, 1978 sf $1,175,000 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom on a high floor with 270 degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and luxurious master suite, 1978 sf $1,150,000 williAm penn House 1919 chestnut street South-facing studio in this highly coveted cooperative on a high floor with lots of natural light, wood floors and an open kitchen, 462 sf $149,900 pArc riTTenHouse 225 s. 18th street 1 bedroom, wood floors, balcony, marble bath, excellent closet space, 765 sf $389,900 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as 2nd bedroom), 2 bathroom with 2 balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, large modern kitchen, marble baths, hardwood floors, 1422 sf $729,900

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