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11 I FOOD & DRiNK Review: Chinatown’s Hippot Shabu Shabu. On tap: Five beers from the Garden State.
14 I ARTS & CulTuRE Music: Trap lord A$AP Ferg. Plus: Top 10 shows of the week.
Screen: The ecosystem of the red carpet. in Memoriam: Actor/comedian Taylor Negron.
18 I PhRANKly... Timaree’s body: Sometimes, a silly online quiz actually can change your life..
The uncomfortable whole: Extremists vs. America.
ONLY ON PhillyNOw.COM How 10,000 Philly students can see Selma for free through Jan. 19. Plus: Yes, state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe really said Kathleen Kane is a “woman,” not a “lady.”
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RON WHITE JANUARY 16
The 14th Annual
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice ROSARIO DAWSON
Actress, Activist, and Humanitarian
TIFFANY PERSONS
Director of Shine on Sierra Leone
ABRIMA ERWIAH
Founder of Studio One Eighty Nine
in conversation with
CAMILLE Z. CHARLES
DIANA KRALL
Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education, and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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Rosario Dawson is an award-winning actress, film producer, and social activist. In 2004, Dawson co-founded Voto Latino, a non-partisan organization that empowers Latino Millennials. She serves on the board of the Lower Eastside Girls Club in Manhattan, V-day, and Operation USA. Dawson was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her valuable contributions to the community. Ms. Dawson’s new social enterprise has taken her to Africa where she is a creative director and designer at Studio One Eighty Nine, which she co-founded with Abrima Erwiah.
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Tiffany Persons is the founder of Shine On Sierra Leone. Ms. Persons has been honored by the United Nations Pasadena Chapter as a Woman Of The World and featured in various popular domestic and international publications including Elle, Vibe, and People.com. Her passion and commitment for empowering the communities of Sierra Leone can be seen through her innovative initiatives in education, healthcare, sustainable building, and agriculture programs.
Seating is general admission • FREE and OPEN to the Public For more information, contact the Center for Africana Studies at 215.898.4965 or visit our website at www.africana.sas.upenn.edu
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Abrima Erwiah is a global marketing & communications exec in the fashion and luxury goods industry. Ms. Erwiah was appointed Marketing & Communications Executive Mentor to the Ugandan organization, AFRIpads, by the Kering Foundation for Women’s Dignity & Rights. She is currently co-founder and co-creative director of Studio One Eighty Nine, a social enterprise that she co-founded with Rosario Dawson, which is focused on achieving a social impact in education, economic/employment opportunities, and empowerment.
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Making waves: The Miamibased Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre has a three-day run at the Annenberg Center.
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Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre There’s something about Rosie Herrera: her sincerity, warmth and the way that she approaches performance with open-hearted creativity. Her specialties, as well as the artistic allegiances she’s built within her dance company, are vastly varied; there’s bits of cabaret, opera, urban contemporary dance, ballet and, perhaps surprisingly, drag. “That’s everybody’s favorite part,” she says with a giggle. Drag is certainly an endearing performance community in the Florida culture capital that she loves—and if it’s important to Miami, it’s important to Herrera. “I was always committed to my community in Miami. I’m inspired there more than anywhere else in the world, and I knew it was where I would be making my home.” Herrera’s a New World School of the Arts graduate who has bopped around different styles of performance for years, from cabaret dancing in Little Havana to exploring a lifelong love of opera and classical music. “I have a really diverse background as a performer, and because of that, my circle of creators and movers is also very diverse,” she says. Herrera and her peers represent over a half-dozen nationalities, but their common connectivity is their willingness to make slightly adventurous work. RHDT will execute two numbers at the Annenberg: “Dining Alone” and “Various Stages of Drowning: A Cabaret.” The former is born out of Herrera’s childhood and the experiences she culled from hanging around her father’s restaurant. “I would watch people dine alone, particularly if they were older,” she says, and it would pain her because in her Cuban heritage, “dining is always a social interaction. It’s meant to be shared.” The more avant garde “Drowning” employs an underwater film, and Herrera says she went right for gender ambiguity to make a point. In recreating dreamscapes, she says, “part of what’s important to that is this idea of blended sexuality. I would be false if I told just the story of a man and a woman. It’s not part of my life because I see so much more than that.” / BILL CHENEVERT
Jan. 15-17. $20-$50. The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. 215.898.3900. annenbergcenter.org
WEDNESDAy, JAN. 14 STAGE
A Life in the Theatre
David Mamet’s play-within-a-play is a behind-the-scenes comedy about the relationship between a seasoned actor and a promising newcomer who are forced to share a dressing room—and the spotlight.
Through Feb. 1. $36.50. Walnut Street Theater, 825 Walnut St. walnutstreettheatre.org FOOD
Birchtree Catering’s Monthly Supper Club
Birchtree Catering hosts their monthly multi-course supper club meeting at bahdeebahdu this week with a focus on seasonal and sustainable foods. Enjoy a locally sourced dinner while immersed in the colorful backdrop of sculpture and art at the design studio. 7pm. $70. bahdee-
bahdu, 1522 N. American St. 215.627.5002. birchtreecatering.com
THURSDAY, JAN. 15 STAGE
Doubt: A Parable
Set in the 1960s, Doubt tells the story of Bronx Catholic school principal Sister Aloysius, an intense and severe woman who begins to grow suspicious of the popular and progressive Father Flynn. Shrouded in mystery and doubt, the Tony Award-winning play sets the stage for a clash of power, tradition and faith. 7pm. $22-$56.
Through Feb. 15. Lantern Theater Company, 10th and Ludlow sts. 215.829.0395. lanterntheater.org TALK
The Quotable Da Vinci
The Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Third Thursday Open Salon Series allows guests the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion and exchange ideas. Kicking off the night, members will reading famous quotes by Leonardo Da Vinci; participants are encouraged to bring in their own favorite quotes for discussion. 7pm. Da Vinci
Art Alliance, 704 Catharine St. 215.829.0466. davinciartalliance.org AU T HOR
Stewart O’Nan and Peter Carey
Join authors Stewart O’Nan and Peter Carey as they give exclusive insight into their new novels. O’Nan’s West of Sunset draws upon F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last years in Hollywood, in financial ruin and struggling to make a new beginning as a screenwriter in the 1930s. Two-time Booker Prize winner Carey writes about hacking, slander and international secrets in his new book, Amnesia. 7:30pm. Free. Central Library, 1901 Vine St.
215.686.5322. freelibrary.org
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Peace-A-Thon
National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour and The Adelphia Repertory Touring company present a collection of spoken-word performances chronicling the past and present conflicts of police brutality, gang warfare and civil disobedience. “CEASE THE FIRE: Peace in the Streets,” uses spoken word and dramatizations to address current issues of violence against children. “Black Lives Matter” chronicles present day police homicides and past harms done to people of color. 4:30pm. $20. The Rotunda, 4014
Walnut St. 215.573.3234. nationalblackauthorstour.com
FRIDAY, JAN. 16 S C RE EN
Private Lives (Photo by Mark Garvin)
Justin Miller: You Don’t Belong to This Century
DR IN K
Fab Four Week at the Trestle Inn
Celebrate 50 years of Beatlemania with a Helter Skelter cocktail, a screening of Yellow Submarine and a “Please Please Me Go Go Party.”w Through Jan. 17. The Trestle Inn,
11th and Callowhill sts. thetrestleinn.com EX H IB I T
Constituting Liberty
Catch a glimpse of a rare, original copy of the Bill of Rights—one of 12 surviving copies sent to the states by President George Washington in 1789—at the National Constitution Center’s latest exhibit. National Constitution
5:30pm. Free. International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. ihousephilly.org
Center, 525 Arch St. constitutioncenter.org
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STAGE
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Bowerbird invites guests to a local presentation of artistic experimentation at a special digitally-restored screening of this sci-fi musical. The film follows Afro-Egyptian musician/philosopher Sun-Ra’s fight for black redemption after he returns to Earth in his musical-powered space ship. Watch as he radically creates an alter-destiny for oppressed African-Americans in this peculiar combination of science fiction, mythology, politics and cosmic-free jazz. 8pm. Free. The
Noel Coward’s 1930 comedy follows a divorced couple who find themselves in adjacent rooms at the same hotel while honeymooning with their new spouses. In three hilarious acts, their stormy relationship sparks a rekindled romance. Their trip turns into an ultimate scandal of love and lust at a French seaside resort where they bicker, fight and romantically reminisce while neglecting their respective spouses. Yes, you saw that on Frasier. 8pm. $20-$85. Walnut Street Theatre,
UPenn’s weekend-long hackathon, PennApps, returns with even more opportunities for student programmers to network, learn and create. More than 1,500 students from all over the world will be working in groups to create a web, mobile or hardware application. The 36-hour hackathon brings together the best minds in engineering and medicine from Penn with like-minded students from all over the globe, including Switzerland, Canada, England and Singapore. Through Jan. 18.
Sun Ra: Space is the Place
Private Lives
PennApps
Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. therotunda.org
825 Walnut St. walnutstreettheatre.org
UPenn Engineering Quad, 220 S. 33rd St. pennapps.com
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For the past five years, International House has hosted screenings of some of the greatest art-house films of the century from the Janus Collection. These films inspired designer/printmaker Justin Miller to create a new work featuring a series of hand-pulled screen prints. Tonight’s opening reception showcases his film-themed prints, featuring hand-drawn elements and other manipulated images that reveal Miller’s personal style of half-toned textured beauty on-screen.
PHILLY NOW SATURDAY, JAN. 17 PA RT Y
Hair O’ The Dog 2015
The city’s swankiest annual party celebrates its 21st birthday in blowout gala fashion with top-shelf drinks, gourmet food, live music and more. A special set by DJ Paola Shea of CBS’s Big Brother and a live performance by Natalie Guercio of VH1’s Mob Wives highlight the wild night. 8pm. $89-$190. Crystal Tea
Room, 100 E. Penn Square. 215.922.1862. hairothedog.com EV EN T
Fireside Sessions with WXPN’s The Key
Join WXPN and the Key at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest for a night of live music. This month’s show features artists Son Little and Dirty Dollhouse. 8pm.
Free. Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. delawareriverwaterfront.com GAMES
Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt
Help figure out who—or what—has been killing off Franklin Institute staffers involved in the discovery of one of Benjamin Franklin’s long-lost inventions.
1pm. $36.50. The Franklin Institute, 220 North 20th St. 877.946.4868. watsonadventures.com STAGE
The War Reporter
As part of the Wilma Theater’s production of Body of an American, attend this free screening of The War Reporter—based on the true story of photojournalist Paul Watson—with libretto by Dan O’Brien and music by Jonathan Berger. Stick around for a conversation with Watson and playwright O’Brien. 4:30pm. Free.
Wilma Theater, 256 S. Broad St. 215.546.7824. wilmatheater.org DR IN K
Great Philadelphia Winter Beer Festival
Enjoy a full day of drinking amid beer gardens, 150 beers from more than 75 different breweries, live music and more. Stop by The Bourbon Barn and The Whiskey & Cider Lounge for unlimited whiskey samples, bourbon beers and hard ciders, or hang by the outdoor fire pits, play games and try to win prizes.
2pm. $30-$40. XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave. 267.443.6415. xfinitylive.com DR IN K
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Martin Luther King Weekend: Reading of the Letter and Family Activities In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”—which offers startlingly prescient perspective on the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests—special readings of the letter will be presented with civil rights scholars available to answer questions. Various times. Free. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. easternstate.org
Learn how to make a cheap bottle of wine taste like the fancy stuff at this two-hour tasting class. 4pm. $39.98. Wine School of Philadelphia, 127 S. 22nd St.
215.965.1514. vinology.com CELEB R ATION
Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Weekend
Several other cities also lay claim to the great American horror and mystery writer’s life story, including Baltimore and Richmond, but let’s face it: “The Cask of Amontillado” could be an episode of It’s Always Sunny. Celebrate Poe’s birthday this weekend with tours of his house, readings and cake. 9am. Free.
Edgar Allan Poe Historic Site, 523 N. Seventh St. 215.597.8780. nps.gov/edal
SUNDAY, JAN. 18 P E RFORM A NC E
Lil’ Steph: Tassel Twirling Tyros!
Burlesque diva Lil’ Steph shines the spotlight on some fresh talent at this newbie revue. The sultry event features the dance stylings of Amelia Mon Coeur, Hattie Harlow, Margot Starlux, Ms. Red, Esther Ver Milions and Rosco Brown with Lucky Penny. 11pm. $5. Ruba,
416 Green St. 215.627.9831. rubaclubstudios.org DA NC E
Koresh Artist Showcase
Featuring work by local dance companies and a show-
case performance from the Koresh Youth Ensemble. Participating companies include Alchemy Dance Company, Project Moshen, Mettin Movement and more. 6pm. $10. Koresh Dance Company, 2020 Chestnut
St. koreshdance.org EX H IB IT
Winter Group Show
Support local artists as they showcase their original works of photography, oil paint, water color, sculpture and print. Pieces in various sizes and price ranges will be available for purchase. Noon. Free. Twenty-Two Gal-
lery, 236 S. 22nd St. 215.772.1911. twenty-twogallery.com TALK
Science Behind the Stories
If you think unicorns, dragons and chupacabra are weird, you have no idea what kind of strange animals actually exist in our world. Spend the weekend exploring the animals that inspire the legends we hear, with live presentations and specimen examinations from the collection. 10am. $15.95. Academy of Natural Sci-
ences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215.299.1019. ansp.org
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$22 Day / $45 3-Day Pass • Show Info 215-423-4780 Fri 2 PM - 12 AM • Sat 11 AM - 12 AM • Sun 11 AM - 8 PM Over 900 Tattoo Artists from Around the World T V Stars from: Ink Master • NY Ink • LA Ink B e s t I n k • T h e E n i g m a • M a r l o M a rq u i s e Raquel Reed • Live Human Suspension Olde City Sideshow • Burlesque T h e I n k l l u s i o n i s t • Ta t t o o C o n t e s t s Hotrod Cars & More
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PHILLY NOW MONDAY, JAN. 19 MUS IC
Philadelphia Orchestra: MLK Tribute Honor the life and legacy of AfricanAmerican civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 20th annual tribute concert. Dr. King believed in the power of music to effect change, and so will you. Stand with a diverse audience as the orchestra,
along with guest vocalists and choirs, combine the traditions of AfricanAmerican culture and Western classical music to envision a more harmoniously engaged society. 1:30pm. Free. Girard
College, 2101 S. College Ave. 215.893.1939. philorch.org
TUESDAY, JAN. 20 B OOKS
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It Celebrate the release of the first English-language anthology featuring the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Editors Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeinsas and designer Chip Kidd dis-
cuss the new publication, which features nine comic artists creating work for a gay male audience in Japan. 6pm. Free. Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St. queerbooks.com
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The Philadelphia Moth StorySLAM Anyone with a five-minute story about his or her maiden voyage into uncharted territory is invited to share it with an audience at this open-mic storytelling competition. Come put your name in The Moth’s hat, and you might just be
one of 10 picked to take the stage. Teams of judges chosen by the audience will score each of the 10 stories and crown the StorySlam winner of the night.
7:30pm. $8-$16. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. philly.worldcafelive.com
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 STAGE
Under the Skin A man dying of kidney failure asks his estranged daughter to give him one of hers. Raina must decide if she can put
her anger aside long enough to save Dad’s life. Through March 15. Arden The-
atre, 40 N. Second St. ardentheatre.org
Down the Shore MUS IC
Rob Thomas
The lead singer/songwriter of Matchbox 20 shares his solo hits in a special performance benefitting the Sidewalk Angels Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing support to grassroots groups across the country. Fri., Jan. 16. 9pm. $95-$120.
Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. 609.317.1000. theborgata.com MUS IC
Nervo
The Australian sisters/musicians play loud, dirty beats and electro-house melodies.
Fri., Jan. 16. 11pm. $30. Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. 609.317.1000. theborgata.com MUS IC
Chubby Checker
The revolutionary singer/songwriter performs in celebration of The Twist’s 55th anniversary. Sat., Jan. 17 $37-$48. Resorts, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.
800.745.3000. resortsac.com PER FOR MAN CE
Masters of Illusion Live!
The world’s largest touring magic show features grand illusions, daring escapes, comedy, sleight of hand and much more. Through Jan. 29. $25.24. Harrah’s Resort,
777 Harrah’s Blvd., Atlantic City, N.J. 609.441.5585 harrahsresort.com
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ow that the very wonky Terry Gillen has dropped out of the race for Philadelphia mayor, the cumulative IQ of the field of remaining candidates has dropped precipitously as a result. There’s former district attorney Lynne Abraham, who recently railed against marijuana in Philadelphia magazine using decades-old talking points; she seems to think it’s still 1992, presumably because folks are talking about Clinton running for president. Then we have state senator Anthony Williams, former city solicitor Ken Trujillo, and former federal inmate Milton Street. Not a single one of these candidates inspires; not a single one has communicated a solid rationale as to why they’re going to take Philadelphia in the right direction into the next decade. Given the state of the schools and the issues that continue to unfold surrounding civil liberties, gentrification, and policing, it’s vital that whoever or whatever leads the city next year has the support of a majority of the Philly’s denizens. Surely in this city of 1.5 million people there’s someone, or something, more deserving of your votes than this crowd of wannabes? In fact, there is! Here are six lifeless, inanimate objects we’ve seen around town that are more inspiring than anyone currently running.
Putrid cess-baby-pool, 9th St.
This beauty was spotted just south of Washington Avenue, and we still have no idea what circumstances led to its abandonment. It only lasted in the open air a few hours, but its legacy lives on. And, given that it holds leaves and comes with its own tarp and assortment of toys, it seems that the cess-baby-pool has the vision necessary to appeal to voters ages 18-29. Political affiliation: Green Party. Clearly, drugs were involved here.
Bird bicycle racks, 15th & Market. These delightful dead pieces of metal
aren’t just pretty to look at — they’re functional, too! Prevent your bicycle from being stolen and feel like you’re part of a non-living art project! What are they eating? Who knows? And, they’re just a short distance from City Hall, meaning that the transition costs associated with their political ascendancy will be inexpensive. Just how cheap? Cheep-cheep! Political affiliation: Democratic Party. Bikes. Art. Token ecological awareness. The color blue.
Wrecked car at 10th & Reed with “BLOOD” written on the window. Whatever the circumstances
were involving this mangled wreck at the nexus of multiple Philly streets near the 24-
hour CVS and Dunkin’ Donuts is unknown. We do know, however, that it has some serious history behind it. Given that this car was in the parking lot of a collision repair shop, we might think that it’ll be parted out, and that makes us think it is useful. Political affiliation: Libertarian Party. It is objectively valuable for the individual to build, sell, and destroy things regardless of the collective cost.
Forkful of seaweed salad, VIP Market, Juniper & Walnut. Look-
ing like something that was already digested months ago, this forkful of seaweed salad was nutritious and appetizing. Given that it originated in a place with fluorescent lights and a drop ceiling, it has the kind of white-collar appeal necessary to court the office-drone vote. Political affiliation: Democratic Party. Middle America thinks it’s offensive and elitist, just like John Kerry.
Bowl of crayons, Cosi, 12th & Walnut. Encouraging people to pursue
their dreams, this bowl of writing instruments isn’t just inspirational— it’s populated by the colors of the Philadelphia flag: golden yellow and blue! Sure, there’s one random orangish crayon there, but we just think that’s symbolic of Philadelphians refusing to follow any one trend in lockstep. And considering the state of the school district, crayons give us that warm, fuzzy feeling of despair, forcing us to remember what schools used to be like before the world ended. Political affiliation: Independent, with anarchist leanings. The crayons refuse to participate in a corrupt system.
Vacuum Jesus, 45th & Locust. We came across Vacuum Jesus right around Halloween, and whether or not he (He?) has suctioned, one thing is certain: Vacuum Jesus is a West Philly original. Who crucified him? Probably a houseful of voters who support the seaweed. And while, sure, this abomination to good taste might be a mere geeky scarecrow, it’s equally plausible that he sucked for our sins. And, for that, we are eternally grateful. Political affiliation: Republican Party. Vacuum Jesus is overtly religious, made of plastic, and just a little disturbing. Like Mitt Romney.
Of course, we’ve still got some time to come to our senses; the primary isn’t until May 19, 2015. Given that Democrats outnumber Republicans 8 to 1 here, whoever wins the Democratic primary is all but assured the top job. Then again, considering what the currently declared Democratic field is offering us, who knows; a sensible Republican might just have a shot in November. —J.K.
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Chinatown’s Hippot Shabu Shabu offers a kaleidoscope of hot pot wonders. by bRIaN FREEdmaN
gaRdEN statE bREws Kane Head High Ipa. New Jersey may not have
the brewing bona fides that Pennsylvania boasts, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some outstanding beers worth paying attention to coming out of the Garden State. Take a tour of Philly’s best beer bars and you’ll find more than a few NJ brews worth drinking. Head High from Kane, for instance, is very quietly one of the finest IPAs being brewed on the East Coast. Its crisp, dry finish is preceded by big tastes and aromas of fresh mango, pineapple, and other citrus, with just a dash of resinous pine for good measure. This is balanced by a surprisingly nuanced malt backbone that has touches of crackers and toast. Not super bitter yet robustly hoppy, you need this beer. Go to the Pour House Westmont to get some.
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Carton boat beer. When people talk about the
hippest new breweries in New Jersey, two get namedropped each and every time. Kane is one of them. Carton is the other. Carton has established a reputation as brewers who refuse to brew to traditional styles, which is how you end up with concoctions like Boat Beer, one of the most flavorful low alcohol beers you’ll ever drink. It’s just 4.2 percent ABV, but it packs a punch all the same. The beer defies category—it’s a kolsch, it’s a pale ale, it’s a session IPA, it’s all of the above—but category doesn’t matter when a beer drinks this nicely: crisp, dry and refreshing like a German pilsner, but also boasting a huge explosion of grapefruit-laden hops. On tap at Fountain Porter , City Tap House Logan Square and 12 Steps Down.
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River Horse oatmeal milk stout. While relatively new breweries like Carton and Kane snatch all the attention in the New Jersey beer scene, longtime mainstays like River Horse continue to quietly push out excellent brews. One of their highlights comes out only once a year: Oatmeal Milk Stout, a beer whose name should say it all. Get ready for a rich, roasty, creamy indulgence that is perfectly suited for cold winter days. You might as well be pouring velvet down your throat—but this is velvet laced with nuances of roast coffee, cocoa, and milk chocolate. Watch for it to start appearing on draft in the weeks ahead.
brew an excellent Abey-style dubbel called Two Blind Monks. That beer is good enough on its own—sweet breads, clove-kissed spice, dark fruits and mild alcohol are all highlights—but what happens when you age a small batch of it in Jack Daniels barrels, and throw in some Madagascar vanilla beans for good measure? You get Wooden Beanie, a complex, tasty, and very rare draft-only beer that Belgian lovers will want to try. Vanilla, caramel and oak greet the nose; the taste follows with sweet nuts, dark fruit, sharp whiskey, and a slightly sour finish. The whiskey and vanilla are most prominent, but pay close attention and raisins, plums, and hints of cocoa will shine through, too. Try this limited brew at CJ Doghouse’s.
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Sandy beat up the New Jersey coast, Flying Fish came up with F.U. Sandy, a hybrid ale that also raises funds for those recovering from the storm. “Forever Unloved” blends a wheat beer and a pale ale, using an experimental hop; the result is a beverage with the smoothness of a summer wheat beer but the fragrant hopping of a pale ale or IPA, yet without the typical bitterness associated with those styles. | ERIC saN JuaN
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ou have to go with a plan. This is the most important piece of advice anyone could offer first-time visitors to Hippot Shabu Shabu. If you don’t—if the entirety of your mission is to order one of the massive pots of broth and dunk away with abandon—you’ll come nowhere close to maximizing the pleasures you might otherwise have here. I’ve enjoyed plenty of shabu shabu over the years, but a recent visit to Hippot with two friends, one of whom was, unknown to me, a hot pot expert, threw into very sharp relief how wrong I’ve been doing it. His first stroke of genius was to suggest a massive hot pot divided down the middle. But instead of having the two sides filled with different soups, he instead recommended the same one on both. Why? So one side would be used for cooking proteins, whereas the other would be for the vegetables. The result was a fascinating evolution of the two sides separately. What began as a rich, comforting herb-pork broth on both sides quickly changed significantly: Submerging curl after curl of delicate, thin petals of sliced beef, for example, eventually lent that side’s broth an almost earthy heft, whereas the vegetables that we cooked in the other half resulted in a brighter, almost sweeter slurp. The range of meats and vegetables and other dunkables is far too broad to ever be able to experience them all even over the course of several visits, but I do plan on returning often to try to work my way through them. Whatever I order, I’ll be sure to make the fried tofu sheet a standard. It arrived looking vaguely like a massive, heaping plateful of oversized, two-dimensional chicharones, each one large enough to cover your face. But submerge one of those snappy sheets in the broth for 15 or 20 seconds, and it’s transformed into a slippery, thoroughly comforting little package tinged with the flavor of whatever liquid you’ve cooked it in, and easy to finish in a single bite. If you’re smart, you’ll have concocted a bowlful of your own dipping sauce from the well-stocked station in the back, replete with everything from hot oil and vinegar to garlic-swirled sriracha, fermented bean curd paste, hoisin and beyond. Or whip up both a spicy bowl and a savory one, and experiment with which meats, fish, and vegetables work best in each. And then go to town: Cook your bites in the broths, kept at just the right temperature through knobs on the bottom sides of the table, dip them in your sauce, and repeat. Cabbage remains hearty and sweet; watercress, with just a quick trip through the boiling cauldron, remains bracingly bright yet texturally more tender than it usually is. There’s plenty here for the adventurous, too, from pig blood and brain to duck tongues. Orange sea clams, which ultimately won me over, were an unexpectedly challenging option: A plateful of uni-orange
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1002 Arch St. 215.928.8838. hippotpa.com Cuisine type: Mainly shabu shabu. Hours: Sun.-Thurs., 11am-12am; Fri.-Sat., 11am-1am. price range: Under $20, with many items far less. atmosphere: Modern, clean-lined and energetic Food: Very successfully executed; the game plan is up to you. service: Friendly, attentive, and happy to explain unfamiliar ingredients or dishes. clam slices were to be cooked, we were instructed, for two or two-and-a-half minutes, after which they had indeed attained a texture unexpectedly approaching crunchiness. They were deeply earthy, funky almost, with an edge of sweetness. They did particularly well in the herb-pork broth; cooked in the already heady pork-bone broth, it was a bit overwhelming. There are other options here, too, from a wide array of familiar and more exotic vegetables to a whole section of “balls:” fish, fried shrimp, beef tendon, squid, and infinitely more. Grilled skewers of tender lamb danced with a generous coating of cumin and a lingering swirl of spice heat. Chicken skewers were on a similar end of the flavor spectrum but with a touch less spice. The highlight, however, was thanks to my hot potexpert friend, who suggested we order a plateful of taro root and, maybe 20 minutes before we were finished, had us submerge all the pieces in the broth. We allowed them to boil away and slowly disintegrate in the heady liquid, thickening the broth with their starch and lending it a texture similar to potato soup. Slowly spooned over a raw egg we had each cracked into the bottom of a new bowl, the result was a supremely comforting egg-drop-like soup, a perfect end to the meal and a great way to warm us through before stepping out into the frigid night. n
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Back to Life, Back to Reality The all-too-ratchet world of reality TV has provided one good thing: the artistic fodder for Jazmine Sullivan’s long-awaited third LP. by Bill Chenevert @billchenevert
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took the 32. I remember I hated having to get up that early, but now, as an adult, I can say that I appreciate having been at that school.” Dressed in a tight, sleek black dress and strappy stilettos, Jazmine Sullivan is talking about the high school on Broad and Catharine she once trekked to on the regular: the storied Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. “I met my best friends there,” she says, “friends I’m still tight with. It was a good place to grow your craft and be around other talented kids and that was inspiring.” Back then, as a vocal major, Sullivan was making jaws drop in church, and then on Showtime at the Apollo— followed by turns at the sorely-missed Black Lily nights showcasing female musicians at the now-gone Five Spot, and eventually at Jive Records, where she was initially signed at 15. Her attendance at CAPA, an institution that’s fueled the careers of such alumni as The Roots, Boyz II Men and a slew of other noted industry pros, is just one of the
things music lovers from her hometown cheer about the North Philadelphian R&B chanteuse, who’s just released her highly-anticipated third LP, Reality Show. “I feel like this album is a time capsule,” she says. “It’s gonna be an album for me that I’m gonna look back on as a time period [and think]: ‘This is what society is.’” Sullivan hasn’t quite achieved the Jill Scott or Toni Braxton level of fame and fortune we’ve seen a handful of soulstresses ascend to—some of them chasing that dream publicly on shows like R&B Divas: Los Angeles or R&B Divas: Atlanta. But of course, for so many of those TV “divas,” their success is in their heads—or, rather, the line between fame and infamy is a boundary that both audiences and “casts” have a hard time defining. Sullivan, now 27, can’t get enough of those small-screen personalities, though. Not because she aspires to middling stardom; rather, she’s awed and fascinated at the way that half of these women air their dirty laundry on national television for anyone and everyone to bear witness. “I’m a little bit addicted to reality TV,” she admits as she
sits in an office-turned-dressing room at Milkboy the Studio on Seventh Street, where she recorded almost all of the new record and debuted some tracks at a packed listening party less than a week before the Jan. 13 drop date. When pressed, she cops to rabid regular viewing of Love & Hip-Hop, Basketball Wives, and even some Real Housewives. “Nothing too educational,” she laughs. “The more ratchet, the better.” The ratchet’s rubbed off on the strong tracks that inspired both the title and the tenor of Reality Show. It’s a ‘hood-flavored, trap-kissed meditation on modern maleness and pop culture—and it’s a record likely to well satisfy the fans who’ve hungrily waited four years for it.
Back in January of 2011,
Sullivan tweeted the following from her @jsullivanmusic handle: “I’m making an official announcement that I am taking a break from music. I’m trying to figure out who I am without a mic, paper or pen. I promised myself when it wasn’t fun anymore I wouldn’t do it. And here I am.” It was disap-
Facing page: Jazmine Sullivan photographed at @MilkBoyStudio by @jrblackwell
As for the album itself, Sullivan says she aimed quite specifically at developing her craft around songwriting and
storytelling on Reality Show—something that’s in her blood. “My mom was a playwright, my grandmom was a poet—so I grew up around women who wrote and expressed themselves that way,” she says. “When I was younger, I think everybody was just so taken by my voice that I didn’t write. That was a skill that came a little later.” Still, her previous two records, solid as can be, are all her, too. Fearless, her 2008 debut, was dope as hell, an amazing outof-the-gate introduction featuring production from the always-flawless Missy Elliott, but Sullivan’s got writing credits on every track, often shared with a producer. It earned her seven—count’ em: seven!—Grammy Award nominations and yielded two of the songs that put her name on the map in a big way: the sultry, terrifying revenge classic “Bust Your Windows” and the poignant “Lions, Tigers, & Bears.” Its follow-up, 2010’s Love Me Back, included some musical muscle from NeYo, plus another couple Elliott-produced cuts—“Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles)” and “Excuse Me,” resulting another Grammy nod. Her modesty about her writing notwithstanding, Sullivan’s also earned acclaim for songs she’s written for other soul-stirring female artists, including Fantasia, Monica, Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. And even if it was a faux pas to reference all of the Grammy noms that didn’t yield a win, Sullivan’s entourage cracked up upon hearing a reporter follow up with: “But you won a BET Award and an ASCAP Award!” (The songwriter took home a BET Centric Award in 2009 and “Best R&B Song” honors from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for “Holding You Down” in 2011.) “We’re tryin’ to get to the Grammys, but times have changed,” she says. “Even in the amount of time that I’ve been away, the climate and the industry’s a little different now.” That may be so, but in any case, Sullivan’s pumped that the people in her corner seemed to have never left. “The love from my fans is still there, and I appreciate it because I need it,” she says, echoing the tweets she sent her followers four years ago after her announcement that she’d be taking a break from the scene to re-energize and regroup. “I love you and appreciate you so much—you have no idea how much you’ve inspired me and fed my ego. But the truth is that I have to believe in me whether you all do or not. And that’s what I’m lookin’ for. That belief in myself. Me. I love us. Thanks for being here and riding with me on this journey. Let us continue.” n
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pointing and worrisome, but refreshingly honest. Today, Sullivan’s not even that shy about how nervous tip-toeing back into the pop scene has made her. “I’m excited, but I think I’m more nervous than anything,” she says before joining Thursday’s throng of listening-party attendees ay Milkboy. I’m nervous about coming back out, and I feel like I’m just starting.” That night, after she spun “Stanley,” a fun, disco-flavored beat that cloaks a sassy, fed-up-woman story, she revealed to the assembled crowd how she “had problems loving myself. The standards to be perfect are so high. I got into this industry being just Jaz, and that didn’t feel like enough. So I struggled with that for a long time, and it’s still a struggle.” Her personal testimony served as a smooth and natural transition into “Masterpiece,” a triumphant, love-thyself anthem which asserts that every one of us are works of art that need to be respected—a heartfelt, sorely-necessary message that Sullivan still finds herself affirming in her own mirror. “Every day, I have to remind myself about every thing that is good about me—and it’s a lot,” she said. (A resounding “That’s right!” came out of more than a few supportive friends and family members’ mouths in response before the jam’s first notes rang out.) “#Hoodlove,” meanwhile, has a refrain that her fans will dig, as it strikes a chord we’ve been feeling all along: “I’mma ride this bitch ‘til the wheels fall off.” As we’ve watched an industry both lift up and celebrate mediocre knock-offs while simultaneously pounding genuine, authentic talents thin and frail in the years while Sullivan had stepped away from it, her success snaps of a hair-flipping defiance of today’s cultural demands. Some of the pressure that had gotten under her skin is perfectly reflected in Reality Show’s infectious single, “Mascara.” Sullivan saw lots of girls on Instagram attracting great fame and acclaim for, essentially, looking pretty. (“Is that all?” she wondered aloud to her listening-party crowd.) From that phenomenon sprung the song, fueled by a lovely, taut trap beat produced by Key Wane, one of her nowregular co-creators; big-deal producers Salaam Remi and Anthony Bell have come back to her on this one, too. In the song, she’s got mascara in her pocket “Cuz I’m runnin’ to the market / Cuz you never know who’s watching you.” Indeed: when paparazzi capture shots of a performer without a stitch of makeup, the headlines are about her face, not her record.
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The Mob’s Man of Honor It’s no secret: A$AP Ferg is the next major MC out of Harlem’s hot A$AP Mob collective. bY bILL cHENEvERT
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Selwyn Birchwood Jan. 14 at World Cafe Live. Dude’s 30 going on 60: This Albert King Guitarist of the Year has got the heart of an ol’ Chicago bluesman. worldcafelive.com
Philadelphia Orchestra LiveNotes Nights Jan. 14 at the Kimmel Center. The Orchestra’s brand-new monthly young-professionals night gets you in and out in 75 minutes. Download the app, and plan to stick around to meet the musicians personally. philorch.org
The Vaselines Jan. 15 at Johnny Brenda’s. They may’ve seen members come and go, but last year’s V for Vaselines proved that the Ramones-inspired outfit’s not going anywhere anytime soon. johnnnybrendas.com
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Barrel Brothers, Reef the Lost Cauze + Mic Stewart Jan. 15 at Underground Arts. A Veteran Freshman-curated jawn that’s only $3 if you RSVP, $10 at the door—and that’s if there’s room. Plan accordingly. undergroundarts.org Aaron Freeman + Nik Greeley Jan. 16 at Ardmore Music Hall. The man formerly known as Gene Ween is as fresh and clean as the irresistible Outkast jam. And the Black Stars frontman opens. ardmoremusic.com Corey Smith Jan. 16 at Union Transfer. Eight albums deep, this country crooner from Georgia’s renowned for penning thoughtful material. utphilly.com
Cedric Napoleon Jan. 16-17 at Warmdaddy’s. Call this founding member of Pieces of a Dream and bass boss Prof. Napoleon. Expect to be taken to school. warmdaddys.com Maceo Parker Jan. 17 at Merriam Theater. Aw, yeah: The legendary saxman can name P-Funk, James Brown and Prince among his cohorts. merriamtheater.com Chalk & the Beige Americans Jan. 17 at North Star Bar. Complex, impossible-to-pidgeonhole sounds abound from this trippy local trio. northstarbar.com Laura Lizcano Sextet Jan 20 at Chris’ Jazz Cafe. Latin rhythms sizzle even hotter than usual when these cats let loose. chrisjazzcafe.com
$AP Ferg thinks of himself as a trap lord— as demonstrated by the name of his 2013 debut, Trap Lord—but not necessarily because of, well, drugs. The number-one Urban Dictionary definition of the trap: “The area where drug deals are carried out.” But Darold Ferguson, Jr. sees it as more of a straight hustle. Ferg was keen on art and worked for his dad printing promotional Tshirts before he started making tripped-out belts for Chris Brown and Swizz Beats. His friendship with A$AP Rocky sparked his interest in rhyming and, like painting and designing belts before it, Ferg went in with a focused determination. The thing about Ferg is his delivery’s pretty tight and, for the most part, digestable. You can understand him in ways that you can’t with, say, Danny Brown or D’Angelo’s soul burps and hiccups on Black Messiah. If this was 1995 instead of 2015, he probably wouldn’t be considered hard enough, even though he raps about syrup and purple kush. Gangster rap is a different genre, if only because, as a society, we’ve come to boo gang-related activity as wantonly violent and empty—characteristics that don’t really resonate with audiences today. So you have to be something other than just “hard.” Ferg’s proven just that in a slew of striking guest spots, his debut LP and the hints at what’s reasonably expected to keep coming from the Harlem native via last year’s mixtape, Ferg Forever. “DoeActive” is a sparse, bouncy track that’s characterized by giggles and “they mad” at the beginning, followed by hilarious take-downs like “I got a $100 bill for every bump on your face.” It’s somewhat of a far cry from 2012’s “Work,” his first single from the A$AP Mob mixtape Lord$ Never Worry. It garnered 2,000,000 views on YouTube and even showed up on Complex’s Top 50 Songs of 2012. Ferg also snatched a 2013 BET Award for Rookie of the Year, but he didn’t even show up to the ceremony, skeptical that he’d take home a trophy.
Jus like on Trap Lord, Ferg managed to get a wide, impressive cross section of his artistic peers to spit on Forever: Twista, Bunji Garlin, M.I.A., Big Sean, fellow crew member A$AP Nast and his “Best Coast Connection” tourmate YG. And that doesn’t even touch the list of tracks on which he’s guested: From Big K.R.I.T. to Juicy J to Ariana Grande, looks like everyone wants a piece of him. He says his life’s seen lots of ups and downs, from launching fashion lines to ducking bullets, from depression to naturalhigh triumphs, from the ‘hood to the high life. And Ferg’s smart mix of multi-faceted offerings reflect just that. n
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ew Year, new name—and lord knows the circumstances make this particular move entirely sensible, not to mention infinitely more stylish. The innovative Indianapolis trio comprising production whiz David Embry on vocals, Nicholas Gerlach playing tenor saxophone and electronic winds, and perfect-pace-setting drummer Jeff Peterson, who replaced original Cosby kid Richard “Sleepy” Floyd early last year, Turbo Suit used to be known for their tribute-paying handle (and the occasional donning of the distinctive, colorfully dappled knits that its namesake made famous), as well as the undeniably dancable, funk-fortified grooves their fans enjoy so much. Now, though, they’ve gone a lil’ fancy, trading in the negativity of that now-infamous surname for a tag that no one could front on, just like their music. This show’s the second night of the trio’s five-month long “Out Here” tour, which began tonight in Massachusetts and ends on Memorial Day weekend, and they’ll have an occasional assist from Umphrey’s McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins, not to mention dates with Lotus, Digital Tape Machine (as Digital Sweater) and a couple killer afterparties. | Thurs., Jan. 15, 8pm. $10-$12. With D.V.S*. North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St.
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American Sniper (Director: Clint Eastwood /
Writer: Jason Hall) American Sniper is a puzzle. You wouldn’t think it: On the surface, Clint Eastwood has given us another straightforward story of a taciturn acolyte rising to meet high-pressure circumstances and finding cracks in their stoic facades. But despite a career-best performance from Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, a sharpshooter whose military service leaves him struggling to connect back home, American Sniper seems not quite willing to commit. The action scenes are appropriately chaotic, and the washed-out sunlight of Iraq suggests the surety Kyle finds there. But Kyle’s home life is filmed as such an afterthought that it loses much of its pull, despite Sienna Miller’s best efforts with a paper-thin part. And the movie seems so determined to sympathize with the soldier without critiquing the war that diminishes its potential power both as a biopic and as a war movie. Perhaps it’s inevitable Eastwood couldn’t apply the same coolly ambivalent hand to recent events that he did to the West in 1992’s Unforgiven. But in a film that supposedly deals with the price of war, not a single person Kyle encounters in Iraq is innocent—even children take up arms— and the film seems disinterested in the cycles of violence behind Kyle’s orders. American Sniper presents Kyle as a patriot, and Cooper keenly embodies how war disconnects him from home, but American Sniper never frames his story to make him question any of those choices. And it’s surprisingly coy about the violence it’s steeped in—even the closing title avoids the nature of Kyle’s death, as if afraid to suggest guns are anything but a righteous weapon against the enemy. It’s a surprisingly timid turn from Eastwood, a riveting performance from Cooper, and a movie that never quite knows how to say what it wants to. | G.V.
Blackhat (Director: Michael Mann / Writers: Morgan Davis Foehl and Michael Mann) When a Michael Mann
And the Winners Are... The Golden Globes red carpet is as otherworldly as the faux-fantasy films that garner trophies. by Genevieve Valentine @GLValentine
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he ecosystem of the red carpet is specific, rarefied and self-sustaining. It’s a phenomenon that requires a dedicated industry to keep it running: event staff to design and build the red carpet, designers whose inventory of gowns become five-figure trading cards among stylists, personal assistants and event coordinators and makeup artists for last-minute touch-ups who crowd the background of photographs and yet somehow seem to disappear. The jewelry on loan to stars can even occasionally require bodyguards to shadow the celebrity wearing it, fulfillment of a business niche so small it only highlights how otherworldly the whole affair really is. That particular benign ludicrousness occasionally bypasses the standard Hollywood noblesse oblige and begins to take on elements of something creepier and more revealing. Because part of every red carpet’s mission brief is to justify itself, there’s a healthy amount of self-seriousness involved in this million-dollar prom. This year’s Golden Globes were no exception. Ernst & Young employees were handcuffed to the deciding votes as per usual and marched down the carpet, a security performance of its own. Celebrities were asked who they’re wearing like they were claiming affiliation in a Hogwarts house and photographed with 360-degree cameras to make sure every inch of their bodies was up to whatever the year’s impossible beauty standards are. And red-carpet commentators this year blithely noted that the attendees would be filmed by drone, a rather sinister piece of technology repurposed for celeb culture with all the accidental irony of a Hunger Games set piece. There’s appeal to all this theatricality, of course. I’m as much a sucker for a parade of actresses in pretty dresses as anyone else. But the Red Carpet entity is deliberately designed to be as alien as it is entertaining. There’s less interest in events that seem attainable; the Independent Spirit Awards don’t carve out a whole evening on two major channels. Being lent a dress for a single evening and gifted temporary jewels that come with unseen attendants is literally the stuff of fairy tales, removed from the real world. And the increasingly pop-culture savvy audience has meant a shift in the general attitudes: With dozens of outlets grading the red-carpet attendees, an increasingly important aspect of the show is convincing those watching it’s as much for the audience’s sake as for their own. Some of the pressures of red-carpet events have rightfully come under scrutiny. Crash diets to squeeze into couture and the traditionally insipid questions asked of ladies are among the elements that have received backlash—not to mention pockets of rebellion against the dreaded Mani-cam. But none of it has slowed the glittering juggernaut of the red carpet. Its allure has even spread: The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala, once a fashion-only event, has adopted the red carpet itself lately, alongside an everlonger guest list of Hollywood types.
Actress Jessica Chastain strikes her red-carpet pose at the 69th annual Golden Globes ceremony. The Globes—or any other awards show—have as much pomp and circumstance inside as outside, handing out awards that may or may not reflect any lasting pop-culture impact. This year, interestingly, the speeches suggested a changing perspective: acknowledging responsibility to the trans community, portraying cultures responsibly, providing varied roles for women, being politically transformed by art. (A few men even bemoaned things they felt unable to say, itself an indicator that the tone of the evening had shifted to something more aware.) The evening suggests, among many other things, that creators and actors are more than ready for more intelligent red-carpet questions. It would certainly make for a more interesting lead-in. Of course, that self-sustaining ecosystem demands that we ask who they’re wearing to make up for the gift of a free dress, and rating a free dress in the first place is a sign an actress should be taken seriously on the red carpet– making her more eligible, in that intangible Hollywood way, for the awards inside. Like any fairy tale, it’s a spell that’s magically tangled—and awfully hard to break. n
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movie gets a release in the January film graveyard, you worry that despite the iconic director at the helm, something’s gone horribly wrong. And in Blackhat, plenty does: The plot’s often simultaneously overstuffed and underdone, the hairpin turn from thriller to Bond flick ditches much of the carefully built-up and absurd tangle that preceded it, and Chris Hemsworth makes one of the least convincing hackers imaginable. But this is Michael Mann, and he’s rarely interested in the plot. In Blackhat, he’s hardly more interested in his actors, given the alacrity with which he shifts them between tense conversations and noir set pieces—which, at their best, nimbly suggest a China beyond the stereotypes of yore. For Mann, Hemsworth is the star because of the way his profile cuts through a clear blue sky on his way out of prison to fight evil hackers and how his face looks under neon lights in China as he manfully grits his teeth. (The thespian heavy lifting wisely shifts to Viola Davis, Tang Wei and Leehom Wang, who round out this international task force and bring their understated roles to life.) And Blackhat is a Mann movie through and through. Silent longing and neon smudges, hard-boiled dialogue and inconsequential plot points, the rattle of gunfire and transcendent synths (courtesy of Atticus Ross this goround). And for all the tech speak, Blackhat’s hacking is just another opportunity for aesthetic–pixels race through the ether like cars on his nighttime highways, and beyond that, he doesn’t much care. The plot unspools, first as savvy, goofy fun and later like the silt of a lesser Bond, but the distinct Mann style gives this movie its breathless gloss and makes for an action flick that’s flawed but infinitely stylish. | G.V.
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My Friend, the Actor
The world knew Taylor Negron as the pizza guy, the creepy killer, the weird son-in-law. To me, he was just the greatest pal around. by Ed Condran mail@philadelphiaweekly.com
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aylor Negron forgave, but he never forgot. After he purchased a lovely portrait of a young girl from an art shop on Second Street 20 years ago, and it was inexplicably lost in the mail, the actor-comic was initially apoplectic. “How does anyone just send something like that,” he raged, “a beautiful work that was sold for over $500, in the regular mail? No insurance, no way to track it. Ugh. I’ll get over it.” During a conversation last year, Negron, who succumbed to cancer Saturday at 57, admitted it stung that he never got that picture—but then he laughed about it and reminisced about all the fun he’d ever had in Philadelphia: drinks in Old City, walking the streets of Manayunk, getting a haircut from Daniel Iannelli (then of Pileggi on the Square and now running the show at 21 M Hair Salon). “That was as good a cut as I’ve ever had in L.A., New York or Paris,” he said. In the two decades I’ve worked as an entertainment journalist, I’ve interviewed countless celebrities—and exactly one of them became a real friend. Oh, sure: Bette Midler hired me to write jokes for her “Kiss My Brass” tour; Sandra Bernhard asked me to write for the ill-fated American version of Absolutely Fabulous; I’ve hung out till the wee hours with such disparate icons as Burt Reynolds, Kid Rock and Jimmy Rollins. But true friendship? Just Taylor Negron, who was unlike any entertainer—or person—I’ve ever met. A gifted actor and an innovative comic, Taylor starred in such films as The Last Boy Scout and Easy Money. But he was at his best as a character actor stealing other stars’ scenes with a single line. Taylor might not have gotten the billing Tom Hanks did in Punchline, but if you remember one joke from that movie, it’s Taylor’s “You don’t want carpet, you want an area rug.” He was equally memorable as the psychotic but bizarrely respectful killer Milo in The Last Boy Scout; as the offbeat mailman in Better Off Dead; and as the pizza guy in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a movie that produced more stars (Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker, Judge Reinhold, etc) than most galaxies. Taylor’s one line—“Who ordered the double cheese and sausage?”—was delivered to such perfection, director Amy Heckerling called him 30 years later to reprise the role in 2012’s Vamps. As Taylor put it, he wasn’t so much famous as “fameish.” But even that was pretty intense sometimes. I’ll never forget the night in 1996 when he played David Brenner’s old comedy club on South Street. After the show, the two of us were escorted to a car by a guy who I thought was from the venue; expecting a ride back to Taylor’s hotel, we got in. Then the short, middle-aged man started to drive the wrong way. “Who is this guy?” I asked. “I don’t know,” Taylor said. “Are we being abducted?” “I think so.” We arrived ten minutes later at a nondescript South Philly apartment, about a half-mile below Bella Vista, where it turned out the man had ten videocassette cases
The “fame-ish” actor with the familiar face: Taylor Negron, who died Saturday at age 57.
of Negron films waiting on the coffee table to be autographed. What could Taylor do but start signing? As he did so, our abductor’s brother walked in. “Hey, look,” the crazy fan said, gesturing toward Taylor, “the man is here.” At that point, I asked if I could have a glass of anything, just so I could check the fridge for skulls. There were none—so we made the tactical error of deciding that, since the guy seemed ultimately harmless, we’d let him drive us to the hotel after all. We got in the car, and as he pulled away from the curb, he said: “You gotta do one thing first. You gotta have a cheesesteak.” “No thanks,” Taylor said, “I’ll get one at the hotel.” “No—you need to get one from Pat’s or Geno’s. It’s part of the experience.” We got out at 12th & Passyunk and moved to dodge both our hijacker and the 40-person-deep cheesesteak line—but not before a drunken twentysomething saw Taylor and yelled, his eyes wide: “What’s the pizza guy from Fast Times doing in Philly? Hey, yo!” “I think I’m going to cry,” Taylor said as I hailed a cab, which drove us to the Society Hill Sheraton. We ordered room service at 4 a.m. An African-American bellhop delivered two cheesesteaks—and paused. “I know your face,” he told Taylor, who knew the rest of what was coming by heart: “I just don’t know your name.” “It’s Taylor Negron,” my friend sighed. “It’s Negro with an ‘n’ on it.”
Whatever misadventures life might have tossed his way at any given time, Taylor had the biggest heart in Hollywood and was a great friend. After I suffered through a bad breakup in ‘96, I called and told him I was a mess. “Why not come out here and live with me for as long as you like?” he suggested. So I flew to Los Angeles and spent a few months in his bright and spacious Hollywood Hills home and his cozy Santa Monica apartment. Taylor would blast salsa and show tunes late into the night, much to the chagrin of his next-door neighbor, k.d. lang, who lived a surprisingly early-to-bed, early-to-rise existence. Taylor, who was also an accomplished artist and playwright, would host weekly dinner parties. For some reason, I was the only person at these soirees who seemed to have had absolutely no contact with extraterrestrials or ghosts. (I was mesmerized by Taylor’s account of how an alien extracted the ovaries from actress Teresa Ganzel while she was sleeping on a train trip to Paris.) Shortly after leaving L.A., I returned to Philadelphia and met my bride-to-be Teresa (no relation). Months later, we married, and Taylor flew in for the wedding. He was taken aback by the beauty of 30th Street Station, the site of our reception; his gift was a sketch and painting he made of our ceremony. It was only the first illustration he’d make of our fam-
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After Taylor’s South Street comedy gig, the two of us were escorted into a car by a short, middle-aged man I thought the venue had asked to give us a ride back to Taylor’s hotel. Then he started to drive the wrong way. “Who is this guy?” I asked. “I don’t know,” Taylor said. “Are we being abducted?” It’s hard to believe those days are over. But his death reminds me of a lunch we had a week after our very first 90-minute telephone interview. We broke bread at the Old City Tavern, and Taylor asked if we could sit privately on the second floor. He asked me why I thought we’d’ connected so well. “It’s hard to explain,” he said. “I believe that we come back and interact with the same people again and again after we die. That explains why we’re so connected even though we hardly know each other. I expect to see you again in the next life—but let’s have some fun together in this lifetime.” It was a blast, my friend. Until we meet again. n
TIMAREE’S BODY
by Timaree Schmit | Twitter: @timaree_leigh
Knowing is Half the Battle Sometimes, a silly online quiz actually can change your life.
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Of all the types of intelligence, intrapersonal (the awareness of your own emotional states, motivations
and cognitive strengths and weakness) may be the key to making the most of your smarts in other areas. Intrapersonal intelligence has many facets. It’s the thing that kicks in to stop you from actually murdering that guy in traffic. It’s the realization that you don’t really love this new person you’re dating you’re just desperate to find stability after that big breakup. It’s the insight that even though being an astronaut sounds super cool, that math isn’t your strong suit, and it might be better to look into being a sky diving instructor. Compared to some of the other types of intelligence (logical-mathematical, linguistic-verbal, visual-spatial, etc), intrapersonal doesn’t get a lot of shine. There are no standardized assessments kids take in school to measure their self-awareness and meta-cognition, and not that many people have actually heard the word ‘intrapersonal’ before. But this is the skill that will not only keep you out of prison but help you make the choices that determine your entire life. When my friend Lea was in high school, she was most excited about Christianity and her job at a movie theater. This couple came in frequently, and my friend found them to be supremely interesting, chatting up the pair every time they came to watch a flick. After the couple broke up, the guy asked Lea out on a date. Associating their interactions with good feelings, she agreed, and they dated for several months. After a while, it occurred to her that it had never been him she was interested in, but actually the girl. Because of her religious beliefs, it had never even occurred to her that she might be a les-
bian. Long story short: Lea’s married to a woman now. After taking that questionnaire, Chris got a professional confirmation of an autism diagnosis. It was as though he’d been staring at a Magic Eye picture and finally saw the sailboat. He launched into researching the disorder with the obsessive gusto that one might expect from an autistic. Chris also happens to be an inordinately smart person, so he was able to convert the flow of information into practical improvements in his life. Armed with the information that he wasn’t intuiting emotional demonstrations the same way a lot of other people do, he read extensively and learned how to decode facial and body expressions the way you might learn a new language. It revolutionized the way he interacted with people, including his wife. For years, they had found communication about feelings to be frustrating, Chris unable to read the difference between tiredness and anger on her face or to articulate aloud the swirl of emotions happening inside of him. Now they had the tools to translate their experience so the other could understand. Like the other types of intelligence, some folks are granted greater innate talents, but anyone can cultivate what they have. It requires self-reflection, keeping track of behavioral patterns over time and the bravery to really plumb your own emotional depths and not come up with rationalizations that protect the ego. The result can be better choices and the possibility of a categorically better experience of the world. n
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y friend Chris has spent most of his life confused by and annoyed at humans. He wondered why people often say things they don’t really mean and refuse to be direct about what they want. There was the time a girl told him she was going to bed and invited him up to her room. Not sleepy, he declined. Only weeks later did it occur to him that she might have been coyly suggesting something else. Then there was the incident in Tanzania where he thought a man was trying to steal his camera, but the man was actually warning my friend away from filming around a military installation. After being arrested and spending some time in jail, Chris later realized there should have been clues to indicate the man had been cautioning him, not being aggressive toward his property. On the suggestion of a buddy, he took an online questionnaire about autism. Halfway through, he started to suspect the quiz was some kind of joke. His friend must have been punking him. What else could explain how it seemed like every question was addressing him personally? How else would it know about his tendency to take things literally, irritation to bright lights, difficulty recognizing even familiar faces, engaging in repetitive motions when anxious, limited clothing preference and a whole slew of other details that were undeniably specific… and true?
THE UNCOMFORTABLE WHOLE
by Josh Kruger | Email: jkruger@philadelphiaweekly.com | Twitter: @jawshkruger
Extremists vs. America
It’s about time certain communities denounced their vicious radicals once and for all.
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et’s not mince words: The fate of Western civilization as we know it hangs in the balance. Over the past 6,000 years of recorded human history, no other system of government has afforded human beings the kinds of freedom and opportunity that are found in Western democracy: freedoms of speech, press and religion. There are those who wish to destroy this system. We Americans know this all too well. Are we as a society going to stand up and assert our rights? Or are we going to succumb to a theocratic terror campaign hellbent on destroying our freedoms? Isn’t it about time we demand that the leaders of a certain community denounce, in the strongest possible language, the thuggish, oppressive and sometimes violent behavior of their most radically anti-liberty, anti-American extremists? For several hundred years now, a rabidly violent band of thugs has grasped Lady Liberty by the throat, trying in vain to extinguish her gasps. They’ve murdered cops, bombed an American city, torched NAACP offices, terrorized African-Americans—they’ve even opened fire upon federal officials. Looking at the broad sweep of American history, it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that white conservativist extremists are a threat to our nation’s founding principles and, indeed, its continued existence. And if our supposedly more moderate white conservative neighbors expect us to believe that they don’t quietly endorse this ongoing attack on America, it’s about time they started publicly repudiating the creeping oppression of conservativist radicalism. They can start with one of the most recent violent attacks, right here in eastern Pennsylvania. Just last fall, authorities undertook a multi-state manhunt for East Stroudsburg-area resident Eric Frein. Prosecutors say Frein, a white man with extreme anti-authority tendencies, acted out his revolutionary fantasies by taking the life of one Pennsylvania state trooper and maiming another, lying in cowardly wait to murder them outside their barracks with a sniper’s rifle. Now in state custody, Frein awaits the very legal process and protections he attacked with his terroristic rampage. Four months later, I still have not heard members of the Tea Party movement, representatives of the libertarian Cato Institute or any other group of devotedly conservative white people denounce Frein. I haven’t seen any state or local militias or military-reenactment groups issue formal statements disavowing Frein’s murderous attack, and I haven’t seen CNN’s Don Lemon ask white people why some of them are terrorists. Why not? Why don’t white conservatives want to talk about the violence being perpetrated against American law and order by the most vicious of their people? Why is the media bending over backward, kowtowing to political correctness run amok, trying not to hurt white people’s feelings? It’s not as if Frein is the only white anti-government extremist who’s brutally attacked people whose jobs represent the sovereign authority of the United States of Amer-
ica. Timothy McVeigh blew up a federal office building in Oklahoma City in 1995; he was obsessively enraged that a democratically elected government had the temerity to exercise its legal authority. Being one of those all-too-familiar white conservativist radical types, McVeigh wasn’t satisfied with exercising his First Amendment rights of speech or assembly. Instead, he took a bomb and went straight for America’s jugular, slaughtering 168 innocent people—including 19 children. It was only the latest incident, of course, in a long tradition of white radical conservativist violence against our nation. On Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, white conservativist Christians operating under the banner of the Ku Klux Klan detonated a bomb at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four little girls. Dressed in their Sunday best, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all African-Americans, perished at the hands of those extremists, those terrorists who couldn’t bear the existence of the American way of life, which, includes freedom and equality under law for all people. Our “moderate” white conservative friends expect us to believe that these sorts of acts of violence are isolated incidents. And yet when such things happen—just as when more insidious sorts of threats to the freedoms granted
by the U.S. Constitution are perpetrated by conservativists who’ve infiltrated our government—our friends do not rise en masse to officially condemn them. When the FBI releases data showing that 83 percent of white people murdered are killed by other white people, why does the Heritage Foundation not send its spokespeople to express outrage at this wave of white-perpetrated violence? When Pennsylvania state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe cites his Christianity as a motivating factor in his campaign to deny constitutional rights to gay citizens, where are the moderate Christian clerics going on cable television to repudiate his toxic religiosity? In the absence of the white conservative community’s vociferous, constant public denouncements of terrorists like anti-government cop-killers, I am left to believe that perhaps a silent majority of white conservatives hold these same positions. In the absence of Christian clerics distancing themselves from politicians who do not believe in the legitimacy of the rule of law, I’m left to believe that Christianity is a religion incompatible with secular American laws. Does that not seem reasonable? After all, we claim it is when we’re talking about black people and Muslims. n
Columnist Josh Kruger is a sad white Christian man.
SAVAGE LOVE
by Dan Savage | Email Dan: mail@savagelove.net
My fiancée is extremely bothered by me looking at porn. It revolves around insecurities that have gotten so bad that even other girls bother her. (We can hardly go to a beach anymore.) I don’t have any weird relationship with porn—no addiction, no violent stuff, and I look pretty infrequently. She has gone through two counselors on her own, and we have gone through two couples counselors. They have ALL said the same thing: “It’s completely reasonable to want him to not look at porn, and if he loves you, he won’t look at it anymore.” They have recommended “clinics” to help me abstain from porn. This all happens after both of us say that our goal is for this—me looking at porn very occasionally—to not be a problem and even after we’ve told them that she used to be totally OK with it (four years ago) but now she feels crazy and doesn’t want to feel this way about it. Our last therapist said my refusal to go to a clinic showed that we had a toxic relationship! I’m dumbfounded. (Lack Of Sane Therapists) “The therapists seen by
My husband and I have been married for 10 years and have two children. We had a wild sex life in the beginning, but his job (he’s military) took him away so many times that our relationship (and the sex) took a nosedive. Upon coming back from deployments, he
men is very often a response to loneliness— due to divorce, separation, etc.—or stress or depression,” says Ley. Deployment to a war zone, needless to say, can be highly stressful and very lonely. “Sexual arousal is VERY good at diverting us from things we’re bothered by,” says Ley. “For many people, that’s fine, and it works great to let off steam. But if you’re not taking care of the real issue—loneliness, depression, stress—then the porn use can sometimes become its own problem.” Which is what seems to have happened in your case, PAR. Ley agrees that your husband should get some solo counseling in addition to the couples counseling you’re planning on getting together. As for your out-of-sync libidos, PAR, try to bear in mind that all of this—the discovery that it wasn’t just porn, the communication that’s happened in the wake of that revelation, the reawakening of your libido—basically just went down. It may take some time (and counseling) before you two reconnect and reestablish your sexual groove. “PAR’s husband might be intimidated by his wife’s libido and desire—if he is a guy who is struggling with unmanaged feelings of depression and anxiety,” says Ley. “So he could benefit from seeing a therapist and doing some work around how he is coping with these feelings while on deployment. This way, she would know that when he’s not interested in sex, it’s because he’s stressed or depressed, not because of the porn.”
My boyfriend likes to watch porn, but I do not. (Male couple, both 22, together two years.) He sometimes wants to watch it “with” me, and this is our compromise: He sits on my face, I rim him while he watches porn, we stroke ourselves. He’s not “present” when we do this—he’s focused on his porn. My best friend says this isn’t healthy. I don’t feel like I’m being used. We still have good “regular” sex with no porn. Should I stop doing this? (Really Into My Man) P.S. I love eating his ass, and I always come when we do this. “If it’s working for him and his boyfriend, RIMM shouldn’t let anybody tell him what he should be feeling,” says Ley. “This is the epitome of healthy GGG compromise. Rim away.” n
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LOST have drunk the Kool-Aid: Porn is automatically bad, stopping porn use is always the best answer, the person who doesn’t like porn is always right,” says Dr. David Ley, writer, clinical psychologist, and author of The Myth of Sex Addiction. “Such therapists develop target fixation when porn is involved and lose sight of other, real issues that need to be addressed.” The most obvious issue is your fiancée’s evident and apparently metastasizing insecurity. (Yesterday you had to stop watching porn, today you can’t go to the beach, tomorrow you won’t be able to have female friends.) But since all the therapists you’ve seen thus far were batshit-crazy sexphobes— or “fixated” on porn, as Ley puts it—her issues haven’t been addressed. “LOST’s fiancée probably sees his use of porn as a reflection of his level of attraction to her,” says Ley. “Or she’s worried that a man who looks at porn is a man who will cheat. I understand and empathize with her fear.” But Ley wonders if something else is at work here. “LOST’s fiancée might be dealing with a form of anxiety disorder, where obsession is sometimes expressed through irrational fears of infidelity. A therapist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy may be helpful.” To find a therapist who specializes in CBT, Ley suggests you find a therapist through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (aasect.org) or the Kink Aware Professionals Directory at the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (ncsfreedom.org). “The therapists LOST will find there are more likely to be sex-positive,” says Ley, “and less likely to jump on the ‘porn is the root of all problems’ bandwagon.” You can follow Dr. David Ley on Twitter @DrDavidLey.
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Prices reduced 435 Snyder Ave Custom Renovation, New Front, Two Master Suites, Granite, Stainless, Now $265,000 635 Sigel Street Renovated 3 Bedrooms, Central Air, Finished Basement, $157,400 south PhiladelPhia 521 MorriS Street Large 3 Bedrooms, Finished Basement, 169,900 1818 So. 24th Street 3 Bedrooms, Porch Front, Hardwood Floors. $59,000 2141 S. Beechwood Street 2 Bedrooms, $64,900 2129 S. lAMBert Street 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom. $105,000 ridley Park Farms – custom corner 1200 JefferSon Ave Large Brick Corner, Two Car Garage, 2 1/2 Bathrooms, Just Renovated, Large Kitchen with Marble Countertops, Three Bedrooms, Two Studies, Three Floors, Large Family Room, FHA, VA. Accepted $319,000 southWest PhiladelPhia 5524 AngorA terrAce 3 Bedrooms, Porch Front, Gas Heat, FHA, VA Accepted $54,900 Graduate hosPital area 1606 weBSter Street Renovated, 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Finished Basement, Hardwood Floors $359,000 larGe Warehouse northern liberties Vicinity 1613-1627 gerMAntown Ave Approximately 9,500Sq Ft on one floor, High Ceilings, Overhead Door on 4th Street, $599,900
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Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. $599,900 BHHS, Fox & Roach
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Washington Square West 250 S. 13th St. F, 8B $339,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
QUICK DELIVERIES AVAILABLE! 2301 HARTRANFT ST. BETWEEN PENROSE AVE. AND 26TH ST. Broker cooperation is warmly invited and appreciated. Prices and features subject to change without notice.
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12:00-2:00pm Rittenhouse Square Area Two Liberty 50 S.16th St., #4504 $859,900 Bryant & Wilde Realty
Northern Liberties 115 Brown St. B $375,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Washington Square West 1220 Panama St. $350,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Square 1730 Pine St. 4 $310,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 859 N. 27th St. $475,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
1:00–2:30pm Washington SQ. West 1206 Panama St. $789,000 Plumer & Associates
Fishtown 1206 E. Fletcher St. $399,999 BHHS Fox & Roach
1:00-3:00pm Rittenhouse SQ. 1615-17 Spruce St. $1,390,000 Plumer & Associates
Point Breeze 2022 Federal St. $304,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Point Breeze 2018 Federal St. $389,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Newbold 1519 Latona St. $335,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Art Museum 1707-11 Green St. 1707 H $299,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach
Point Breeze 1428 S. Bouvier St. $149,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
1:30-2:30pm Graduate Hospital 1812 Fitzwater St. $499,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach
Passyunk Square 646 Wharton St. $287,500 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 836 S Front St. $699,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach
Bella Vista 610 Catharine St. $310,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 114 Kenilworth St. $689,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach
Pennsport 1812 S. 4th St. $424,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 758 S Front St. $599,900 BHHS, Fox & Roach
12:00-1:30pm
Rittenhouse Square 1528 Pine St. 3R $250,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 517 Fitzwater St. $965,000 Plumer & Associates
Society Hill 245 S. 7th St. $789,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Bella Vista 612 Clymer St. $875,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. $599,900 BHHS, Fox & Roach Queen Village 115 Catharine St. $1,125,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach Queen Village 842 S. 3rd St. $849,999 BHHS, Fox & Roach
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Old City 335 N. Front St. A $450,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Northern Liberties 913 N. Lawrence St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
DEADLINES:
Point Breeze 2026 Manton St. $367,500 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 2520 Kimball St. $399,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 2115 Manton St. $239,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Square 2127 Tryon St. $479,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 921 S. 18th St. $425,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Society Hill 508 S. 3rd St. $470,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 702 S. 3rd St. $675,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Bella Vista 801 South St. E $485,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Passyunk Square 832 Wharton St. $399,999 BHHS Fox & Roach Bella Vista 700 Montrose St. $365,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Times are Subject to Change. View open house listings at: philadelphiaweekly.com/real-estate/open-house/
2:00-3:30pm Graduate Hospital 800 S. 19th St. $989,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
2:00-4:00pm Rittenhouse Square Area The Ritz-Carlton Residences 1414 S. Penn Sq. #15H $799,000 Bryant & Wilde Realty
3:00-4:00pm Queen Village 115 Catharine St. $1,125,000 BHHS, Fox & Roach Society Hill 233 S. 6th St. 1201 $810,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Art Museum Area 841 N. Uber St. $699,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Point Breeze 2115 & 2113 Manton St. $239,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Point Breeze 1721 Latona St. $350,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 2414 Kimball St. $349,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Washington Square West 809 Addison St. B $459,000 BHHS Fox & Roach East of Broad 517 Wharton St. $375,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
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MEDFORD/ CENTENNIAL II
Stunning 4 BR, 2.5 bath contemporary w/3+ car gar on an acre of private grounds w/full bsmt. 2 story foyer is open to the LR & DR all with hardwood flooring. Updated kitchen w/ granite, center island & SS appls. 2story FR w/2 large sliding glass doors to deck & a gas fireplace (2-way) Bright sunroom & study. Master suite has updated bath. 3 FPs, main floor laundry, 2 zone hvac, security system & sprinkler system. Close to Centennial Lake. …..Realistically priced at $474,000
Queen Village • $379,000
VOORHEES/ LOST TREE
CHERRY HILL
Beautiful custom eclectic home on cul de sac w/4 BR, 4.5 baths. Hard-wood floors, recessed lighting, 3 FPs & custom finishes t/o. Gourmet kitchen w/ custom cabinetry, granite tops, large island w/ seating & commercial grade appliances. Large breakfast room with views of the private back yard. Theater & 2 studies all on the main level. Master w/cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace, walk in dressing room & custom master bath. Laundry hook up on 2nd floor or basement. Fin w/o basement w/full bathroom & sliding glass door to rear yard.
(Off of 2nd & Christian St.)
Magnificent 6 BR 5.5 bath custom home on corner lot w/gated rear entrance & 3 car garage. Joanne Hudson designed kitchen with commercial grade appliances, large island with seating & butler’s pantry. Main floor gym with full bath has endless possibilities. Large master suite with separate office/sitting area, custom walk in closets & spa like bath. Other amenities include a home theater, a finished basement, professional landscaping & a sports court. …...Realistically priced at $1,199,000
A terrific large corner property. 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, 50 feet deep, Many Original Details, High Ceilings, Lots of Exposed Brick, Random Width Finished Pine Floors, Crown Moldings & Chair Rail. First Floor: Enter into a Living Room with Gas Fireplace, Lots of Exposed Brick, Beautiful Wood Floors, Center Stairs, Dining Room, Kitchen, Powder Room, Mud Room and Door to the Outdoor Space. Lower Level: 2 Large Rooms, High Ceilings, Front Part is Mechanicals and Lots of Storage and Rear Area is a Playroom/Gym/Den. Second Level: Straight Stairs to hall Area, Nice Size Front Bedroom, Rear Area, Huge Full Bath with Large Closet and Large Laundry Room. Third Level: 2 Nice Size Bedrooms.
NEW PRICE
or rent for $6,500 per month
WOODBURY
Beautiful, 6 BR, 4 Full & 2 half bath home w/4 car garage & in-ground pool. Historical mansion, with many original details throughout, including hardwood flooring, custom moldings & grand staircase. Plenty of closets in this home. Newer kitchen, roof, AC(2nd & 3rd floors) . Full, partially finished basement with half bath and huge storage area. Wrap around porch & screened porch. Close to all major highways & Philadelphia.
....Realistically priced at $549,000
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314-22 N 12th St #606 THE OLD SHOE FACTORY NEW LISTING! 1br, loft condo, +/-730sf, southern exposure with great view
Society Hill Office 530 W a ln ut St. Sui te # 26 0 Phi la de lp hi a, P A 19 10 6
Independently owned and operated member of the Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.
$395,000 Call Izzy Sigman
517 FITZWATER ST Open Sunday 1/18 12-1:30 PM New renovation, 4br, 2.5b, +/-2544sf, h/w flrs on all levels, marble kitchen & baths, 500sf roof deck, back yard, tax abatement pending
$229,000 Call Ellen Carasick
226 South Street
215 922 4200
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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!
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246 Catharine St Beautiful Home. 3/2.5 2 Fp’s + lg garden $650,000
318 Fitzwater Street “The Dragon House”
4 + office/2.5 Garden & Garage. Lot size 19x136 $1,250,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
1107-1121 N. Howard 1101-1115 N. Hancock 1102-1134 N Hope
thIs week’s FeAtuRed PRoPeRtIes 1615-17 SPRUCE ST RITTENHOUSE SQ Open Sunday 1/18 1-3 PM Condo with +/-3300sf of masterly designed living space, 3br, 2.5b, cook’s kitchen, patio, beautiful garden
5600 Sq Ft 4/3.5 Elevator Roof Deck TA 2 Car Garage
4000 + Sq Ft 4/3.5 Elevator Deck 2 Car Garage & TA
$2,000,000
Have you ever had a dream about owning your own Deeded Queen Village Parking Space? WELL SOMETIMES DREAMS COME TRUE. We have 7 deeded spots available in a secured Queen Village Location. $67,500.00 HURRY 2 ALREADY SOLD
Artisan 1501-1503 Kater
September 2009
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MY CITY, MY WAY. MY DOCKSIDE Saturday evening:nding a L ’s n n e P t a t r e c n o C Sunday morning:
y t i C d l O in h c n u r B Sunday afternoon: in hot tub ip d a e k a t l, o o p y b Lounge Sunday night : oking t he river , overlo e c a r r e t n o s k in r d Dinner & Monday morning: ek e w w e n a r o f y d a e r ity, C r e t n e C o t e l t t u h S
1 BRs from the upper-$200s
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Enjoy Philadelphia’s best lifestyle, at The Residences at Dockside. Elegant waterfront condominiums, magnificent views, fabulous amenities, convenient to everywhere you want to be. • Fitness center/gym
• Indoor parking
• 24/7 Concierge
• Private shuttle
• Heated indoor pool
• Steps from Penn’s Landing
2 BRs from the low-$400s
717 South Columbus Blvd. | Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-925-3000 | www.docksidecondominiums.com
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Sales Center Hours Mon.–Sat., 10am–5 pm; Sun. 12pm–5pm.
3 BRs from the low-$800s