East Hundred releases Passenger

In January of 2009, after two years of touring and as many EPs, East Hundred releases Passenger, their first full length effort. The nine lushly produced tracks move through a haunting melodic landscape of loss, regret, and ultimately hope. If the young Philadelphia five-piece seems to wear its heart on its sleeve, [...]

Obama Inaugural Cookie’s – Whipped Bakeshop

DeSean Jackson at g Lounge

VIP Soiree for Philadelphia Eagles’ Star Receiver, DeSean Jackson
On Thursday, December 18, the who’s who of young Philadelphia filled g Lounge for an ultra luxurious, gathering welcoming Eagles rookie receiver DeSean Jackson to Philadelphia. As DJ’s spun the trendiest songs and beautiful girls wearing the #10 Eagles jersey danced to the music, you could [...]

Obama on Vacation in Hawaii

GOSSIP GIRL 12-27-08
OBAMA VACATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN HAWAII– JENNIFER LOPEZ AND MARK ANTHONY SPLIT?–MICHAEL JACKSON CRITICALLY ILL?
-The Obama’s vacationed in Hawaii over the holiday break. They stayed in a beautiful 5 bedroom $9mill. rented mansion. During the vaca they had a special memorial service for his late grandmother. The girls were [...]

Fashion Week in Los Angeles

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In the Mood

There are four distinct moods and plenty of variety to choose from for Spring ‘09. And it was all on the runway during Los Angeles Fashion Week. The look ranged from pretty, ethereal silhouettes to classic Americana, global chic and borrowed-from-the-boys basics. Here is a recap of key trends from the front lines [...]

Transformation 6: Philadelphia Art Alliance

Winter 2008 Exhibitions
November 13th, 2008 to January 5th, 2009

First and Second Floor Galleries:
Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass

Organized by the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

Transformation 6 examines contemporary glass not a just as categorical medium within craft, but as a conceptual framework itself. In this exhibition, glass is an active subject that opens [...]

Surgeon

Surgeon may have gotten its start as a high school band practicing near Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy, but of late it’s been hard to miss the group on the Fishtown/Northern Liberties scene. And that’s a good thing, considering their style of rock is an invigorating, lively blend of classic, metal and indie that [...]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

“I was born under unusual circumstances.”
And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. From New Orleans at the end of [...]

Home for the Holidays in Philadelphia

Wishing everyone in the Philadelphia area and beyond a beautiful holiday season. Peace and Love… www.streettalkin.com

Chronicles of Narnia Franklin Institute

THE FRANKLIN TO WELCOME
“THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE EXHIBITION”
The licensed contents of this Exhibition is on loan from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, LLC.
To help create the science portions of the exhibition, scientists from the California institute of Technology
and the NaSa Jet Propulsion laboratory were brought on board to review label copy for the [...]