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Savage Love
by Dan Savage
I'm 16 and gay. I recently got into an argument with my parents over whether HIV is spread by saliva or if you can be infected during oral sex. I thought you were safe kissing and that it's okay to have...
I'm 16 and gay. I recently got into an argument with my parents over whether HIV is spread by saliva or if you can be infected during oral sex. I thought you were safe kissing and that it's okay to have...
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Savage Love Online Extra
by Dan Savage
To read the original column, go to http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16599/columns--savage-love Hey, everybody ... Some weeks back, One Less Douche wrote in about his new relationship. Thirty-five years...
To read the original column, go to http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16599/columns--savage-love Hey, everybody ... Some weeks back, One Less Douche wrote in about his new relationship. Thirty-five years...
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A-List
Girlfriend in a Coma, Pedro Costa
>>get out Liberty Stampede Rodeo Fri., May 9, 7pm-midnight. Free. Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. 215.627.1662; Sat., May 10-Sun., May 11, 11am-6pm. $20-$45. Devon Horse Show Fairgrounds, Lancaster Ave. and Dorset Rd., Devon. 888.321.3603....
>>get out Liberty Stampede Rodeo Fri., May 9, 7pm-midnight. Free. Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. 215.627.1662; Sat., May 10-Sun., May 11, 11am-6pm. $20-$45. Devon Horse Show Fairgrounds, Lancaster Ave. and Dorset Rd., Devon. 888.321.3603....
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The Angry Grammarian
by Jeffrey Barg
Emphasis Addled Great moments in Internet grammar humor, take one: It's been around since 2005, but a number of folks have recently sent me links to the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" ...
Emphasis Addled Great moments in Internet grammar humor, take one: It's been around since 2005, but a number of folks have recently sent me links to the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" ...
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Art
Mike's World and Trenton Doyle Hancock.
by Roberta Fallon
ICA continues its walk on art's wild side with two new shows: "Mike's World," an immersion into the theatrical sets, props, videos and other works of performance artist Michael Smith; and "Wow That's Mean...
by Roberta Fallon
ICA continues its walk on art's wild side with two new shows: "Mike's World," an immersion into the theatrical sets, props, videos and other works of performance artist Michael Smith; and "Wow That's Mean...
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Ask a Mexican
by Gustavo Arellano
Dear Readers: The paperback version of my book is in stores now, cheap enough that even a Guatemalan can afford it. Buy, por favor! Now, on to the preguntas ......
Dear Readers: The paperback version of my book is in stores now, cheap enough that even a Guatemalan can afford it. Buy, por favor! Now, on to the preguntas ......
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Capsules
Mr. Lonely, The Flight of the Red Balloon, Roman de Gar and Son of Rambow.
New Releases Mister Lonely Directed by Harmony Korine C+ Reviewed by Matt Prigge Opens Fri., May 9 The opening shot of Mister Lonely tells you everything you need to know....
New Releases Mister Lonely Directed by Harmony Korine C+ Reviewed by Matt Prigge Opens Fri., May 9 The opening shot of Mister Lonely tells you everything you need to know....
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Razing Hell
Sixteen years after the city leveled it, Stella Street remains a junkie wasteland.
by Frank Rubino
Although she could use a good scrubbing, she's pretty, this petite woman in a black leather jacket trying to flag down cars near Germantown and Indiana by waving her crutches at them. "Works!"...
by Frank Rubino
Although she could use a good scrubbing, she's pretty, this petite woman in a black leather jacket trying to flag down cars near Germantown and Indiana by waving her crutches at them. "Works!"...
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Defend its Existence
Lady Antebellum
by Caralyn Green
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) I love country music. Neko Case is my goddess. Gillian Welch is my savior. Ryan Adams is my lust-object for life, and Uncle...
by Caralyn Green
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) I love country music. Neko Case is my goddess. Gillian Welch is my savior. Ryan Adams is my lust-object for life, and Uncle...
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Eat Beat
Fogo de Chão, Chima and Ashoka Palace.
by Kirsten Henri
Eat It With Mom! This is the first year in quite a while that Penn's commencement weekend doesn't coincide with Mother's Day (Sun., May 11), an alarming coincidence which usually ...
by Kirsten Henri
Eat It With Mom! This is the first year in quite a while that Penn's commencement weekend doesn't coincide with Mother's Day (Sun., May 11), an alarming coincidence which usually ...
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Editor's Picks
"The Kids Are Uptight."
»style philes "The Kids Are Uptight" Sat., May 10, 4-8pm. Free. Gallery One, Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St. 215.717.6030. www.strtrnbw.blogspot.com Remember when Michael...
»style philes "The Kids Are Uptight" Sat., May 10, 4-8pm. Free. Gallery One, Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St. 215.717.6030. www.strtrnbw.blogspot.com Remember when Michael...
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Eye Candy
The Real World: Hollywood, The Cottage and Youth Without Youth
by Leo Charney
The Real World: Hollywood On Demand: MTV What: 20th season of pioneering reality show. Why: This new cast feels like a coven of cyborg replicas: Mix one part Julie, one part...
by Leo Charney
The Real World: Hollywood On Demand: MTV What: 20th season of pioneering reality show. Why: This new cast feels like a coven of cyborg replicas: Mix one part Julie, one part...
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Field Guide
Mussels
by Tim McGinnis
There's nothing quite like steaming your face over a piping-hot bowl of plump, impossibly tender mussels. They were once tragically torn from their rightful home alongside a batch of crispy frites, buttered...
by Tim McGinnis
There's nothing quite like steaming your face over a piping-hot bowl of plump, impossibly tender mussels. They were once tragically torn from their rightful home alongside a batch of crispy frites, buttered...
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Lit Gloss
Gary Snyder
by Liz Spikol
Crime doesn't pay, so they say, and neither does poetry, which is why so-called professional poets tend to do other things to make their daily bread. Miroslav Holub and William Carlos Williams were doctors....
by Liz Spikol
Crime doesn't pay, so they say, and neither does poetry, which is why so-called professional poets tend to do other things to make their daily bread. Miroslav Holub and William Carlos Williams were doctors....
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Live Music
Dizzee Rascal, Jim White, Pelican, Midnight Juggernauts, Japanther, Erykah Badu, Jim White, Hard Skin and Indian Jewelry.
Dizzee Rascal Fri., May 9, 8:30pm. $15. With El-P + Busdriver. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 866.468.7619. www.r5productions.com Dizzee Rascal rules. Not because he's the chief ambassador...
Dizzee Rascal Fri., May 9, 8:30pm. $15. With El-P + Busdriver. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 866.468.7619. www.r5productions.com Dizzee Rascal rules. Not because he's the chief ambassador...
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ECONOMY: Positive Thinking
Reports about Philly's lagging economy are misleadingly negative.
by Jeffrey Hill
Photographs by Michael Persico Recession may be the buzzword of the moment for the national business media, but according to those working directly with Philadelphia's industries, the city's broad ...
by Jeffrey Hill
Photographs by Michael Persico Recession may be the buzzword of the moment for the national business media, but according to those working directly with Philadelphia's industries, the city's broad ...
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