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Different stages

With the help of a 1960s super group, Maria Wolf got the chance to tap into her creative energies at a very early age. She fondly remembers performing in front of a...

Fellini Café

Famed movie director Federico Fellini's father was a spaghetti salesman. The young Fellini loved spaghetti and sitting alone in the dark at the movies. "Life is a combination of magic and pasta," he declared. Perhaps...

Able to inspire

Whether he's on his way to work or outside of his gym, Frankie LaMacchia can almost always feel the eyes on his back. Some people will walk up to him and ask...

Bright spot on the horizon

The promo posters for After the Sunset depict Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek doing their best to look dangerously cool, while Woody Harrelson and the other stars just look dangerous. Alas, looks can be...

Parsing the polls

Poll workers let it be known when they were manning the voting booths last Tuesday: Citizens were out in full force. The statement was repeated so often that it seemed to...

Tapas, not fracas

Francis Hogan said that every time he would walk through the charming East Passyunk area, he would envision a Mediterranean-style wine bistro there. "I thought it would bring a sense of community...

Men, pause: It’s for ladies only

You've heard of movie franchises, but you might be interested to know that the wacky world of theater has franchises of its own. Take a property called Menopause, owned by novice playwright...

Celebrate

My husband Edward will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. Sometimes we dine out on his special day, but since our wedding anniversary is three days later, I like to stay home and prepare his favorite...

The world on a string

He's only 23, but Tobias Segal is already an award-winning performer. When he earned a coveted Barrymore Award for best supporting actor in 2002, he became the youngest man ever to receive the...

Ticket to holiday magic

Many critics abuse the word "classic" by using it to describe a movie they're nuts about. The film might indeed be terrific, but the use of the superlative adjective seems both premature and...
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