Neighbors cry foul
By most accounts, the March 21 implosion of Veterans Stadium was a sound success. The explosions went off as planned, the arena collapsed in a heap and homes in the neighborhood remained...
Less than purr-fect
The debate over whether Halle Berry deserved her Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball will likely rage on way past the day she makes her last movie. Maybe the Academy will put an asterisk...
Ring mastered
Canada's Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) includes five touring troupes that perform different shows in North America and Europe, as well as two productions-in-residence in Las Vegas and one at Disney...
Cool treat
I have never been an appliance junkie. Although I own a Cuisinart, waffle iron, four-slice toaster, an electric teakettle and electric hand mixer, I never purchased a juicer or ice-cream maker. For years...
Funny Business
It's not difficult to trace the humor roots of David Brenner and Dom Irrera. Both veteran standup comics are Philly-flavored. Each spins yarns in a very familiar manner. Brenner and Irrera drop names, use...
Keeping the faith
Standing before a small but anxious crowd of Holy Spirit parishioners at the start of Sunday's 11 a.m. Mass, visiting vicar Monsignor James T. McDonough wasted no time in delivering his message. ...
Sunshine Supercar
Sometimes a car just fits, like a well-worn baseball glove, a pair of great running shoes or a faithful dog. Sometimes a car can be everything you want it to be, and it's...
Sharp focus
A combination of institutions and artists is posthumously honoring one of the country's leading advocates of fine art photography. The effort culminates in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Glorious Harvest: Photography from...
The shoe fits
A Cinderella Story boasts the kind of pop-music-enhanced quick edits that seem required in anything aimed at teenagers these days. But embedded somewhere amid the cacophony is a fairly nice story, loosely inspired...
