Oscar not hard to handicap
It's that time of year again -- Hollywood is waiting with bated breath for the Oscar nominations to be announced.
If it seems a little early for this annual rite of winter, it is....
The small car comeback
Could this be the decade when small cars make a comeback? There's growing reason to be optimistic. The primary reason Americans avoid compacts and subcompacts is the perception that they're unsafe...
International influence
Lately, I've been thinking about food fads and trends that have come and gone. Cuisine Minceur and Nouvelle Cuisine, which came into their own in the late 1970s and early '80s, began...
Long chase, no catch
Chasing Liberty
PG-13
Starting at area theaters tomorrow
Two reels out of four
In the opening scene of Chasing Liberty, a teenage girl is getting ready for a hot date by comparing dresses...
Contractors step to the plate
The Vet will be imploded sometime in early spring and will take slightly less than a minute to tumble to the ground. That's some of what residents learned at the first meeting...
Man with a plan
Four years ago, rookie Mayor John Street stood behind the podium at the Academy of Music and outlined his lofty blueprint for Philadelphia. He spoke about creating a "world-class city," one with...
Future shocks
The year 2003 was an auspicious one for the automobile industry, not the least because it jarred the American manufacturers out of their size-conquers-all strategy. Now that it no longer owns the large...
Playful production
The Arden Theatre Co. has brought one of Louis Sachar's children's stories to stage with amazing results. As it unfolds, it is apparent that Sideways Stories from Wayside School is not just...
Mayorally screwed?
One of the most unusual inaugural ceremonies in city history resulted in South Philadelphia losing some of its political clout in the city. At the first official City Council session of...
