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The Market Report is a weekly column written by Ken Klein of Klein’s Supermarket in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. He writes the column for the Art Museum Area News and kindly allows me to post it here. The report is a fascinating look at the forces that drive the quality and price of our […]

What is this inflatable, action motion Mr. Stud box doing in the hall closet? Fair question. I first met Mr. Stud in January of 2003. He was dressed in jeans and a hoodie, calmly occupying an old rocking chair in the basement, and I was coming down the steps with a load […]

It’s not very secret if there’s a webpage and a mailing list. But check out Secret Cinema’s Friday night Halloween-grab-bag lineup:

The very first Twilight Zone episode from 1959
Who’s Out There: a short about the possibility of life on other planets (with Carl Sagan and Orson Welles)
The Old House: a vintage haunted house […]

If you live in the thirteenth division of Philadelphia’s fifteenth ward, this is your humble polling place. It will be the usual drill—no muss, no fuss, no hanging chads or busted kneecaps.
A few short blocks away, however, citizens in the seventeenth division will vote at the Russian Orthodox Church. A reliable source informs […]

Listen up, all you wussified, Kitchen-Aid-lovin’ cooks out there. I am here to tell you about the Joy of Soup, old school style. I spent the better part of Sunday peeling and chopping six pounds of carrots. Chopping with a big-ass knife. Not putting into a food processor and pressing the […]

I’ll give you the good news first.  Last week, Stereogum posted two mp3s from the soundtrack of the forthcoming SpongeBob Squarepants Movie.      I’ve never seen SpongeBob Squarepants and had not heard of the movie, but these songs are charming (a complete track listing is here):

The Shins – They’ll Discover Soon
The Flaming Lips – SpongeBob […]

The Market Report is a weekly column written by Ken Klein of Klein’s Supermarket in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. He writes the column for the Art Museum Area News and kindly allows me to post it here. The report is a fascinating look at the forces that drive the quality and price of our […]

Part II of my conference call with President George Bush and Senator John Kerry focuses on healthcare. Part I—the Philadelphia cheesesteak debate—is here.

Becky: Healthcare continues to be a major concern for voters in Philadelphia and across the United States. President Bush, the recent Medicare Modernization Act is seen by some as a […]

Why are a bunch of yuppie-looking white dudes riding a trolley around North Philly? We’re on a mural tour, duh!
Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program, which started as the anti-graffiti network in 1984, is the largest mural program in the world. Some critics prefer “real” street art, or they belittle the quality of the paintings, […]

Recognizing the rising influence of bloggers, Senator John Kerry and President George Bush asked if they could share a few final campaign thoughts with Good Grief! readers.  We had a conference call over the weekend; I’ll be publishing the conversation as I get it transcribed.  Below is our discussion on the Philadelphia cheesesteak debate.
Becky:  Senator […]