I grew up on the Beatles. The first CD I ever owned was Help! — a present from my dad on my 11th birthday. By the time I was able to identify the band on the radio, I was firmly convinced that the Beatles were the best thing to have ever happened to rock n’roll – WAY better than the Rolling Stones – a belief I still hold today.

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Last week, the Fringe Festival hit Philly hard with a barrage of theater performances, ranging from traditional to avant-garde, from musical to monologue — hell, from english to slovak. Les Femmes lands somewhere in the middle, mixing historic presentation with theatrical performance, leading the audience through four famous personalities from the first half of the last century.

Starting with Marion Davies, Jenelle Sosa mixes sass and subtlty when describing Ms. Davies experiences (in character, of course) with the [...]

Photo by Jason Smith for GPTMC

You know, there are a lot of reasons why I like the Historic Philadelphia Trolley Loop. Sure, it’s incredibly cheap, drops you off at many different popular historic spots, and operates all day… but most importantly, sitting on it scored me this sweet picture. That’s me in the second row, in the back, making the trolley all the more good looking.

But seriously - if you’re visiting Philadelphia and feel the urge [...]

Unlike Oedipus, Jay Nachman didn’t marry his mother and kill his father. Instead, he took the stance that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword and wrote a touchingly deep and vividly personal account about his mother’s passing entitled I’m Not Oedipus. But he doesn’t want you to feel sorry for him. Not for one second. It happened five years ago.

Jay’s funny-sad-funny-sad and then funny again story is a roller coaster ride full of oh yeah’s and oh my’s. [...]