Thursday, April 2, 2015

Concert Review/Photos: alt-J @ Madison Square Garden 3/30

With just two albums under their belt, an alt-J show has few surprises — the set lists, the ambience, the stage presence — yet I always leave in awe.

A fearsome foursome

Authorities arrested three women and one man for allegedly assaulting a female. The complainant told authorities she met the accused offenders Saturday while at Cookie’s Tavern, 2654 S. Alder St., with David Nichols supposedly introducing her to Angelica Chevere, Gianna Vance and Khadidja...

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Airbnb announces groundbreaking expansion into Cuba

Airbnb has announced that American travelers can now use its short-term rental service to book lodging in Cuba, marking what the Associated Press said is the “most significant U.S. business...

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The James Turrell-Designed Skyspace In Chestnut Hill Debuts Additional Spring Hours, Starting This Week On First Friday And Easter Sunday

World-renowned artist James Turrell's signature Skyspaces bring the study of light and space to museums and public places all across the globe including to the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, the meetinghouse for the Chestnut Hill Quaker community. The dramatic light installation, which is essentially a room with an open aperture in the ceiling through […]

Palladino's cannoli is even more mind-blowing than its Brussels sprouts

We live in the golden age of Brussels sprouts. Momentum has been building for years—remember the startling majesty you experienced the first time you had a plateful of them sauteed in rendered bacon fat?—and we finally seem to have reached the apex of the curve. In recent months,...

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Awesome New Light And Digital Installation, Future Sensations, Coming To The Oval May 30-June 6

Philadelphia, the future arrives this summer. The City of Brotherly Love is one of just four cities from around the world and the only U.S. city to host Saint-Gobain's never-before-seen traveling exhibit Future Sensations, a super high-concept, immersive experience featuring five “ephemeral pavilions.” The futuristic traveling exhibition celebrates the 350th anniversary of one of the […]

Brokers work on secret project: the ‘Muzzle Brad Now’ campaign

Chaired by Keller Williams broker and agent Ben Kinney (who needed another project) and co-chaired by Trulia co-founder Pete Flint, a new group has been formed called “Muzzle Brad Now,” or ...

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