Q&A
Q&A: Doogie Horner
Every Wednesday, I publish a Q&A with a notable Philadelphian. Today, I was hoping to run one with David Oh, the embattled city council at-large […]
Q&A: Victoria’s Secret Supermodel Doutzen Kroes
If you’re in or around City Hall at 3 p.m. today and hear the sounds of male inadequacy and jaws hitting the floor, don’t be […]
Q&A: Jon Foy, Director of Toynbee Tiles doc Resurrect Dead
Earlier this year, West Philadelphia’s Jon Foy surprised everyone (including me) when he won a Sundance award for his documentary Resurrect Dead, which explores those […]
Q&A: Nick Stuccio
Tomorrow marks the start of the 15th annual Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe, with 15 curated Live Arts performances featuring the best and the brightest from […]
Q&A: Yannick Nezet Seguin, A Hero for the Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s charismatic new conductor and artistic director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, 36, arrives at a pivotal time for our embattled and legendary symphony. He’ll take […]
Q&A: Schoolly D
This Thursday, Schoolly D performs and judges at the Trocadero for the Red Bull EmSee Battle (think 8 Mile). I got him on the phone […]
Q&A: Claes Oldenburg
What was your inspiration for Paint Torch, your new sculpture that’s debuting on October 1st? The school still encourages painting with a brush. I started […]
Q&A: Milkboy Philly’s Tommy Joyner
After months of construction delays and union woes, Ardmore’s popular Milkboy Coffee got its alcohol-enabled sister venue in Center City on Monday. I checked in […]
Q&A: Reese Palley
What’s the title on your business card? I’ve had many. The title has been anything from art dealer to airline owner. I’m a peddler. Of […]
Q&A: The Man Who Exposed Naked Sexting Photos of Louis Magazzu
Yesterday, Cumberland County Democratic Freeholder Louis Magazzu resigned his office over compromising photos he took of himself, pictures he probably never thought would wind up […]
Juan Williams On His Comcast Connection, the iPad, and My Use of the Word “Retard”
Last October, Juan Williams was fired from NPR for saying that people in Muslim garb make him nervous on airplanes. Yesterday, he released Muzzled: The […]
Q&A: “Hustler” Publisher Larry Flynt On Michele Bachmann, Hypocrisy and His New Book
Whether or not you’ve ever cracked open a copy of Hustler, you undoubtedly know controversial pornographer and First Amendment activist Larry Flynt. In 1974, he […]
Q&A: Ukulele Master Jake Shimabukuro
Everybody’s got to find a niche, right? For Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro, it’s that funny little, happy sounding instrument, the ukulele. The 33-year-old is pretty […]
Q&A: Adam Mansbach
Your hilarious new book—a bedtime story about one frustrated parent’s attempts to put his kid to sleep—is blowing up the buzz meter. The legend goes […]
Q&A: Hezekiah Jones
Why you perform under an assumed name: My given one is too much of a mouthful. Aptness of the “new folk” genre to which you’ve […]