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On the Idiot Box: "Behind the Candelabra," "Ring of Fire" and Anne Heche's "Save Me"

By Craig D. Lindsey — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:09 PDT

Behind the Candelabra Sunday, 9pm, HBO Captive audience: Biopic fans; flamboyantly gay dudes; all those people who actually thought Liberace was not gay. Moment of truth: The soon-to-be-retired Steven Soderbergh’s much-anticipated, fact-based telepic on Liberace finally hits TV screens (after...

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Tony nominee Holland Taylor on theater, politics & being Ann Richards

By Tara Murtha — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:08:17 PDT

The veteran star of stage, film and TV opens up about the iconic Texan-American she was born to play — and about the politics you won't hear expressed in "Ann," her one-woman Broadway show. When Philadelphia native Holland Taylor steps onto stage in Ann, she’s isn’t just acting the...

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Calendar: May 22-29

By PW Staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:31 PDT

Wednesday, May 22 MUSIC Pet Milk Local rockers Pet Milk warble nonchalantly as power chords thrum and drums crash, uninterested in your feeble request to lower the volume. Normally, you wouldn’t try to domesticate a food item, but these local noise rock DIYers can be left out for days before...

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Design goes deliciously quirky in "Candy-Coated Wonderland" exhibit

By Nicole Finkbiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:04:53 PDT

Local multimedia artist Candy Coated isn’t one to do anything half-assed. If you give her a blank wall, she’s going to design the city’s first screen print decoupage mural. If she’s going to host a fashion show in the middle of Rittenhouse Square, she’s going to have...

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PW's Weekend Picks: May 17-19

By PW Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:44:43 PDT

Dear culture vultures: We scoured the city to bring you the best of what Philly has to offer. Enjoy! Friday, May 17 MUSIC Tom Jones Tom Jones is the man on so many levels. His most recent, Spirit in the Room, is a stunning achievement from a 72-year-old stud. His 40th LP of ...

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Riding Dirty: Jeremy Scahill’s Latest Details America’s Deadly Covert Ops

By Randy LoBasso — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:58:51 PDT

Click here for the full PW interview with Jeremy Scahill. Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for The Nation magazine, admits he wasn’t trying to be a “master of the obvious” when he named his new investigatory book and corresponding documentary film Dirty Wars. After...

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Neil Gaiman Talks With Kyle Cassidy About 'Make Good Art'

By Kyle Cassidy — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:27:22 PDT

Last time author Neil Gaiman philosophized in Philadelphia, his wisdom—in the form of the 2012 UArts commencement speech, exhorting grads to craft art from their lives—went viral. A year later, that speech has just been published in hardcover as the year’s most anticipated new...

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Calendar: May 15-22

By PW Staff — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:02:34 PDT

Wednesday, May 15 EVENT 2013 Ride of Silence The purpose of this silent group bicycle ride is to honor cyclists killed or injured in motor vehicle related accidents and to raise awareness about the rights of cyclists. The ride begins at the front steps of the Art Museum, circles City Hall before...

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PW's Weekend Picks: May 10-12

By Anastasia Barbalios — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:47:26 PDT

Dear culture vultures: We scoured the city to bring you the best of what Philly has to offer. Enjoy! Friday, May 10 COMEDY Chris Tucker “Break yo’self, fool!” With those three little words, his first line in 1995’s urban slacker classic Friday, Chris Tucker...

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On the Idiot Box: "Family Tree," "Storage Wars" and "The Nerdist"

By Craig D. Lindsey — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:12:15 PDT

Family Tree Sundays, 10:30pm, HBO Captive audience: Mockumentary-show watchers; Christopher Guest fans; people who’ll watch anything with British people in it. Moment of truth: Director Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show) finally comes out of hiding to do a TV show, where he...

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Calendar: May 8-15

By PW Staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:09:09 PDT

Wednesday, May 8 MUSIC Toubab Krewe This Asheville, N.C.-based African folk jam band has been fusing musical genres since 2006. The term “hard to categorize” tends to get thrown around a lot, but these are true acoustic chameleons. 9pm. $11-$14. The Blockley, 3801 Chestnut St....

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Hilarity's Only Half the Story of 1812 Productions’ "It’s My Party"

By Nicole Finkbiner — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:31:39 PDT

In 2010, 1812 Productions’ co-founder and artistic director Jennifer Childs set out to explore how women use comedy in their everyday lives and how this usage changes as they age. Three years, a dozen workshops and nearly 100 interviews later, she’s managed to craft this research into...

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On the Idiot Box: "Maron," "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous" and "Family Tools"

By Craig D. Lindsey — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:24:48 PDT

Maron Fridays, 10pm, IFC Captive audience: WTF with Marc Maron listeners; Louie/Curb Your Enthusiasm fans; people who just love watching curmudgeonly sons o’ bitches go through life. Moment of truth: Since Louie won’t be back on the air for another year, why don’t you check out...

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Let's Talk About SEXO, William Way's Provocative Exhibit

By Nicole Finkbiner — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:50:49 PDT

Back in 1992, during the height of the AIDS pandemic, the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI) launched SexoLatex, the first-ever federally-funded arts campaign to address HIV prevention through sex-positive imagery. Hung inside gay bars and sex clubs across the Philly region,...

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Steve Berman's Lethe Press Connects Queer Adolescence with Science Fiction

By Bill Chenevert — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:18 PDT

Steve Berman knew, like many of us do, that he was different from other boys way before he was willing to admit it to the world, especially when “the world” meant the other kids at his high school. Not only was he gay, his gayness came inextricably with passionate geekdom: a love of...

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Equality Forum: 10 Can't-Miss Events

By Michael Brady — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:43:26 PDT

14th Annual Gay and Lesbian Art Exhibit Vuth Lyno, this year’s featured artist, is a force gaining momentum out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is one of the founding six members of Stiev Selapak, (Art Rebels) a supportive art collective formed in 2007, which has opened the Sa Sa Art Projects, a...

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Calendar: May 1-8

By PW Staff — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:19:30 PDT

Wednesday, May 1 MUSIC Limp Bizkit Less than a year after frontman Fred Durst told rock music mag Kerrang! that Limp Bizkit is over, the band is touring again and has a new album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants, set to drop this summer. 8pm. $30. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St....

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On the Guest List: Luna Theater’s “FutureFest”

By Jessica Foley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:17:53 PDT

Luna Theater’s “FutureFest” Sat., April 20, Skybox at the Adrienne Theater. lunatheater.org Overall vibe: The six short plays featured in Luna Theater’s second annual world-premiere play festival stop and start like a rusty robot looking for some lubricant. Most memorable...

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Calendar: April 24-May 1

By PW Staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:44 PDT

Wednesday, April 24 TECH WEEK A/S/L Love & Tech If you’ve resigned your love life to the Internet, and it’s still not going that well, this program is for you. Join Geekadelphia co-founder Eric Smith, online dating expert Erika Ettin and Shmitten Kitten founder Anna Goldfarb for an...

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"Permanent Collection" Examines Fine Art in Black-and-White

By J. Cooper Robb — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:19:00 PDT

Most productions aren’t as good the second time around, but director Seth Rozin’s staging of the marvelous drama Permanent Collection is even more enjoyable than when it debuted a decade ago. The biggest selling production in InterAct Theatre Company’s 25-year history, Collection...

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