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African sounds merge in Lüdemann concert

This Sunday evening, the Lang Concert hall filled with the sounds of African music, both traditional and experimental. Pianist and composer Hans Lüdem…

In Media, a warm, delightful taste of France invites

Among the many treasures that one can find as they venture out of The Bubble and into the small town of Media is La Belle Epoque. The restaurant offer…

'Princess' offers modern viewers a royal treat

If there were ever a movie to bring us back to the classic Disney days, “The Princess and the Frog” is it. This movie has all the elements that left u…

Swat Style Snapshot: Ben Hattem '12

BY CAMILA RYDER

Published March 4, 2010

Name: Ben Hattem

Class Year: 2012

From: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Current Residence: Willets

What He’s Wearing:

“[The] jacket’s from a little vintage store back home, so I’m not sure exactly whe…

Philly Weekend Events

John Moore: Shades of Gray:

Locks Gallery is featuring a collection of 18 charcoal drawings by artist John Moore at the exhibition “Shades of Gray.” …

Finding time for sleep can remedy midterm stress

Month-long concert series aims to enrich and inspire

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AMC Marple 10 Theater, Springfield

Cop Out: Directed by Kevin Smith, this buddy cop film stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as longtime NYPD partners…

Benefit concert aims to return music to Haiti

This past Sunday, a benefit concert was held at Lang Concert Hall to aid in the relief and reconstruction of Haiti in response to the recent earthquak…

Celebrity sex tapes can promote public sex lives

The celebrity sex tape has long been a cultural institution in America. Famous faces combined with bare buttocks, dirty words and flailing unmentionab…

Holiday episodes highlight Alex’s TV-watching career

Two weeks ago, I had the supreme pleasure of watching the sublime Valentine’s Day episode of “30 Rock.” Now, I’ve traditionally been quite anti-Valent…

Chick flick showdown takes off on Valentine's Day

Hoping to avoid the piles of readings growing on my desk and to evade my personal dormant festivities on Valentine’s Day, I ventured out of the Swat b…

Benshi tradition unites the audience with films

It is in the theater where communication between the filmmaker and the audience is able to begin, a fact that was demonstrated in the recent Benshi Sy…

New support groups seek to vocalize silenced fears

Philly Weekend Guide

Philadelphia poet resonates through her haiku

Film adaptations seldom preserve author's voice

Confronting the Paradox of the Sophomore Paper

Tolkien scholar unearths important legacies

'An Oresteia' in a snapshot

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