February 2011
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What Are Three Different Types of Plagiarism? |... →
By Billy Kekevian, eHow Contributor updated: February 15, 2011 Read more: What Are Three Different Types of Plagiarism? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_7938268_three-different-types-plagiarism.html#ixzz1F0Sf8AJl Plagiarizing another’s work can land any student or professional in hot water. Consequences for lifting someone else’s words or ideas are likely to result in...
Email Interview With Hans Chew
Posted by PhillyVenues February 8, 2011 link
Hans Chew’s debut solo album, Tennessee & Other Stories is a road trip from a Tennessee childhood up the highway to a career as an in-demand Brooklyn musician. Clanging, upright pianos steeped in the roisterous, honky-tonk tradition of the American barroom ride in the backseat as Chew drives along. The album explores troubled times, like the...
ehow: Teen Punk Hairstyles
by William Kekevian punk rock kid image by Cora Reed from Fotolia.com
Although punk rock music had begun developing in the late 1960s with acts such as The Stooges and MC5, it took until 1977 for the media to declare that punk had “broken” into mainstream recognition. Meanwhile, images of disaffected youth wearing torn leather, sharp accessories and loud colors shocked...
St. Charles Borromeo PTA Try Their Hand At Casino...
In an effort to raise classroom funds, a night of games and giveaways proves a popular community night.
By William Kekevian February 6, 2011
The members of the Parent-Teacher Association of St. Charles Borromeo Parish are betting on the Cinnaminson community to make this year’s Casino Night fundraiser another success.
The fifth annual event, set for Saturday, Feb. 26, is an effort to ...
A Million Stories: But Where's the Flying...
Published: Nov 23, 2009
Just the other day, we were sitting on the front porch, sipping the brown liquor that this fascist state forces us to buy at its government-run stores, and thinking to ourselves: You know what this town needs? More crazy Christians.
Well, praise Jeebus, our prayers were answered! Ray Comfort — the pornstached evangelist best-known for making YouTubes with Kirk Cameron...
MUSIC: Critics' Lists, 2006
Billy Kekevian
Six Organs Of Admittance The Sun Awakens (Drag City)
Josephine Foster Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (Locust)
Joanna Newsom Ys (Drag City) [CP Top 21]
Man Man Six Demon Bag (Ace Fu) [CP Top 21]
Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador) [CP Top 21]
Bonnie Prince Billy The Letting Go (Drag City)
Neil Young Living With War (Reprise)
Loose Fur Born Again in...
Walking Dead
One man does history right
by Billy Kekevian
News flash: Philadelphia once served as headquarters for dangerous men bent on overthrowing the royal government. Those insurgents are long dead, of course, but their haunts remain, now filled with history buffs begging the walls to talk.
Local historian Ed Mauger has heard all the tales and spent the last 11 years translating them.
Mauger...
What's Cooking: May 11-17, 2006
by Billy Kekevian
THE WEEK IN EATS Cheese It! Thu., May 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $40 You might think that a house made entirely of cheese would be structurally unsound, but the DiBruno brothers have managed to keep their House of Cheese standing for more than 65 years. Join them May 18, as they display their knowledge of Philly’s taste buds by offering imported and domestic cheeses with...
What's Cooking: May 4-10, 2006
by Billy Kekevian
THE WEEK IN EATS Grecian Grapes Fri., May 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $40 The Greeks invented the business of grape growing, and on Friday, Grecian eatery Estia is importing bottles from the old country’s George Skouras and Alpha wineries. Add complimentary tapas and you’ll feel like you’re having your own midsummer night’s dream. Greek Wine Tasting,...
What's Cooking: April 13-19, 2006
by Billy Kekevian
THE WEEK IN EATS
Hello Yellow
Four-course meal, Thu., April 20, $50 per person
Six-course meal, Wed.-Sun., April 19-23 (except April 20), $65 per person
Folk troubadour Donovan was just mad about it, and with good reason—it’s the world’s most exotic and expensive spice. Saffron is indeed yellow, and having been used by early Egyptians as a therapeutic drug,...
What's Cooking: April 20-26, 2006
by Billy Kekevian
THE WEEK IN EATS Cakewalk Through the Park Hyatt Tue., April 25, 5:30 p.m., $25-$30, $100 professional competition entry, free student competition entry
You may not be able to have your cake and eat it too, but at the Let Them Eat Cake competition, you might be able to win some money for it. The competition awards the most artistic and delicious wedding cake designs with...
What's Cooking: April 27th-May 3rd 2006
by Billy Kekevian
THE WEEK IN EATS Heard It Through the Grapevine Events run May 1-3; Grand Tasting on May 2, 6:30-9 p.m., $95 Wine enthusiasts have been waiting all year for Philly’s annual wine festival. For the fest’s fifth anniversary, more than 130 wineries will be offering their finest selections and hosting royal members of the wine community. (We hear the ambassador...
In The Event That...: You Don't Buy the Spoiler...
by Billy Kekevian Published: Jan 30, 2007
Ralph Nader
Thu., Feb. 1, 7 p.m., free, Borders, 1 S. Broad St., 215-568-7400
My father decided to play it cool when he met Ralph Nader on the street in Washington, D.C. He asked Nader how he was doing, and, without a moment’s hesitation, Nader turned and barked, “That goddamn Newt Gingrich is the worst devil ever to come...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Dream Weaver
by Billy Kekevian Published: Jan 10, 2007
Day of Service
Mon., Jan. 15, 7 a.m.-11 p.m., free
Maybe you want to live a life of service like Dr. King, but just haven’t gotten around to it. Put your excuse list away, because the MLK Day of Service is designed for experienced volunteer workers to introduce newcomers to the field. In Greater Philadelphia, some 55,000 volunteers will...
Just Do It Holiday Madness: A Sketch Comedy...
by Billy Kekevian Published: Dec 27, 2006
Thu., Dec. 28, 10 p.m., $10, Millcreek Tavern, 4200 Chester Ave., www.comicenergy.com
Philadelphia is known the world over for its blue-collar cynicism. In a city where, for example, the hatred for a sports star is directly proportional to said star’s talent, it’s a wonder more people aren’t milking the comedic possibilities. But...
On The DL: William Wright
by Billy Kekevian Published: Nov 15, 2006
Thu., Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m., free, Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St., 215-923-2960, www.giovannisroom.com
Joe Kennedy famously warned his sons: “Never write anything down you wouldn’t want published on the front page of The New York Times.”
If only his alma mater had taken that advice.
Harvard University may be the most...
In The Event That...: The Cloud of Sulfur...
by Billy Kekevian Published: Oct 25, 2006
Sidney Blumenthal
Wed., Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m., $6-$15, National Constitution Center, Independence Mall, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6700
If you’re in the market for a book explaining exactly what’s wrong with the Bush administration, you’ve got a lot of options.
Both The Wall Street Journal’s Ron Suskind and New York Times’ Frank...
Barack Obama Dreams From my Father
by Billy Kekevian Published: Oct 18, 2006 Reading
The reaction by Democrats to the 2004 Democratic National Convention was shared across the board. Sure, there was the fear that John Kerry’s utter lack of charisma and inability to withstand attacks from the GOP would result in four more years of Dubya, but there was also a show-stopping surprise that gave the left a glimmer of hope....
They're Still Around?: Tom Wilson
by Billy Kekevian Published: Oct 11, 2006
Wed.-Thu., Oct. 18-19, 8 p.m., $15; Fri., Oct. 20, 8 and 10:30 p.m., $20; Sat., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $20, with Kevin Avery and Ed McGonigal, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, www.heliumcomedy.com
For Tom Wilson, playing the villain Biff in Back to the Future has provided enough material to merit a standup comedy tour. Wilson, who was...
Just Do It: Rudy Giuliani
by Billy Kekevian
Published: Sep 14, 2006
Wed., Sept. 20, 6 p.m., $55-$395, Radnor High School, 130 King of Prussia Rd., Radnor, 215-561-4700, www.wacphila.org
For political junkies like me, November’s midterm elections are like the end of the regular baseball season. From there on out, we’re in playoff mode. Until then, why not get your pre-game fix listening to Rudy Giuliani,...
Lit for Liberals
by Billy Kekevian
Published: Sep 14, 2006
Liberals are often accused of being intellectual elitists or starry-eyed dreamers. Only the party that gave us Karl Rove could make being educated and artistic look like a bad thing. Members of LitPAC, a group dedicated to getting authors more involved in politics, are embracing their lefty beliefs and they’re doing it through the power of ...
"Entebbe to Today, Terrorism in Transition"
by Billy Kekevian
Published: Aug 31, 2006
Wed., Sept. 6, 6 p.m., free, National Museum of American Jewish History, Independence Mall, 55 N. Fifth St., 215-923-3811, www.nmajh.org
Only minutes after Air France Flight 139 takes off, the four hijackers stand up and demand that it be diverted. More than 200 passengers, sweat slipping down their eyelids and heartbeats rattling their...
