Brewing beer isn’t much different than baking Rice Krispies treats. It’s a lot of cereal grain, sugar and waiting around for the good stuff.
Boil some fresh water and add malt. Choose any combination of hops, rice, corn or wheat for flavor, allow yeast to feed on the malt sugars – and alcohol is formed. Let [...]
Would Chad Wanzek answer his phone Saturday as he walked around Philadelphia letting strangers control his day? Outlook not so good.
As he asked his Mattel Magic 8-Ball if he should return my call, the triangular answer settling through blue-bubble goo, serendipity was on my side. If it wasn’t fate, then I should probably credit [...]
New York Times reporter, blogger and video star David Carr was at the annual Association of Alternative Newsweeklies convention in Philadelphia this weekend reminding alt–weeklies they can keep their ships afloat. He stressed the importance of multimedia as staff cutbacks, the uncertainty of profit and the uncharted push to the Internet continue to challenge the [...]
Already 90 minutes late, William Brawner pumps the gas pedal of the rental van, jumps the curb and pulls up next to the 10 teenagers waiting in front of a half-abandoned [...]
Last Thursday, City Council unanimously approved a bill that will institute a professional licensing process for Philadelphia tour guides, mandating that they test at 70 percent or better if they plan on declaiming publicly about the Founding Fathers. We put Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who introduced the bill, on the spot with a quick Philadelphia [...]
From Julio to Jay-Z … The talent playing Atlantic City this weekend is truly an absurd mix that spans half a century, crossing many demographics. First you’ve got Julio Iglesias Friday and Saturday at Caesars. I’ve gotta be honest, I have no idea what Julio sings or what the draw is, but he’s said to [...]
It’s been a week since best-selling author (and Philly Mag contributing writer) Buzz Bissinger assured himself internet immortality by tearing into Deadspin editor and sports blog ambassador Will Leitch during a live segment on HBO’s Costas Now. The blogosphere’s reaction — and his wife’s — was instantaneous and scorching, and Bissinger has been apologizing for [...]
Biography: The Mogul: Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer
by Rich Westcott
(Temple University Press; $35)
Even the most casual Philly sports fan knows the name Eddie Gottlieb. The owner of the Warriors—Philly’s first pro basketball team—didn’t just bring the NBA to Philadelphia; he brought Philly to the NBA, via Overbrook star Wilt Chamberlain, who [...]
