Monthly Archives: May 2011

SuperDPS presents Life Lessons in Comedy

Alex Gross (a separate entity from the Alex Gross of SuperDPS.com) is a comedian who performs Improv, Sketch and Stand-up in the Philadelphia area. He has been doing comedy since high school where he formed a sketch group called CWA … Continue reading

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Doug Loves Movies in Philly

Next week, Helium Comedy Club gets a double-dose of Doug. Comedian Doug Benson, star of Super High Me and The Benson Interruption brings his live podcast (Doug Loves Movies) to Philadelphia on Tuesday May 17th. Still unclear as to who … Continue reading

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I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Water for Elephants

Once again distancing himself from his vampiric role in the cash-guzzling “Twilight” franchise, English heart-throb Robert Pattinson is taking another dip into the un-supernatural romantic drama section. Last year saw him falling for a daughter of a detective in Allen … Continue reading

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Dress Down Day #132

We all live for those precious moments when life combines art and rock n’roll into one cosmic portrait of youth.

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I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Fast Five, Insidious, Beastly

FAST FIVE I think I’ll have to start this review by stating that I have not seen any of the previous instalments of the “Fast and the Furious” franchise. The series has simply driven past me, never having revved up … Continue reading

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What We’re Listening to (May 2011)

Architecture in Helsinki–Moment Bends Fans of this Australian ensemble have been waiting for this album for what feels like an eternity. Then when it finally dropped, it was so under the radar that it took a whole month for me … Continue reading

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What are you laughing at? Main Street Comedy

Compared to the major comedy scenes like New York and Los Angeles, Philadelphia is a bit of a red-headed step child. It gets kicked around, picked on, and still tries its best to rise to notoriety. But good news, my … Continue reading

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Dress Down Day #131

It takes method actors years to hone the craft of really “becoming” the character. It takes this guy two minutes and a pair of sweet kicks, and almost instantly, he’s a movie star.

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Lex Parsimoniae

Every generation realizes a new and compelling explanation for the easily explicable. For our parents, it was the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a bright, young, ailing superstar president caught between two worlds. For us, the tragedy of September 11th … Continue reading

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Dress Down Day #130

I’m going to let you in on a little secret that nobody really likes to talk about…Disco isn’t dead. It’s clinically alive, but will never survive with you as its official representative.

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