It’s only right to pick up a hard copy of this one: City Paper presents the Comics Issue! How subversive. Or not. Is oil animal by-product free? Vegans are hit hard by the rising cost of gas. Yeah, what has he done? A look at at-large City Council member Jack Kelly's record, which apparently includes parking garages and puppies (two of our favorite things!). A tale of two truthinesses: Another look at the bill requiring......

THE N CROWD TEACHES IMPROV You've seen them perform, now you can learn of the dark arts from those who know best. The N Crowd is offering improvisation classes every Thursday. They last a couple of hours and set you back $40 a pop (or you could drop $200 for 7 weeks' worth, at a savings of $80). We suggest considering this a date-worthy outing, especially if you and yours are a recent match. Improv......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Bordellos Are Good: Opening reception for “Peep Show,” featuring work from five interdisciplinary artists examining eroticism, set in a space resembling a 19th-century bordello at Airspace (4013 Chestnut), 6-10PM. Free Firk It: Get to the only Friday the Firkinteenth of 2008, featuring 13 or more firkins of cask conditioned ale, at the Grey Lodge Pub (6235 Frankford), 12PM- when the firkins run out. Free + cost of......

Camden Riversharks vs. Lancaster Barnstormers Sorry, but we like our Phillies on the TV. We look across the pond to the Camden Riversharks to get our ballpark fix. With cheap tickets, marginally cheaper beer, and the blessed relief of not being too invested in the game’s outcome, the Sharks offer a good night out. Parking is cheap too, but if you have to hoof it PATCO and the Riverlink aren’t too far away. If you......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Filthy Liberals: Washington Post political correspondent and NPR commentator E.J. Dionne, Jr. reads from his new book Souled Out, on the history and present of liberalism in America, at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free Om: Buddhist guided meditation class at the Philadelphia Ethical Society (1906 Rittenhouse Sq), 7PM. Free Get on the Train: Whiskeytrain, Enter the Rooms, Kill the Alarm, and Mercy......

Even if it wasn’t one of your New Year’s resolutions, moving around is never a bad idea. One of the big problems we have is gym memberships can be expensive, and frankly we have such issues with commitment that getting locked into anything for a year is a frightening prospect. So we thought we’d look around for some cheap, noncommittal ways to get active; free is best, but the occasional class shouldn’t break the bank.......