Results tagged “naturalsciences”

Don’t know about you, but when we think about driving in the city we start to get slight palpitations. Part of it could be that we’re used to walking and Septa; the thought of paying exorbitant amounts to park in UCity on a Friday night convinces us that the El isn’t so bad after all. Plus, there’s storage: when we were living on the outskirts of Center City a parking spot would have cost 2/3 of our rent. Don’t get us started on the exhaust fumes, particularly those from the ancient chariots some of us have to drive around in because after parking costs we can’t afford an upgrade. But there are times when having a car is a necessity, even in the city. You need one to escape the heat and exhaust for the cool ocean breeze in the summer for instance, or to do an IKEA run. And so a balance must be struck.

On Memorial Day Weekend, Americans all over the country gather together to remember those who have died in service of our nation...by getting a really good deal on a pair of shoes, and then going outside and partying in them. Hey, we're Americans; buying and partying is what we do. Oh, and eating a lot of barbecue. Anyway, here's some stuff you can do in Philly to celebrate your Memorial Day Weekend - some of it even vaguely appropriate to the holiday! (We're sure we didn't get everything, though, so check here for even more, or if you have some cool weekend events of your own to share, let us know about them in the comments.)

Two-headed pigs, two-tailed lizards and mad scientists, oh my! That's what you can expect when The Museum of UnNatural Sciences Presents Morgan Grisley's Magnificent Museum of Morbid Monstrosities at Academy of Natural Sciences. We always knew science was scary.