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David Lynch calls Philly a ‘hellhole’: Why the Twin Peaks, Dune, and Mulholland Drive director insists it’s a compliment

David Lynch calls Philly a ‘hellhole’: Why the Twin Peaks, Dune, and Mulholland Drive director insists it’s a compliment

"There was a lot of kind of insanity and a feeling in the air that was very uneasy," the acclaimed filmmaker says now 45 years since arriving in Philadelphia.

  • ArtsDavid Lynch calls Philly a ‘hellhole’: Why the Twin Peaks, Dune, and Mulholland Drive director insists it’s a compliment
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  • Cornbread main
    Godfather of graffiti

    Tagging pioneer Darryl ‘Cornbread’ McCray has made Philadelphia his canvas for decades

    • Jul 2, 2020
  • Philly gets its very own Renaissance Faire

    Design­ing a Ren fest spe­cific­ally for a big-city audi­ence has meant do­ing some things dif­fer­ently. For starters, its cast of per­formers boasts not just a merry im­prov troupe of knights, jug­glers and tav­ern wenches …

    • May 6, 2015
  • Meet a Geek: Marcia Pelchat, Scholar of the Delicious

    Physiological psychologist Marcia Pelchat works at one of Philadelphia’s unique scientific institutions: the Monell Chemical Senses Center, the world’s only independent research nonprofit dedicated to the study of taste and smell. PW asked Professor Pelchat—who’ll be speaking at two Philadelphia Science Festival events this month—“Perceptions of Flavor” on April 23 and “Beer Chemistry” on April 26—to explain...

    • Apr 10, 2013
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff on the 25th Anniversary of “He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper”

    On March 29, 1988, an album that propelled two kids from West Philadelphia into the stratosphere of international fame was released on Jive Records: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. Their debut LP, 1987’s Rock the House, included the mild hit single, “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble,” but...

    • Mar 26, 2013
  • Vox VI

    The sixth annual emerging-artist show is extra loud this time around.

    • Jul 20, 2010
  • The War Against Error

    The U.S. should invade hell and kill God.

    • Jan 30, 2008
  • Big Mouth Strikes Again

    I’ve never liked Morrissey. His band the Smiths all but wrecked Brit alt-music in the 1980s. And then there was his penchant for dodgy statements about race and ethnicity. “Reggae is vile,” he sniffed. “Obviously, to get on Top of the Pops these days one has to be, by law, black,” he whined. He...

    • Dec 12, 2007
  • Big Mouth Strikes Again

      I’ve never liked Morrissey. His band the Smiths all but wrecked Brit alt-music in the 1980s. And then there was his penchant for dodgy statements about race and ethnicity. “Reggae is vile,” he sniffed. “Obviously, to get on Top of the Pops these days one has to be, by law, black,” he whined....

    • Dec 12, 2007
  • Top 5 of the Moment

      Roots, “Don’t Feel Right” There’s a moment that passes at the beginning of the Roots’ new single, just as the bare drum intro gives way to a forceful cluster of snippeted samples, which should let fans of the band breathe easy. On the heels of their less than impactful The Tipping Point, the...

    • Jun 14, 2006

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