Aaron Karo is coming back. On February 17, the comedian, Wharton alum, and author of college classic Ruminations on College Life (as well as the more recent follow-up, Ruminations on a Twentysomething Life), which he started writing from his frat house at Penn, will do two shows at World Café Live. In fact, the show will be recorded for a DVD. More...

Garrett Graff sits at the Jefferson, laptop bag by his side, and long long legs crossed at the ankles. He seems more a lanky Midwest farm hand than 23-year-old journalist from Vermont. Throughout the evening, people stop over to say hello -- colleagues, friends, fans. More...

It’s unusual for cars to stop on Kelly Drive, especially for a group of cyclists. Usually, they speed up and curse. But if a pack of bikers in red jerseys is flying down the road long the Schuylkill, some cars might slow down to ask one question: “Is one of you Elliot?” More...

Remember Pauly Shore? That guy with the crazy hair and stoner smile? He's back, but as himself this time, with a new reality series, Minding the Store, in which he takes over his mom's famous comedy club, the Comedy Store. In the spirit of getting real, Philadelphia STYLE sat down with Shore and got real. More...

Harry Shearer, 62, is not merely an entertainer – whether writing or performing, he’s a wry provocateur who delights in exposing folly. As the talentless bass player Derek Smalls, he ridiculed heavy metal bravado in the film The is Spinal Tap. His new novel, Not Enough Indians, satirizes a town that covets a casino, and for the past 18 years, he’s given sardonic voice to a dozen characters on The Simpsons. More...