The transition from winter to spring can be challenging for those eagerly awaiting the arrival of festival season. Winter warriors wrapped in thick-knit scarves and armed with Kleenex and cough drops can seek comfort in an event that is synonymous with the arrival of spring. For the past sixteen years the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival has graced the spring in Philadelphia. Presented by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia, the...

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By: Kaitlin Jersey Garlitz Festivals are about family; the family you make by choice, the people you find to fill your time with, the faces you see again and again following the music and vibes you love. So for me, there was no better option to bring in the New Year than by following my festie family to Flagship Production’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Kempton, PA. The venue was a hippie wonderland. Tie-dyed curtains, homemade candles, and...

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PEX: Become Part of the Experiment - If you are a Philly-area artist, student, inventor or dreamer, you’ve probably heard of the Philadelphia Experiment (PEX for short). If you haven’t, consider this a long-overdue introduction. Every year around Halloween, PEX hosts one of the most happening haunts in the region. They also throw other parties throughout the year, run a stage at Camp Bisco, and host their own PEX Summer Fest. This year’s...

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Exploring the Mind-altering World of Psychedelic Research By Mandie Pandarella Prepare your mind for entrance to a new age of mental and spiritual enlightenment, a cultural movement of drug policy ratification, more poignantly heralded as a psychedelic renaissance. Psychedemia is a gathering of academicians for a neuropharmalogical summit, from September 27-30, at the University of Pennsylvania. More psychoactive drug research has been...

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Nangellini By Alex Satta Nangellini is a colorful vortex of art and clothing that brings life to the ridiculously commercialized South Street in Philadelphia. As one enters the store they are almost assaulted by the beautiful and vibrant hand-made yarns and various pieces of hand-made local clothing and artwork. Nancy Nagle fills Headspace in on her inspiration and her art. How did you get started as an artist? I’ve always been an artist....

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Peering into Pyrite By Shawn Rybacki Pyrite may be referred to as fool’s gold, but let’s get one thing clear; this mineral does not fool around. I’d actually go as far to say pyrite is one clever stone. It has several crystal structures ranging from cubic to pyritohedral with a Mohs hardness of 6-6.5. Pyrite has to be one of the most active crystals known on Earth. It is constantly in the process of being created and destroyed, while...

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