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Sometime in the past year, Fairmount favorite The Crooked Frame became the Flying Saucer without telling us. We don't mind, though; the coffee's as good as ever. Housed in a corner shop at 26th and Brown, this place is small and easy to miss (don't bother looking for a sign outside—they've yet to hang one) but well worth a trip—and an easy trip at that, since the 48, the 32, and the route 7 buses all stop at that very intersection. It's a great place to read, write, study, or whatever your pleasure is, without the noise of larger—or less buried-in-the-crazy-streets-of-Fairmount—shops. The Flying Saucer has more of a beatnik feel than your typical coffee house, which somehow adds to the appeal. There's limited seating, but it's rarely crowded and even when it is, the regulars are friendly. The shop is a bit more lively than it was in the Crooked Frame days; a jazz group now plays every other Sunday, and Tuesday nights are home to "Bad Taste Cinema," with films beginning at 8 pm. Recent picks: Ingmar Bergman's 1966 classic Persona, and 1981's LA punk scene-centric The Decline of Western Civilization.
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