Friday
>>>Those ubiquitous cuties And Dim Sum take over Silk City with the Cootie Shot tonight, with a special performance from Yah Mos Def, rapper dudes who used to listen to Ignition. Hardcore for the hardcore, right?
>>>Philadelphia Eddie’s Tattoo Arts Convention starts tonight. Of course nothing beats our friend Sharkey’s bad tattoo idea/mindfuckñña pizza slice eating [...]

Philadelphia Business Journal reports this morning that Ol’ Meltyclocks brought serious ducats into our fair city over the last few months with his mediocre art that only college sophomores and RPG fans can love. All told, the Fellini extra racked up an economic impact of $54.9 million. The exhibit was seen by 370,000 people, 20,700 [...]

“My demand to City Council President Schwartz was that he resign City Council upon conviction,” Street said. “If I made the same demand of Councilman Mariano in a hypothetical way – anybody who gets convicted should resign.”
Oh, wait, I get it: You only step down when it’s time to go to jail.
DN: Amazing.

Stores scheduled for conversion to Macy’s: Gallery at Market East mall in Center City, Suburban Square in Ardmore, Plymouth Meeting Mall, Neshaminy Mall, Exton Square Mall, Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Echelon Mall in Voorhees, Moorestown Mall, Burlington Center, and Concord Mall in Wilmington.
Bearing that in mind, here’s the breakdown: If your mom always buys you [...]

>>> This is like one of those weird scientific experiments in pleasure and pain sensations where eventually, the lab rats just give up and go insane. On one hand there is an open bar from 8-10pm at this Mountain Dew Xmas In July thing at Silk City tonight. On the other hand, while you’re dewing [...]

Hey hon, we heard you’re a big fan. Apparently the grapevine runneth long and wide and man, who’d of thunk itññwe’d meet one day on this great big interweb, through the smoke and ether? You ruled as that crazy kid in Stand By Me. You ruled even more as your dessicated celebrity self-promotional obsessed [...]

Normally, we don’t pay much attention to political ads ó and frankly, the current obsession amongst the RitReview/SuburbanGuerrilla blogset with Rick Santorum is more boring than a Blinq post about said obsession ó but dammit if this new anti-Santorum ad isn’t a big, flaming slam dunk. So go ahead, pop some popcorn, get the kids [...]

>>> Brownouts: They’re not just for poo fetishists anymore.
>>> Karaoke king Johnny Goodtimes gets a byline.
>>> And just for old times’ sake, more Iggles butterfaces.

Watch as the Daily Pennsylanian gets its knickers in a twist over the forthcoming American Apparel store at 37th & Walnut. And oh, the questions! Will CEO Dov Charney personally molest Penn students/employees? Will this be a good thing? Do Penn students understand that behind sexy advertisements there usually lurks a a wild sex monster? [...]

The peaceful unknowing stares of the Good Day Philadelphia Team. Sigh.
Wookified: “You Wanna Go To Skinner’s?”

Tucked into a service cover about Philly rec centers (way to cop a Pool Gang steez, guys), there’s “Rec’d Out,” a spread so strangely ill-advised ó not to mention ill-fitting with the just-the-facts nature of the story from which it pops ó†that we’re weirdly kind of into it. On the other hand, we are all [...]

Norristown Mayor Ted LeBlanc was accused by the U.S. attorney yesterday of taking a $10,000 bribe from an insurance contractor in exchange for giving him government business. Former municipal administrator Anthony Biondi was accused of concealing his financial interest in two companies and then accepting hidden cash payments from the firms.
Aww, the little hick town [...]

This Thursday’s mission looks sketchy (cool, cloudy and 85), but these guys never know what they’re talking about. Fear not: Pool Gang is all about makin’ memories. Can you dig it? Eavesdroppers click “more” to find out what we’re on about.

>>> Philly expat-then-comeback Denison Witmer rocks a 7.1 in Pitchfork. Valuable assist via Sufijan Stevens.
>>> BadmintonStamps is a new Philly/NYC mp3 blog that has a cute little player we can’t stop staring at.
>>> “The ugly-sexy manís muscles fit snugly under his mesh man-bra and jeans fringed with hot pink fabric. His bleached curls, though lacking [...]

The Daily News never fails to give us a fabulous selection of South Philly butterfaces to gawk at. This week’s victims: the Iggles cheerleaders, three of whom are vying for some illustrious future DN cover.
Says the NOT AT ALL CLOTHED Adrienne:
“It’s always done so classy and professional,” said the Virginia native, who [...]

For giving us today’s Out-Of-Context QuoteJam(tm):
“If I had the opportunity to fulfill this goal, it would not be pirate-themed,” he said. “You gotta go to Key West.”
Pure gold, Skeletor.
DN: Slot Fever, Catch It!

Dear friends: It is with immense joy and pride that we say “What’s up!” today to the groop called Mazarin. Their new album, We’re Already There, has been years ó do you hear? YEARS! ó in the making, and it does not disappoint. For old fans, let us just say it’s easily the most concise [...]

Alycia Lane and Larry Mendte will host Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly 2005,” Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. on Channel 3. (The special will be rebroadcast Sunday, July 31, 11 a.m. on the station.) The half-hour program will feature the magazine’s most extensive “best of” list ever with more than 125 new categories [...]

Police first arrested Omar De La Rosa because he matched the description of the suspect, in that attack. It turned out he has a half brother, Cornelio, who looks quite similar.
Either way, they’re both gonna need TP for their bungholes.
Action News: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Who’s Been Using My Identity To Mug [...]

>>> Head on over to Johnny Brenda’s as Chris and Dave from Ted Leo & The Pharmacists regulate on the wheelz. It’s called “Let The Rhythm Section Get Some,” and holy shit! We just did!
>>> Or: Wing it over to Bar Noir and dig The Monday Night Club w/ A.D. Amorosi. This week’s hissyfit includes [...]