Bennett understands what the newsroom is going through after five months of uncertainty. “They are quitting in their heads like five times a day,” she observes. “But I can see now, I can see that it’s going to be OK. They don’t see it yet, but I can see it.” That’s fine, but seriously, Amanda: [...]

It is menu as haiku, a thing by turns spare and oddly whimsical, signifying… well, it’s sometimes hard to say. On my first visit, I’d ordered “Beef Tenderloin, Shepherd’s Pie,” which, it turned out, is nothing of the sort. And what’s up with: “#9 Combination: Tastes of Tuna and Lamb?” Wow! Foodie make funny wordplay! [...]

>>> Post-work-stylee, there’s a hustle and bustle in Liberties Walk that’s fit for families, folks and fun. Rock The Walk features mad contests and food and drink with Brown Betty, 1 Shot Coffee, Deuce, Eats Food Market, Delicious Boutique (Psydde Delicious’ new corset joint – ow!) and our personal fave, Art Star (and, of course, [...]

Click here for the 4th and final excerpt from Erik Bader’s True Jersey. Plus: Catch up on True Jersey here.

When you think about it, she really does have kind of a Fran Drescher thing. Or maybe it’s the other way around.

>>> Local man wants to know: Why do Philly TV meterologists scare the shit out of people? You know, other than Sue Serio with her man hands and whatnot. [Blinq] >>> Bloggers blogging about what cars they drive and then blogging about it. Seriously, God. Why? [PhillyFuture] >>> And really, everybody: Stop beating up the [...]

In which the Plain Parade gals hover over the city, protecting us from having to play at The Khyber, keeping our indie ethics oh-so-in-tact, and vehemently enforcing the two-week no-compete rule. When they look at us, they don’t see ants ó they see little rock stars. They are not here to control us. They are [...]

Not really, but damnit if we don’t think to ourselves every time some bonehead vaginoplasty piece or another runs in the DN, “Damn, if only Zack Stalberg were still in charge over there…” Stalberg left the DN last year to head something called the Committee of Seventy, and today, PW lifts the veil on just [...]

It’s true, folks: All good things must come to an end. After tomorrow, if you want more True Jersey, you’re going to have to either start dating Erik Bader, or offer him a book deal. (We’re looking at you, Drag City.) Meantime, catch up now: True Jersey: Vol. One True Jersey: Autos Sacramentales True Jersey: [...]

>>> Diplo named Spin‘s DJ of the Year! Woo! Congrats! The twenty people left in the world who read Spin are about have they minds blowed, dawg. [no link, print edition only, Spin.com sucks, go cry.] >>> PhillyFuture drops some serious science on the Chinese riddle-tip: Does Stu Bykofsky Need A Blog of His Own [...]

Check, Please is a short film by Abigail Bruley. And yes, it stars Branko Jakominich and Keith Peirce. Click here to watch Check, Please Credits after the jump.

We thought we were just slow on the uptake, but today Junkmedia confirms it: The Lilys do in fact have a new record, and whoa ó†jump back, Daddy Kurt! ó†a Myspace page to boot. Everything Wrong Is Imaginary seems to have all the markings of what could be, finally, a major comeback for the storiedly, [...]

And Philebrity mourns with you. Related: More Talk, Less Rock

“Philadelphia is the new Williamsburg” has become the hot, hip saying around artistic circles. As a service to our friends in the national media who may likely wind up doing future “Philly as Next Big Thing” stories, we’d like to extend a courtesy. Other hot, hip sayings around artistic circles these days include: “No, it’s [...]

Scantily clad women wearing different colored No. 81 jerseys with question marks representing the team name provided some of the entertainment for the guests. That’s right, honeys, your whole lives have been leading up to this. Other features in last night’s rogue’s gallery: Among the celebrities on the guest list were Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, [...]

>>> Good God, people really are treating Silk City’s possible era-ending with utmost freakout gravitas. To wit: There’s two shows there tonight, and it’s only Monday. Show up early and get something in your stomach, because it could be a long one. Brit-poppers by way of Fishtown The Situation (pictured) ó known ’round these parts [...]

There have been a number of rumors going around the Internet that Phish is planning to reunite next year and the venue of choice may be our very own Spectrum. The base of the rumor says that the Spectrum has been booked by Dionysian Productions for Halloween 2006. 700Level: Gone Phishin’?

2005: It was the year Philebrity broke. And just about every step of the way, The Capitol Years were with us. “Juicer’s Apathy.” And “Tales Of The City.” (Yes, we know Kyle Everyday fucked with the photo on that post.) And The Philebrity Weekender! (Aw, shit, now we’re getting weepy.) And seriously, what about “It’s [...]

If only it were that interesting. Instead, he came, he saw, he parrotted lines about how swimmingly this whole Iraq thing is going. Inky: Hey, Is That Ron White I See Out There?

Over the weekend, our bud Chris McKenna hunkered down and, for some reason unknown to us even still, spent some time dumping an old VHS dub of the 1985 NCAA championships to digital. (This is the kind of shit Chris does. Don’t ask.) But what he found while doing this was even better, some would [...]