Believe it, brosheims and sistuluhs: Making Time is back this week, original-recipe style, at Pure, in the steamy, welcoming heart of the Gayborhood. And guess who’s got three pairs of tickets to give away? That’s right, we do! And plus, we’ve also got a bonus round: One you lucky bastards will also get hooked up [...]

Paper Doll ó a young lass with Christian name she canít decide whether to reveal or not ó is the new sex columnist at the City Paper. And frankly, and pardon the pun, she didnít come a moment too soon. Paper Doll replaced CPís long standing run with the ìAsk Isadoraî franchise which, over the [...]

>>> Don’t worry, Stephen, when you’re the new kid on the playground, there’s always bullies that will try to steal your abalone. It doesn’t matter. You are still a very special guy, OK? [MichaelKlein]
>>> And you, Professor Busyhands! No, you most certainly can not go to Italy! No you can’t! [DN]
>>> Headline: “The US folkies [...]

You know, we seem to be the go-to people these days whenever anyone wants to talk about the glorious vibe of “The New Philly.” And for the most part, believe it or not, we’re happy to obliged; we’re as psyched as anyone. But frequently, the talking points get a little stale: Wifi, hipsters, the Standard [...]

Until we melt.

>>> How about a shout for the Wednesday night warriors: The Wednesday Night Weekly, Jay Simplefly’s beer-bong-and-hip-hop jumpoff is at the nasty, nasty Medusa; and hey, not for nothing, Julia Factorial (pictured here in Hard Rain-era PLO scarf) reps it hard for Olympians and drinking olympics alike at Radio On! at 700, and…
>>> As stated [...]

>>> “They’re so, ‘We’re an indie band!’” The Mazarin sartorial encyclopedia, noted and filed away. [Pitchfork]
>>> Everything you ever wanted to know about Pearls And Brass but were afraid to ask: A compendium by Cool Doug. [PW]
>>> Bruce Warren does his local duty and sends out Philly props-a-plenty: Favourite Sons and Adam Arcuragi and Swearing [...]

Today is your lucky day:
The Pew Charitable Trusts, the local philanthropy that had launched a behind-the-scenes effort to rename [30th Street Station] in honor of Benjamin Franklin, today issued a statement saying it was abandoning the campaign.
Sigh. If only the same had happened for Columbus Blvd. Can’t somebody get The Pew to tank that shit, [...]

One reader writes: “I love this story. Starr’s been waiting so long to open in New York he doesn’t even give a shit anymore.”
Again, NYC: He’s ours.
NYT: Coming Soon - The Lower East Side Khyber

Alright, gang, tonight at The Khyber, it’s time for the searing, dirty future-rock of Calla. The band’s got a new album, Collisions, just out ó actually, wait, it’s not even out yet, but let’s bust a move anyway:
Calla: “It Dawned On Me” [mp3]
Can you dig it? Send an email to tips [at] philebrity [dot] com [...]

Which is always a good move, especially when the lucky lady is locked in the bathroom, dialing 911.
The700Level: Hide And Go Seek

Pretty soon, it’s just gonna be Dan DeLuca and Faye Flam cranking out a daily mimeograph about mp3 blogs and vaginoplasties. Don’t worry, though: They’ll still have that sweet union hookup.
PhillyFuture: And It’s 1,2,3, What Are We Fighting For?

And so it’s 11-to-23 months in the pen, and then, baby, back to that grizind!
“He’s a certified gold artist, which means he’s sold over 500,000 copies [of his albums],” [Sony-BMG music executive Emio] Zizza said. “We expect he will record his third album and promote it through personal appearances and concerts.”
Dear God, just one thing: [...]

>>> Got to believe the new J Dilla album, Donuts, on Stone’s Throw is magic. DJ Lil’ Dave throws an all beats-n-instrumentals listening party tonight, and here’s the teaser:
J Dilla: “Airworks” [mp3]
Just make up the raps in your head. C’mon, it’ll be fun. Edutainment, even! Silk City, 10pm, $5.

This, my nephews, is an idea whose time has come. Think of it: South Beach, Veronica Mars, Everybody Hates Chris, Top Model, Beauty & The Geek, Gilmore Girls, Charmed and Smallville, all on the same goddamned channel. And you don’t even need to steal cable to get that shit poppin’. In Philly, for whatever reasons, [...]

MSNBC: We’re So Happy We Could Shit

A weird little item in Dan Gross today seems to slam Sailor Jerry impresario/Gyro Worldwide guy Larry McGearty for partnering with R.J. Reynolds on some new douchey-sounding “tobacco bar” in Chicago. (Chicago, like every other fucking knucklehead city in the union, also just passed a smoking ban and apparently, this “tobacco bar” concept circumvents local [...]

i just saw this on the NBC10’s website, all in the same subsection on
their webpage:
As Seen On NBC 10
Murder In Philadelphia
If you missed our hour-long special, “Murder In Philadelphia,” it will
be rebroadcast here on NBC10.com starting at noon on Tuesday. More
Details
INSIDE What You Can Do To Reduce Violence In Philadelphia
Report A Pothole
Hey, man. Every little [...]

>>> Shocking: The alleged West Philly Haitian-beaters-and-videotapers deny the whole thing. Shocking! [Action News]
>>> Awesome: Mike Piazza, if you come to Philly, we promise to stop it with all the gay speculation. Because, you know, then we’ll know for sure. [NYNewsday]
>>> Two bells for La Lupe: Are you serious? LaBan? We’re talking to you. Are [...]

Whoops. Did we say that or think that?
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