FRIDAY:
>>> God. I have to confess: I fucking hate writing the weekend picks. I mean, seriously. Sifting through this shit takes like forever, I never manage to do any of it in advance, and then like the next thing you know it’s 3:03pm on Friday and here I am, trying to find a picture of [...]

Delaware State Police have charged a 25-year-old Smyrna woman with second-degree vehicular homicide, and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in the hit-and-run death this morning of a pedestrian in Bear.
Police said that Tanya S. Kunig, 25, left the scene of the accident with the victim on the car’s roof.
Inky: Worst Hangover [...]

Welcome note from Monsieur Colbert:
Welcome to the Colbert Nation, and more generally, the Internet’s World Wide Web, an interconnected system of computer networks that allows the digital transfer of data to and from remote locations, more commonly known as The Global Village.
If you arrived here by mistake, I’ll save you some time: I am [...]

The lastest trade rumor concerning Phillies outfielder Bobby Abreu now involves a whole lot more. A New York Post story today has Abreu, Pat Burrell, David Bell and Tom Gordon going to the New York Yankees for - get this - Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and a player to be named.
According to the Post, Rodriguez [...]

¬? PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Harry Olivieri, co-inventor of the Philly cheesesteak and co-founder of the Pat’s King of Steaks cheesesteak emporium, has died. He was 90.
¬? Despite a heart condition, Olivieri had showed up at the store almost every day until about three years ago. He had been living with his [...]

The video is local, the song is foreign. Kooky.
Editor’s Note: We apologize for the totally awful quality of today’s Noontime Nugget. These things are supposed to entertain you, not make you want to strangle Drexel Students. We’re never letting Valania pick one of these again.
Contributing Editor’s Note: Since we’re putting our shit on the street. [...]

When in the course of human events one of the biggest partying weekends of the year inexiplicably lands in your lap, it is then time to look to the Captain for guidance. Can you dig it? Because this weekend is already double and triple stacked with crazy goodness and somehow, Captain Freeshit has wound up [...]

Preaching to the converted? Yeah maybe, but what were you doing when you were 15? Besides, this chick gets death threats for the things she writes. She means it, man.
Peace Takes Courage: If Pennsylvania Really Is Philadelphia And Pittsburgh And Alabama In Between…

Dear Philebrity,
Thank you. Much to my surprise a few of my friends called me about the Philebrity article. Gee wiz, I almost forgot about some of those great Geator moments. I guess the landscape of Philly radio may have evolved rather differently had The Geator with the heater used the heater on me. He [...]

>>> Hometown Fed Appeals judges finally figure out what a “lapdance” is. Says it can lead to hard-ons. Not bad in and of itself, but you can’t sell liquor and hard-ons. That would be lewd, you sick fuck. Thank god that’s finally settled. [NBC10]
>>> Who styled this thing, LaToya Jackson? Eagles unveil tacky new calendar [...]

>>> Lord Tedford and Rachel Ezone return with the Britpoppin’ Sound Salvation at the Khyber.
>>> As mentioned at great length, Jens Lekman at the First Unitarian Church. Openers are Frida Hyv??nen and Brrr. At the same bat-time, but down in the Chapel/Sanctuary, Jack Rose and Meg Baird (of the Espers) unleash the Fishtown folkin’ fury. [...]

Related: Peaches On The Philebrity Player

From: [REDACTED]
Subject: 10th & Wolf
Date: July 20, 2006 2:46:00 PM EDT
To: TIPS@PHILEBRITY.COM
What you should be asking Sharon Pinkenson is how this quintessential
Philadelphia tale wound up being filmed in…
…Pittsburgh.
Previously: The South Philly Mob Dies Again

It’s certainly a testament to something: A seemingly benign piece on the 15th anniversary of Frank Rizzo’s death has made the normally fairly quiet Philly.com comments section go up like a shit cathouse. Witness:
I think this article does not paint Rizzo in a true light, which is unfair to the people whose rights he violated [...]

From: [REDACTED]
Subject: craft mafia
Date: July 20, 2006 12:27:46 AM EDT
To: tips@philebrity.com
Hey- what’s the deal? why do you hate us so much? do you actually know what you are talking about? Who is amanda K? who has cat eye sunglasses? Who are you? show yourself.
Ok then. In order:
1. The deal is, making fun of [...]

Confession time: The Cap’n isn’t always the quickest one on the uptake. See, like two years ago, all of the Cap’s pals were like, “Dudeman, you seriously need to check out this Jens Lekman guy, he’s really great!” And the Cap’n was all like, in his usual fashion, “Whatever, man, I’ll get to it when [...]

Wow. Just… fucking wow.

“I remember that day. You were sitting outside, and I ordered my lunch inside and then I sat down [to talk with you],” says McGuinn as if recalling a tryst. “They came out and were like, ‘We thought you left. Are you the guy who ordered the chicken sandwich? It’s been sitting here waiting for [...]

Sharon Pinkenson, we simply don’t know how you do it.
BellaVista Social Club: Only In Threes
10thAndWolf: I Thought You Said You Were In Construction!

>>> The public shame of Joey Vento hits a new low, as even the normally rather stone-faced Pennsylvania Dutch (I mean, you saw Witness, right?) have taken to clowning his sorry, ignorant ass. Also, for some reason, NBC10 saw fit to build an additional slideshow. [NBC10]
>>> Attention regular readers of Gridskipper: If you want more [...]