Weight in pounds of Pennsylvanian turkeys being sent to the White House for T-Givs, like El Presidente isn’t enough of a turkey already: 30 As mentioned earlier, but we need to hammer it in: Rank of Philly among City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America, because other than the gun violence, we’re the warm, fuzzy [...]

Answer this, Sen. Rob Wonderling. How dare thee force your anti-capitalistic, anti-Internetic, $1,000 fines on us fine netizen sellers of eBay? How Dare thee! How can we ever hope to advance the state of fashion by re-packaging cheap, “vintage” Circle Thrift hand-me-downs? How will we tell our only attractive, fashionable friend fitting a size-2 who [...]

That’s right, gang, we only have 10 pairs left to see a special preview screening of Noah Baumbach‘s Margot At The Wedding tonight at 7:30pm at the Ritz East. To enter, send an email to ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “LIGHTNING ROUND” in the subject header. Go! Now! Previously: Captain Freeshit: Win Tix To See Margot At The [...]

If you haven’t seen it by now, it’s probably only a matter of time before one of your stoner friends sends you the link for the NBC10 piece “4:20 Is A Dangerous Time For Kids,” accompanied by a hearty “LOL OMFG” and so on. (You’re well advised to click and watch before you read this.) [...]

He’s back, with a promo spot for the Hessians Thanksgiving Eve gig at North Star Bar.

When news broke on Friday that Earthlink is eyeing up its options to dump its Philly WiFi program, we can’t say we were entirely surprised. Earthlink laid off hundreds of employees during the summer and announced then that it certainly wouldn’t be taking on any new municipal WiFi programs. And given the Philly WiFi program’s [...]

>>> What do you get when you mix Bob Brady, a grilled pastrami on rye, and our very own Patricio Bernardo Martiñs De Gouveia? Why, it’s very obvious: Hilarity. [TheNextMayor] >>> Strange little piece in the Inky today about John Street‘s relationship with The Gays over the years, from piping hot xenophobe to, well, a [...]

You can scrunch your face up when Red Bull moves in across the street and doesn’t invite you to their all-night ragers, then signature your disapproval on NL board the morning after. Or you could go shake hands and remind them to can it at some point, followed with a gift of your best vodka [...]

FRIDAY: This weekend called us on a land line. What did it say? This is not 2007. If you’re not a believer, just read on. >>>Are you looking to huddle close with your arms crossed and practice your CYHSY? There’s that, not yet sold out, at the Starlight with close your eyes and pick the [...]

· Director Todd Haynes speaks to all things cinema and Bob Dylan in anticipation of his newest opus, I’m Not There. · Illadates does the Gayborhood. · Fujiya Miyagi drop “Ankle Injuries” raw-video style at Johnny Brenda’s. · Patricio hollers at Michael Nutter’s victory party. · Plus: Space 1026, The Tough Shits, Wes Anderson & [...]

I’M THE KING OF ROCK! THERE IS NONE HIGHER! SUCKER MC’S SHOULD CALL ME SIRE! Can you hear something that Charles H. Ramsey is trying to think about? Send it along to tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

From Wednesday night’s show at The Trocadero.

I wonder how many people we’ve sent to Making Time for free since Philebrity began. It’s fun to wonder. I wonder how many hookups/STDs/tears have come as a direct result of us sitting here and plucking people’s emails for a weekend upgrade. I wonder if the moment anyone won tickets to Making Time served as [...]

Included in this article: · The preposterous notion that it would be OK and acceptable for anyone to commute each morning from Philly to NYC. · Another national recognition of the term “G-Ho,” sure to raise the ire of humorless G-Ho residents, along with a big-up for the Toll Brother‘s Naval Square, truly one of [...]

Promise #315: If your shit gets ragged on in these pages, it’s not because you are a victim of rote “hipster hostility.” It’s just because, in 2007, a t-shirt line does not contribute to the advancement of fashion. Or anything, really.

La Colombe founder Todd Carmichael is jetsetting to Antarctica, under the impression that his trip will raise awareness of global warming. Just a show of hands or internet nods, how many of you are like global WHAT? Never heard of it, right? Well, to be fair, it may sound familiar: Carmichael has pulled this stunt [...]

>>> As previously splashed across every third post, The Barbary reopens under JHN RDN (in action at left), instantly redrawing the boundaries of every hipster in town’s Family Circus-style dotted path. It’s free, flurries of different DJs will take turns blowing it out, and whether you go or not, you’ll say you did and one [...]

Which is to say: Toll hikes could be imminent for the four big bridges over the Delaware, much to the chagrin of up-collared dress code acolytes. “We’re going to have to take a hard look at our capital budget needs and our operating budget needs, and then the board is going to be asked to [...]

How the hell is it that a ticket giveaway just became our dirtiest headline ever? You know what? I’m not gonna dwell on it, Doc, just best to move along, move along. Fact: The Rub — the party, the DJ team, the way of life — is the great equalizer. No matter the skinniness of [...]

I was born, six-gun in my hand. Ohhhh yeah yeah. Don’t call it a wireless mouse. Tell it like it is…