As we’re sure you’re well aware, today is Free Taco Bell Taco World Series Day. Or, as we like to call it, “Kensington Khristmas.” But in light of these and other recent events, shouldn’t we throw those tacos back? We’re heading up to Aramingo Avenue to investigate.

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>>> But there’s good news: If you have a mind to, you can probably whine and bitch your way into some kind of credit or refund from Comcast if indeed you were one of the unlucky bastards who felt the full force of the suckage that was the outage during Game 3 of the World [...]

Back in the day, when we used to freelance for the Inky (hey, don’t hate — it was the best way we ever figured out to get paid to see Matchbox20 shows), nearly every time we handed in a piece, the editor would groan and say, “You’re not supposed to talk about the audience.” Which [...]

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT · PROPERTY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRESS CONFERENCE · EVENING OF OCTOBER 27, 2008 BUD SELIG, COMMISSIONER, MLB: I, um, regret to inform you all that, um, this evening’s game has been, um, suspended. Due to the, um… rain. REPORTER #1: Can you tell us a little bit about the decision-making that went into [...]

Philebrity will return on Tuesday, October 28th. Until then, everybody, all we can say is… oh, hell, we just won’t say anything.

FRIDAY: >>> 215 FESTIVAL: John Hodgman & Friends, 8pm doors, show at 9pm. $10. NOTE: A very limited amount of tickets will be released at the door, otherwise the show is sold out. Afterparty with DJ Ian Svenonius is FREE, and will begin downstairs at 11pm. All at The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th St. [...]

Don’t say you don’t know Rhys Darby: He’s Murray, the band manager from Flight Of The Conchords. But, yes, previous to this interview, that was where our knowledge of Darby ended as well. Turns out, he’s quite a guy. Darby has a standup gig at the Trocadero this Sunday night, and after the jump, he [...]

Add this to your last 24 hours of Phillies Phresh Hell: I’m only 24, and as a kid growing up near Seattle, boy bands were popular. I always thought the Backstreet Boys were the best out there, better than ‘NSYNC. I was a freshman in high school when they came out with their big CD, [...]

“Honestly, Occifer, it looked like a ‘B’ in the mirror.” KDKA: GOP Troll Admits Half-Assed Fakery, Laughter Ensues BONUS ROUND: Ashley Todd’s YouTube Page UPDATE: Fox News exec: “If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting.” [via Talking Points Memo]

Whoa, that’s a mouthful. But here is what’s up right this second. Like we warned you yesterday, John Hodgman & Friends at the Latvian Society is SOLD OUT. (However, there will be a few more pairs released at the door, we are told, so all hope is not lost, just show up super early.) Meantime, [...]

To those about to vampy, we salute you.

That’s Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett. Now, as some of you know, Taco Bell promised AMERICA a free taco whenever someone successfully steals a base during the World Series. As it happens, Bartlett — not Shane Victorino, not Chase Utley — was the first to do so. And according to Taco Bell’s rules of [...]

More supernatural than a crop circle and more unbelievable than a mugger carving a “B” into your face! MyBarackObama: If You Build It, They Will HOPE

We’re very, very curious this morning about the strange case of Ashley Todd, the Texan college student studying in Pittsburgh who claims to have been mugged at knifepoint, until her assailant managed to carve a “B” into her cheek as retaliation for her being a McCain supporter. For one, just before she claims the incident [...]

And we don’t know why that’s funny, but it most certainly is.

Real talk: “Why We Love Philadelphia,” the above short by Philly filmmaker/musician/awesome dude Shawn Kilroy might just be the best thing to have ever aired on Philebrity.tv. And when we got to thinking about what would be on The Philebrity Television Hour, Shawn was the first dude we thought of when it came to the [...]

We just made this Magnetic Fields mixtape in like five minutes to make a point: There are so many amazing Magnetic Fields songs in the world, it’s like, throw a rock, and you’ll hit one. In case you missed the note before, The Magnetic Fields have generously partnered with the 215 Festival this year and [...]

It is with some trepidation that we tell you that we’ll be closing this year’s 215 Festival with the first run of something we’ve been thinking about for a long time now: The Philebrity Television Hour, our version of a chat/variety show. Equal parts Mike Douglas Show, This American Life and Saturday Night Live, the [...]

Over the last few years, a keystone of the 215 Festival has been the Lovingly Bound Book & Arts Fair. Lovingly Bound brings together small publishers, book artists, letterpress printers, literacy activists, and Philly independent book stores for one big book bash! Browse the tables of hand-made journals, fine fiction, and art books while enjoying [...]