So, you know this John Hodgman guy, right? He’s the PC on the Mac Vs. PC commercials? Is on “This American Life” a lot? In his new book, More Information Than You Require, Hodgman makes the stunning assertation that throughout the ages, most human advancements have been made not by the figures that are so [...]

We know you’ve been wondering what we’ve been up to all day. Well, part of it was just to highlight some of the posts that went up at the end of the day yesterday, and part of it has been in the service of getting our act together for the 215 Festival this weekend. Philebrity [...]

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AS TOLD BY OUR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT, J. CONOR CORCORAN, ESQ.:The peanut gallery was packed on Wednesday for opening statements in the matter of US v. Fumo & Arnao. Opening statements are the first and most powerful opportunity for defendants to put on their best face. In embarking upon a journey of months and months of [...]

>>> Opening statements in Vince Fumo’s trial started this morning. Our new theory is that Other People’s Money is our money, so can you lend us money to cover what’s sure to be a World Series-sized bar tab tonight? We promise Other People will pay you back. [Philly.com live blog] >>>We don’t know how she [...]

So, we know: The pressure is just too fucking much. You need to get away. Just take some time. But what with that crazy recession/depression/impending Hoovervilles going up any second now, a vacation seems impossible at this moment. Wrong! A friend sent us this link for Iceland Air, which is currently offering round trips for [...]

Did you know that the 2007 gross domestic product of Estonia is smaller than the amount of money that Wachovia lost last quarter? U.S. News & World Report offers up 5 things smaller than Wachovia’s loss – including the price of replacing their sign at the Wachovia Center. And in case you were curious about [...]

A funny thing happened to us last night. While drinking and dining, we eavesdropped on a conversation that left us stunned. A table of well-to-do gay gentlemen next to us were discussing the upcoming election and their belief systems. “Well maybe if they stopped watching CNN, the truth might finally come out.” said Gay Guy [...]

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BENSALEM, Pa. – The music heralding the arrival of John McCain at a manufacturing plant near Philadelphia was perfect – the theme from Rocky. Like the boxer, Mr. McCain declared Tuesday that his campaign is down, but not out – and he assured the suburban Philly crowd the fight was far from over. We’re guessing [...]

We hate to harp on this, but really: The Inky’s dual-endorsement on Sunday of both Barack Obama and John McCain is now fully reverberating like a fart in an elevator. Since we got corroboration yesterday that the double-dip was indeed most likely — duh — the handiwork of Brian Tierney, who once promised that he’d [...]

In a rare misdemeanor hacking case in federal court, a University of Pennsylvania bioengineering student was sentenced yesterday to 90 days in prison and five years’ probation for crashing a school server in 2006. But the afternoon hearing was much more: It included tears from the defendant; outrage from the judge over what he called [...]

But even there, the “destiny” shirt would be kind of cool. We need to get a numerologist in here to expand on the “80/08″ concept. TwoOneFiveNotTheMagazine: You Are My Density!

So there was this item in the Philadelphia Business Journal about how Businessweek and The Reinvestment Fund think that Philadelphia is well-prepared to ride out the likely recession. Looking at their Philly page, we can accept that what employment is here is actually pretty stable. But doesn’t it seem that somehow, poor towns with ill-educated [...]

We here at Philebrity love a good scam. Remember back in high school, selling sandwich bags of oregano to freshmen? “Of course it doesn’t smell like pot… I had to spray it with Tommy cologne so it wouldn’t. Duh.” When we’re on the wrong end of the shaft though, that’s a different story. Not big [...]

From PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer.

Former Inky columnist Tom Ferrick wrote on WHYY’s “It’s Our City” blog today that sources in that paper’s editorial board tell him that – prepare to be shocked – Tierney did indeed demand they publish their dissenting endorsement of McCain. Normal practice, Ferrick says, is for the board to examine candidates and when it comes [...]

>>>Penn’s putting up bike racks inside parking garages at 34th & Chestnut, 38th & Walnut, and 40th & Walnut. So if you end up over there for something or other, you can stash your bike under cover, unless Penn kids steal all the slots. [Daily Pennsylvanian] >>>Another possible solution to never being able to park [...]