>>> For those of you who are stuck in 2003 and are unfamiliar with the concept, Twitter is a free micro-blogging service. You can post quick snips of thoughts limited to 140 characters. Like a text message, brevity is king. And, for those of us who have invited twitter into our lives, we can relate [...]

Apparently, a Danish company feels that the Philadelphia-based mall purveyors ripped off their Good Luck Troll shtick by selling a Chia pet/troll hybrid called the Turf Troll. Take a look: What do you think?

Well, for one thing, the Urban Turf Troll has eyebrows while the Good Luck Troll clearly doesn’t. One shoots grass out of [...]

>>> Pop on over to Kung Fu Necktie to pay homage to the late, great Joe Strummer. Sharif WOULD like it.
>>> In case you didn’t get enough weekend on your weekend, poke your head into The Barbary for their weekly night, The Jang House. If there is any place in the city to see a [...]

· A Mouthwatering Look At No. Lib’s New Joint El Camino Real
· No Christmas Eve Plans? Get Your Smelt On With The 7 Fishes
· Breaking: Garces Lets Loose Chifa Deetz
· catFood: Mmmmmmm. Doughnuts.
· Local 44 To Nurse West Philadelphians From Behemoth Barrel Menu
All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide on Phoodie.info, [...]

Coming off like a coach giving a pep talk when we’re down 15 points with two minutes left on the clock, Brian Tierney attempted to bro down with us and explain just what the heck is UP with the newspaper industry. After namechecking the holy trinity of the Eagles, Neil Young, and, um, church, he [...]

Well, pretty much this: TreeWax. Thank you, Klip Collective.

Dear Lord, has it gotten this bad? We’ve been seeing the effects of our recession splashed all over the place; stores are slashing their prices and it seems everyone we know is reigning in their holiday spending. Secret Santas everywhere are suffering. But, when Philly.com polled us today about whether we would give up [...]

We’re right with there with you, buddy. Here’s the premiere episode from the second season of Flight of the Conchords. This should keep you looking busy for a while. You’re welcome.

[Seriously, I'd Totally Throw The Fuck Outta My Shoes At Him All Over Again]

Everywhere we look, we see news reports about how totally dick-ish old White guys are acting this week. We thought Grandpas only cared about three things: reading the newspaper every morning, making sure you hug them when you first walk in the door, and having regular access to hot cups of coffee. Apparently, they also [...]

While Joey mutters “Bah, humbug!” to himself around town this week, I will be taking over as guest editor of Philebrity. In case we haven’t met before, let me introduce myself. My name is Anna Goldfarb. I like singing in the shower, smelling freshly laundered clothes, and using fancy, salon-grade shampoos. I run a lil’ [...]

FRIDAY:
>>> Blood Feathers, where have you been all my life? It’s been about two years since the group’s self-titled debut, and save for a gig here and there and a few demos leaked on MySpace, things have been quiet. We’re happy to report that it’s not for much longer, though. Tonight finds the band headlining [...]

· No Christmas Eve Plans? Get Your Smelt On With The 7 Fishes
· Breaking: Garces Lets Loose Chifa Deetz
· catFood: Mmmmmmm. Doughnuts.
· Local 44 To Nurse West Philadelphians From Behemoth Barrel Menu
All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide on Phoodie.info, the new food and drink blog from Philebrity.

Partygoers might know Peyton Farquhar by his Christian name, Thom Roland of Broadzilla. But far away from the hustle and bustle of dance clubbery, Peyton Farquhar’s Christmas EP is a blissed-out, contemplative take on four holiday standards: “Little Drummer Boy,” “White Christmas,” “The First Noel,” and as presented above, “Silent Night.” Thom was kind enough [...]

If I cannot have the crushed hopes of this region’s elderly population, one Ben-Gay stained Susan B. Anthony dollar and one sweaty wrinkled palm at a time as the so-called “Greatest Generation” slowly but surely realizes that it has sent this world to hell in a handbasket, then NO ONE CAN.

Can you hear something that [...]

Ted takes on the Eddie & The Hot Rods power-pop classic.

That’s right! At the stroke of midnight, January 1, 2009, the city’s 311 call system will be open for business. According to this Inky piece, the new 311 system won’t be synced with all existing city agencies for some time, but on the basics, it’s already operational: trash collection info, BRT stuff, etc. 311 will [...]

Gardner Cadwalader has an idea that can solve all of your problems, Philly: He wants to build islands in the Delaware River. And the man is either batshit nuts or just so clever that he figured out a way to fix the casino problem, the river-dredging sludge problem, and the revitalizing-the-waterfront problem. Here’s how it [...]

Hey Philadelphia! Guess what? The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania, that state you live in with all those lost Alabamans, is now at 6.1%. We lost jobs in trade, transportation and utilities (7,300), professional and business services (6,300), manufacturing (5,500), and other areas, bringing the grand total of 26,000 jobs lost in PA last month, the [...]

From the NY Post:
December 19, 2008 –
PHILADELPHIA Mayor Michael Nutter sure knows how to lay it on thick. Sen. Hillary Clinton agreed to host a luncheon for Nutter at Buddakan in the Meatpacking District the other day while hundreds of Pennsylvanians were in town on their annual pilgrimage. A source reports that after Clinton’s speech, [...]