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>>> The whole world has gone Lykke Li, it would seem, but Philadelphia, we have bad news for you: That shit is sold out hard and even Craig can’t help you now. And you know it’s gonna be slim shit when Weekend Picks kicks off with the bad news.
>>> But Madonna Michael Prince has like [...]

The could have gone anywhere. They chose Temple.
Tim and Eric Awesome Tour ‘09 descended on Philadelphia last night and as predicted, it was super weird and hilarious. The show kicked off with the Philly natives singing an ode to diarreah in gold spandex, as pictured above. T&E geeks, you want the breakdown? Fair enough: [...]

Hands down, Steve Volk is one of the best investigative reporters this city has — he’s got old-school chops but (and this is key) has his eyes wide open. Now, for our money, since Volk moved to Philadelphia Magazine, there just hasn’t been as much Volk going around, and that’s a damn shame; when he [...]

From that time when The Cos wanted to be Lou Rawls.

Regular readers of this site could be forgiven for thinking that there is room for only one gay, white rapper in Philebrity’s pages, and his name is Jonny Makeup. But they are wrong. Dead wrong. See, when Philebrity was just a tyke, there was this awesome gay rapper group in town called VIP; they totally [...]

>>>Were it not for the Urban Outfitters Death Camp down at the Naval Yard – a kind of Gitmo for girls who like Goldfrapp — Philebrity would have something like 3,000 less daily obsessive refreshers. So as a service to our incarcerated readers, we present this all-URBN edtn f rmblngs. First up: Anthropologie is opening [...]

Hooked on Phonics worked for meeeeee!
We kid, we kid. This cherry-faced champion is a maaaaan, baby! John Squibb a.k.a. Super Squibb of Berlin, NJ gave Berliners just one more thing to be proud of (it’s not all about the Mart anymore!) and put down a whopping 203 wings at this morning’s Wing Bowl, Philadelphia’s annual [...]

Says our reader: “36th and Lancaster, wall o’ tattered flyers. That’s what Clark Park people get for being so trusting.”
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But for some reason, I will never be able to translate it into words.
Birdland: Hoags.

Behold, the mighty Secret Pants.

Let us now cry a single, dignified Native American tear for the secret victim of Great Depression 2.0: Arena football. And Jon Bon Jovi. And his scratched-up arm.

No, seriously, this is an idea that has been floated. Only at the Philly FarmAid — Phil-Aid? Phwe Are The Phworld? Rockystock? — instead of hillbillies hoisting their toothless kids on their shoulders, swaying in unison to the sweet dulcet sounds of John Cougar Mellencamp, we’ll have Fishtown hilbillies… hoisting their toothless kids on their [...]

Awww, it’s okay, buddy! You’re just a little guy! You can’t do all the things that the big guys do!
Council On Tall Buildings And Urban Habitat: The Ten Tallest Buildings Completed In 2008 [hat tip to Changing Skyline]

Here’s a bit of good/weird news for you: Those 11 libraries that were slated to be shut down are now staying open through June! What? As you may remember, Philebrity was all over this story, and for a while, the closer we got, the darker and more dire the situation looked: The Nutter Administration seemed [...]

AMY FISHER wants people to know that she’s not the same girl who shot her lover’s wife in the face 16 years ago.
She’s 34 now, still with a thing for older men – she’s married to her 56-year-old agent, Lou Bellera – and mother of three, ages 3 months to 8 years.
Amy also has a [...]

After nearly five years of Tourette’s like outbursts in the form of 200-words-or-less posts, Philebrity is currently mulling over a new project that’d be a little more long-form and geared toward readers/viewers/listeners of leisure. But before we move further, we’d really love to get a sense of what’s out there in terms of Philly-based outside [...]

On a related note, this is your last chance ever to enter to win that Limited Edition Groundhog Vs. Shadow Commemorative Plate.

ActionNews: Ain’t No Party Like A Fishtown Sinkhole Party ‘Cos A Fishtown Sinkhole Party Don’t Stop

We’re not shitting you: T.O. got his own reality show. It debuts in July. But that is too long to wait. We just chewed on some salvia and divined everything that’s going to happen for the next nine months. There is LOTS of shit you don’t wanna know about, but here is what can tell [...]

What should we do for the rest of the afternoon? ( polls)