>>> In the beginning, there was Stiffed, and Stiffed begat upon the world Santi White. Santi White raided her local American Apparel store, and became SantoGold. And lo, it was good, until some Lionel Hutz (pictured) came along and informed Santi that no, the real Santo Gold was some fat wrestler who did not appreciate [...]

Monster Jam rolled through The Spectrum for the last time this past weekend, and unless you’re under the age of 12, it shouldn’t matter one bit. That’s not to say it wasn’t a great time — it just wasn’t a great time for the reasons you would think. Nowhere to be found was Truckasaurus, and [...]

Let’s do this one quick, people: As you may know, Fujiya & Miyagi — quite possibly the makers of the funkiest robotmusic currently in production — are playing the Trocadero tonight with School Of Seven Bells. We’ve seen the Foojes live before, and we can attest — it’s loads of fun, and not simply because [...]

We’ve nugged WCAU’s “Live On City Line” before, but here’s a recently uploaded bit from its last episode ever. Note: Sheila Allen-Stevens content inside and lots and lots of hair and makeup.

Umbrella Man — also known as J. Seward Johnson, Jr.‘s Allow Me — is back at his present home, outside the Prince Theater on Chestnut. We welcome him back, and cannot wait to topple him again in an orgy of public drunkenness and underwear burning next October, if the Lord will allow it. [Photo credit: [...]

We must admit: Cole Hamels has always struck us with that weird, disconnected vibe that successful super-handsome white men have sometimes, where you can’t tell if they’re just above it all and hover on a cloud of perfect niceness, or if it’s just that their good looks have never allowed them to really work a [...]

Heynow! We’re gonna go ahead and guess that this is not outside the site of Ye Olde Cop Shop — because that would be sad and weird and wrong. Submitted by: AWellRespectedMan. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

When Cebu in Old City got shut down back in December for offering leg shots, we got a full-body tingle that this could be a harbinger of things to come: Maybe, just maybe, Old City might be nearing the end of its required Urban Douche Cycle, that beast of post-gentrification that swallows neighborhoods whole and [...]

We’re not quite sure why those 37,000 jobs the stimulus package is bringing to Philadelphia isn’t the lead story on every Philly news source everywhere — are we the only people who read those whitehouse.gov emails around here? — but right after we posted about those jobs, we then wondered, well, that’s great: But what [...]

Due to popular demand by you, the music-loving readers of Philebrity.com, we are pleased to bring back The Philebrity Player today. And we couldn’t be happier than to fire the ol’ Player up again with none other than Benjy Ferree pumpin’ outta your speakers. As you may remember, The Philebrity Player used to (and will [...]

A few of our friends work in Old City and have fallen prey recently to a spate of robberies. The above sketch and description recently popped up on the Old City Distict email listserv — whether he’s the OC culprit or not, keep an eye out for this guy, as he is obviously sketchy as [...]

I mean, yes, the boys ARE back and they ARE as horny as ever, but do you really wanna blame us for calling you out for letting an entire city down on a measly ad buy? Go for it. Previously: Congrats, TLA And Philly Film Society: You Are A Howling Embarrassment To Your City!

As you’ve probably heard, Philly PD Officer John Pawlowski was brutally killed on Friday while trying to stop a robbery in progress. Pawlowski’s death, of course, stings especially as he is the sixth officer to die in the line of duty in 16 months. The story has been all over the place, but it’s here [...]

>>> We don’t know how you might have started your week yesterday, but for us, it started out amazingly, courtesy this mp3 rip of Philly soul legend Lorraine Ellison’s “Stay With Me.” Ellison, pictured, is a Philly soul diva that’s often left out of your favorite gravediggin’s, and truth be told, she was news to [...]

· Pod Welcomes Recession Diners With Gold Leaf And A Framed Portrait Of Liz Lemon’s Boss · Wawa Enters Soda Market; Sadly, No “Fried Ravoli” Flavor Yet · Tub Gin: Barely Legal All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar on Phoodie.info, the new food and drink blog from Philebrity.

Here it is: Ted Passon’s “Love” spot!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — it’s not just a phrase that sends you off to delicious NPR slumber. In fact, because of all of our hard, er, voting, it’s actually a thing that’s real now! I know!!! Anyway, the White House just released a whole slew of PDFs breaking down the stimulus plan, [...]

Last year, it was the shame that dare not speak its name: What the hell was up with Ryan Howard turning into an enormous fat load? Most Phillies fans let it slide, of course — Howard’s 2008 stats made it easy. But what a difference a year makes: Howard showed up for spring training last [...]

Says our reader: “Not sure what this was doing in a Philadelphia gift shop. Must be a Mets commemerative item?” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Word broke late Friday that in all likelihood, for the first time in more than 17 years, there probably won’t be a Philadelphia Film Festival this spring — and there most likely will not be a Cinefest, its evil twin, either. And in fact, there may be lawsuits tying up both indefinitely. Bravo! So Philly, [...]