Say the phrase “convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal” out loud RIGHT NOW or so help me Christ, I WILL turn around. And let me tell you you, “The Smer-hogish” is angry today. VERY ANGRY. Can you hear something that Michael Smerconish’s Ass is trying to think about? Send it along to tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. [Photo credit: Chris Crisman/Philadelphia [...]

Either that, or there’s a spike in LCD Soundsystem downloads. Same thing, really.

Her father was killed by ninjas; she needs money for karate lessons. So, this guy Johnny Zito convinced local girl/sexiest person on Twitter/porn star Stoya to star as “Kamikaze SheGun 5000″ in “Kingpin of Pain,” his entry into the The 48 Hour Film Festival. The 48 Hour Film Fest screens its entries next Monday at [...]

In case you missed last night’s Phillies game against the St. Louis Cardinals, it kind of had it all: Literally everyone in the starting lineup had at least a base hit, Jayson Werth‘s hot, hot mom was there, and Sarge wondered aloud if he was drunk when his reverb went all kooky. Oh, and the [...]

Oh, Onion: It never gets old.

We mentioned this briefly in Neighborhood Watch yesterday, but it just keeps getting weirder, as Frankford’s Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library has found itself at the very strange intersection of Modern Science and Civil War Buffs. See, there’s a guy called Dr. John Sotos who desperately, for whatever reasons, wants to prove [...]

· If you’ve ever had the bad fortune to have a family member seriously injured — or suffered from same yourself — hopefully, you’ve also had the good fortune to do your rehab at Magee Rehabilitation. Magee does amazing work, and their success stories walk among us daily, including our pal Brian Hickey, whose amazing [...]

Since 2005, Philadelphia Weekly, that ghosty ghost of an alt-weekly that paid our health insurance in the 1990s (Thanks, Anthony!), has been waging some kind of half-baked “war on hipsters” that makes Craigslist Rants & Raves seem like fucking Wittgenstein — all while alternately giving sloppy, sloppy beejers to flashes-in-the-hipster-pan like Clockcleaner and Asher Roth [...]

Way back on Thursday, April 16 — when our love for Kari Farrell aka The Hipster Grifter aka Korno For Kyros aka The H1G1 Virus (pictured) was new — we speculated about what Philly band the object of our wheezire could have been crashing with and possibly bedding down. At the time, we speculated that [...]

>>> As we mentioned earlier, Philebrity Salon is back at 700 tonight. Gary McFarland records and gin. You cannot go wrong. >>> OH, ALSO! It’s Cinco De Mayo. Grab Phoodie’s picks for that here. >>> And, at Philly Arts Bank, Davy Rothbart does Found In Philly. >>> Oh, and The Dears are playing JB’s. Look [...]

CrossfadedBacon — the website for all things DJs Emynd & Bo Bliz, and some other things, too — has been on a roll when it comes to making infectiously awesome mixtapes that also serve as very valuable local-music history lessons. Hot off the heels of last month’s “The Best Of Schooly D” by Bo Bliz [...]

Sigh. Another cuppa, love? Previously: Philebrity Endorses: Philly’s Deep, Deep English Rainy Season, Spring ‘09 Edition

PhillyEdge has details today of the forthcoming Philadelphia Passion, this burgh’s entry into the Lingerie Football League, a creation every bit as sad and deathlike, no doubt, as the compulsively masturbating hedge fund manager who probably thought this whole mess up. (Silver lining: Philadelphia Soul fans finally have something to look forward to.) The Passion [...]

This just irritates me: HughE reports this on his blog: http://www.phillychitchat.com/2009/05/eric-mayberry-breaking-news-philly.html A.D. reports it a day later, literally cut and pasted from HughE; no link, no credit. http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/clog/2009/05/05/metro-publisher-mayberry-out-to-start-mediaentertainment-company/ We actually noticed this, too, and we’re glad you brought it up. Our blood pact to Team Edward is still pending review, and we hear the board [...]

UNIVERSITY CITY: The University of Pennsylvania held a conference today with students, builders, and developers to discuss building a “green” business corridor in West Philadelphia. To the disappointment of many students, the purpose of the conference was environmental sustainability. [KYW1060] CENTER CITY: Yesterday, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosted former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at [...]

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If it bleeds gives you a handjob with its mouth, it leads. Apparently, CBS3, easily the worst local TV news in the city, led with the Hipster Grifter last night, so it seems like we have at least one thing in common with them. (And don’t think we’re not doing some soul-searching today over that [...]

Do you watch Wife Swap? We used to, whenever we wanted to be reminded of just how much you are an alien in America if you don’t take your kids hunting or if your family eats foods that are not beige or orange. It was also good to watch if you ever needed to prove [...]

Subject: Media Alert (Tues): It’s “Cinco De Clowno” at Qdoba – Ringling Clowns give Free Burritos and Tickets to Lunchtime Jugglers Qdoba, Comcast-Spectacor and Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus, we’d like to congratulate you on a job well done.

As we speak, out in Harrisburg today, the PA Senate is gearing up to torpedo Governor Ed Rendell‘s Arts & Culture budget for the FY ’09/10 state budget. Rendell’s budget already calls for an 8% drop from last year’s for Arts & Culture funding – about a $1.225M drop. However, given the recession, there is [...]