Like that Sharon Jones song, the PA State Budget impasse has now lived for one hundred days and one hundred nights, and it could keep going. But we’re close, at least. But these 100 days are, or at least should be, the great shame of every elected official in the state. Because while this mess [...]

Patton Oswalt: He’s angry, he’s funny, and more often than not, he’s right. And in an age when comedy albums are going the way of the dodo, Oswalt’s newest album, My Weakness is Strong, debuted at No. 3 on iTunes last month; he’s also been getting raves for his first dramatic star turn in the [...]

Next Monday, at Kensington’s beloved El Bar, there will be an event that will truly test the limits of the human body: Myle’s Monday Milkoff, a milk-drinking contest. Here, contestants Jay Yo, (Philebrity adman) Kristian Almgren, Eddie Austin and more will compete for what, to be sure, is a dubious achievement — who can drink [...]

Apparently, this is a real thing: According to our sources, a growing uneasiness exists between DJ night venues The Barbary and Kung Fu Necktie, due in large part to competition over certain DJs and ongoing DJ nights. For instance, the Broadzilla night, which for a while had called the Barbary its home, is now at [...]

It seems like everyone we know has been victim to a persistent runny nose and cold over the past two weeks. The continuous rhythm of sniffs and snarls fills the silence of coffee shops and offices. At Trader Joe’s a couple of Saturdays ago, the entire soup shelf was empty. Even the chicken broth. Additionally, [...]

When you refer to a pair of gray jeans as pewter, you know what week it is. Fashion Week, are you there? It’s me, White. I’ve caught glimpses of you, flitting about Philadelphia, always daring me to question you. You’re living here now. You act like you just threw on what you’re wearing. But I [...]

Now, look: Before we go any further, can the anti-casino among us please refrain from the emails and comments prostelytizing the myriad ways in which casinos are bad? WE KNOW. Somewhere along the line, since we opened our big mouths and criticized the anti-casino movement here in Philly — not even one specific group, mind [...]

Sorry about that, folks. Philebrity and Phoodie were down for a spell. But you don’t care about that. You’re watching the Phils (or following it, like a chump, on that MLB thing). So are we. We’ll be back later in the day in for more. UPDATE: Where do days go? Pardon the flubbed Wednesday, all. [...]

As you can imagine, lots of lists that include Philadelphia pass across this desk, week in and week out, and there is a kind of drill to this: We’re fat, we’re ugly, we bathe in cheesesteak grease, whatever. These lists, most often, are little more than desperate grabs for hits (Forbes, we’re looking in your [...]

Hey design nerds: DesignPhiladelphia — a seven-day festival of design-related exhibitions, workshops, studio tours, lectures and special events — officially kicked off at 9AM this morning, and there almost too many events to even comprehend. One of the more visible DesignPhiladelphia attractions, though, is The Welcome House, a 10’ x 10’ transparent cube where, each [...]

As you listen to the dulcet strains of the UPenn Dischord A Capella Squad belting out “Life In A Northern Town” by The Dream Academy, remember that, when they’re not organizing ways to give the homeless beer-soaked Snuggies, they’re planning on… er, not voting. That’s the spirit, kids. [h/t Philly Clout]

Do not look at the man pictured at right. We know he’s smiling at you. We know he probably has the noblest of intentions. But he’s got a brain cloud, you see, and it might be contagious and now everyone knows it. That, friends, is the net result of this NYT article about Brad Lidge [...]

>>> We’ve been grooving on Philly native Lushlife‘s latest album, Cassette City, for a little while now. We’ll be talking about it more a little later, but for now, suffice it to say that Raj Haldar — Lushlife’s government name — has made the freshest hip-hop record we’ve heard since Hustle Simmons‘ debut last year. [...]

Before we go any further: Albert C. Barnes was a crazy old coot who knew a damned thing or two about art and culture, and the way his kooky vision has been railroaded into the city (and away from its natural, rightful home in Merion) is just straight up rotten. Does that mean we won’t [...]

Says PhillyChitChat: “This homeless man threatens to jump off of the ‘Subway Stop’ cover in the middle of City Hall Courtyard (it’s about 10 feet off the ground). They’ve closed the courtyard down and are trying to coax him down. They sent two of their own men up to his level to talk to him. [...]

The latest clip from Philly band Canadian Invasion was directed by They’re Using Tools!

You know him, you love him, and at some point, you must have wondered: What does David Dye put on when it’s time for a truly heavy session? Tonight, we find out, as Philebrity Salon, our weekly foray into jazz and other music, moves upstairs at the 700. Things kick off promptly at 9PM, as [...]

A collaboration this good hasn’t happened since T-Pain and Lil Wayne’s T-Wayne mixtape or maybe even Paul McCartney and MJ’s “The Girl Is Mine.” R. Kelly announced to AOL’s Black Voices that he is going to complete production on five songs he recorded with Michael Jackson, some months before the star died in June. “I [...]

So yesterday, we came out, in no uncertain terms, against the Philly Snuggie Bar Crawl. As if that is some kind of wild surprise. The whole thing then exploded in the comments, whereupon various and sundry Snuggie People’s Co-Workers came on and acted like this is something anyone, anywhere, could possibly ever give a shit [...]

So, as you may know by now, Governor Ed Rendell has dropped about 40 pounds in the last few months. He’s getting so skinny, in fact, that you can now see his back through the hair on his back. Hiyo! We kid. In fact, we applaud the Guv — while the whole rest of the [...]