Hey, remember how we’re boycotting the Inquirer? Well, there’s a reason for that, and it has nothing to do with goofy Philly.com slideshows or the weak headline font or any of that stuff. (We tolerated all of it for years.) Rather, that ol’ boycott tracks back to torture cutie John Yoo (pictured), whom the Inky [...]

>>> Holy Mother of God, this is what Os Mutantes looks like in 2009. They’re at World Cafe Live tonight, and it’s gonna be… some kind of vibe. We think we like it. Remember: Never let a gypsy give you a dog. >>> Also: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart play the First Unitarian [...]

Twitter reveals that somebody jumped in front of the Amtrak Acela — possibly near Glenside — and both local and regional rail are totally screwed.

Philly band Ape School teamed up with likewise local animator Anthony F. Schepperd for this clip, which, according to Ape School’s publicist, is “a primitive and psychedelic onslaught of lust, joy and desperation, as an ape man fumbles his place in society with primal compulsions.” Which is weird, because that really is exactly what it [...]

Remember on Friday, when we were talking about the culture of lowered expectations surrounding Our Shared Loser Lifestyle, where we all pretend this is Chicago and we’re all fat loads who hate sex and have no style and are somehow not the inheritors of a beautiful and rigorous intellectual and aesthetic heritage? Well, guess what: [...]

Now that Sugarhouse is a done deal and the anti-casino movement has failed in Fishtown — God, they love it when we say that — can we just (pardon the pun) call a spade a spade say that, yo, it’s only a matter of time before we get some table games up in here. And [...]

Couples Retreat is the newest big budget Hollywood romcom about Hilarious Married Couples Who Fight A Lot, But It’s Funny! and eventually all’s well that ends well, etc. and everyone goes home pretty happy. Normally, we are not so keen on such things, but this movie actually looks pretty good. For one thing, its written [...]

The way we were: Patricio, out on the street, tryin’ to suss out the vibes. We love the guy who endorses “nature.” We don’t think nature won.

When the dust of the nightmarish PA state budget mess has settled, the budget for the PA Fim Tax Credit will have been cut from $75 to $49 million this year. The tax credit, started in 2004, was meant to act as a lure for films, TV series and shows to shoot in the state [...]

Here’s the latest in your Jon & Kate never-stop-punching-myself-in-the-face news: Jon Gosselin apparently emptied the family bank account so he could spend it all on Ed Hardy underoos. Then, Kate went on the Today show and complained how she’s only got $1,000 and the kids are angry and the biting and the hurting and the [...]

Our esteemed editor, in his Libertines phase, off his tits at Hollertronix sometime in 2005. The very earliest days of Philebrity are (perhaps not) sadly lost forever. However, The Wayback Machine at Archive.org does pick up our story in November 2004, about a month after Philebrity first went online. Let us paint you a picture: [...]

Haunted Poe is not a typical haunted house for a number of reasons: First of all, it doesn’t just exploit the name of the distinctive author for his creepy, Victorian aesthetic; it actually stays true to the Poe text and presents lovely packets of theater as you move from room to room. Second, your experience [...]

The seldom-seen Benny Philebrity mugs for the cameras at the Philebrity Launch Party, Autumn ’04, at Club Aqua. Yesterday, quietly — and with a greater degree of humility than you’d probably expect — Philebrity.com turned five years old, which is like 135 in blog years. And we owe a colossal debt of gratitude to everyone [...]

FRIDAY: >>> This weekend, from where we stand, really has three ingredients: The 215 Festival, Kurt Vile and autumnal creature comforts. And if you don’t take part in at least two of these three this weekend, brother/sister, you’re doing it wrong. Vile’s doing an in-store at AKA Music at 7PM, and more about Childish Prodigy [...]

RECOMMENDED: The Secret Cinema presents Bookworms’ Revenge: Various Short Films on the themes of Reading, Writing, and General Nerdy Bookness at the 215 Festival, which opens tonight. (See Philebrity preview here.) And true to its billing, the Secret Cinema’s program tonight will feature a veritable cornucopia of nerd ephemera. Among other things: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: [...]

Whoever booked the “celebrity guests” for this weekend’s Ultimate Collectibles and Autograph Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (in Oaks, PA, near King of Prussia) surely is a superhuman being: There’s a hundred guests signing autographs, and most of them have not been seen by humans in literally decades. Here are some of the [...]

· Just in time for preseason, Broad Street Bootlegs has unveiled a new design for the, um, Phlyers fan. Take a look at the fantastic making-of photos showing Christian Cantiello‘s production process. ·Hana & Posy is a self-described “environmentally and socially responsible boutique providing eco-friendly lifestyle products for people and pets. We embrace a way [...]

Oh, hey, guess what? There are actually some Democrats in the PA House, and not only do they apparently have voices (news to us!), but they may actually have some balls, too. Proof: PA Dems are balking at the super-sneaky arts tax (which, we remind you, wouldn’t really change all that much, but whatever) and [...]

No, really: Philly beat out every other big town in the U.S. — suck it, San Jose! — in the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey concerning bike commuting, which has doubled here in the last three years. 1.6% of us here in Philly bike to work on the regular; the rest of us, [...]

So, last night’s episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia basically had product placements for Coors and Dave & Buster’s all up in it, every which way and even sideways, during the commercial breaks. And if this post on Slashfilm (spoilers) — possibly penned during the same year Neil Young wrote “This Note’s For You” [...]