Archive for February, 2010

PSA: Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Missed Connections

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

· Feb 14 – Enchantment Under The Sea Prom, We danced! you= blue sequined dress:) – m4w – (at the Philebrity Prom) · Feb 14 – Megan at Enchantment Under the Sea Dance – m4w – (Fishtown) Love truly was in the air. We have one more slideshow coming, and then we promise we’ll shut up about [...]

Readers Cameraphone: “Friendly” Debate About Saved Parking Spaces Rages On

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

We touched on the moral quandary surrounding being able to save your snowed-in-then-dug-out parking space with a chair last week, but as the snow seemingly refuses to melt (and indeed, more comes down), things are beginning to get ugly, as evidenced by the back-and-forth on the note above, sent in by a reader. Before things [...]

Just And True Hoagie Overlords To Replace Evil Gas Behemoth In Welcoming America

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

We won’t lie: That Sunoco was always attached to Philadelphia’s annual Welcome America festival always rubbed us the wrong way. Yes, Sunoco, who sponsored the fest for over a decade, is technically based in Philly, but their logo’s presence always brought a strange tint to the festival, as if the whole thing were merely some [...]

Slideshow: The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance, 2/13/10, (1 of 2)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

After the jump, Dan Murphy‘s shots from Saturday night’s Enchantment Under The Sea Dance.

Yes, Virginia, There Will Be A Film Festival In The Spring After All

Monday, February 15th, 2010

As speculated upon a few weeks ago, the Philadelphia Film Society has come to the rescue of film-hungry cineastes to fill in some of the space left when TLA Video‘s Cinefest, originally scheduled for April, was cancelled in January. The resulting mini-fest, called The Philadelphia Film Festival Spring Preview will go on from April 9th [...]

Thank You And Congrats, Graduating Seniors And Underclassmen Of Philebrity High

Monday, February 15th, 2010

We’ll have a proper slideshow up this evening, but in the meantime we just wanted to thank the 600 or so of you who attended Saturday night’s Enchantment Under The Sea Dance. A good, wholesome time was had by all, we didn’t have to break up any fights, and Principal Sweeney is proud to report [...]

This Weekend: Big Love

Friday, February 12th, 2010

FRIDAY: >>> We didn’t realize it until just now, but this is truly a stellar weekend for local music in Philly. All kinds of bands and artists have put together some great bills, so let’s just get to them, shall we? Philly indie-pop torch-holders Brown Recluse host So Cow at Kung Fu Necktie for an [...]

Film Sweat: Steve 4 Life

Friday, February 12th, 2010

RECOMMENDED: Hey, remember in the 1990s, when it seemed like just about every week, there was wacky road-comedy thing with Steve Buscemi (and/or Parker Posey, Steve Zahn, etc.) coming out? Saint John of Las Vegas does, and it’s here to tell you: Why not put some Sarah Silverman in the mix, too? OH SNAP. You [...]

Captain Freeshit Lightning Round: See Michael & Michael At The Troc Tonight!

Friday, February 12th, 2010

You know them, you love them, your friend’s friend from New York had some kind of weirdness with one of them. They’re Michael Showalter and Michael Black, and their TV show on Comedy Central, Michael And Michael Have Issues, has been warming your cockles for a while now. Michael and Michael will be in town [...]

Bart Blatstein To Break Ground On 2nd & Girard Shopping Center Tuesday: Yelp Already Said To Be Building A Page Where People Can Go Complain About It

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Pathmark to rock a Whole Foods move in NoLibs? On Tuesday, February 16 at 3:30 p.m, developer Bart Blatstein will be breaking ground on his long-rumored shopping center at Second Street and Girard Ave. in Northern Liberties. Dubbed The Shops at Schmidt’s, it will contain something so foreign in these parts we almost can’t believe [...]

Noontime Nuggetz: EVERYBODY SHUT UP. THE DUDE HAS DECREED THAT IT’S OK TO SAVE YOUR PARKING SPACE WITH A CHAIR.

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Finally! Thanks, Dude.

Best Thing About AroundPhilly’s Ladies’ Cocaine Exposé: We Honestly Believe It Was Written By A Man Who’s Never Done Cocaine

Friday, February 12th, 2010

… or was on it while he wrote this. Whatever this bullshit is, it induced a full-body cringe over here that, by the time it was over, felt like our entire body was screaming. And what was that body screaming? “BULLSHIT!,” over and over and over again. Why? Because, like we said in the headline: [...]

Rumblings: The Dude Abides

Friday, February 12th, 2010

>>> Can we just throw some kudos out to Mayor Michael Nutter for showing a serious amount of grace under pressure and making himself endlessly available during the Storm Of Ages? You know, he didn’t have a hell of a lot to work with (the City is still pretty much broke, you know), but at [...]

Right Now In The People’s Republic Of Comcast: I Am The Only True God! Pay No Attention To The Google Broadband Service!

Friday, February 12th, 2010

We all know that Your Fearless Leader often has a hard time knowing what time it is. But increasingly, the world is showing Comcast that it had better straighten that out. First it was the string of decisions from the FCC and the Supreme Court, which confirmed that Our Great Civic Pride was no fan [...]

Readers Cameraphone: Oh, Now, Hey! That Is Just Not Right At All.

Friday, February 12th, 2010

But, it must be said, it’s quite impressive. Spotted not too far from the Morning Glory Diner. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Readers Cameraphone: There’ll Be A Lot Of Explaining To Do To The Kids Once The Unicorn Easter Bunny Melts

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Spotted near the Italian Market. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

This Evening: Cabin Fever Yet?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

>>> If so, two dance parties in NoLibs to let you know about: Night Train at P.Y.T., hosted by DJs Dennis Wolffang and Ian St. Laurent, and The Rag @ 700, wherein a bunch of best girlfriends all get drunk once and month and then play music that all girls like to dance to. >>> [...]

SNOMG: If This Whole Blizzard Was A Contest To See Who Could Find The Most Hilarious Way To Get In Trouble, YOU WIN, DEL. TEEN, You Win.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Del. Teen Found in Igloo With Pot, Bongs, Knife I guess we can all go home now that Commander Snowbong has been captured.

Financial Whiz Reveals: Blizzards Are Bad For Business

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

We really wanted this Philadelphia Business Journal piece to have all kinds of numbers attached to it, detailing just how much our recent weather is going to cost the city and local businesses — what else is the PBJ for, after all? — but sadly, the meter is still running and the fact is, nobody [...]

Readers Cameraphone: Walnut Street Retailer Finally Finds A Way To Shield Business From The, Er, Taint Of Arthur Kade

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Just the same, says reader Alex: “Looks like pants suit sales will take a hit today.” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.