It would probably be fair to say that statistician/information design guru Edward Tufte‘s upcoming day-long course at the Radisson Hotel is probably the most-hyped informational design event directed at lovers of charts and graphs in the city’s history. But we think this is a good thing; being wholly unfamiliar with Tufte’s body of work, we [...]

The bridal industry has, thus far, been something of a sausage factory, putting disparate women through its machine and churning out fairly cookie-cutter brides and bridesmaids. (Oh, I mean, except for your wedding: Yours was as different and beautiful as a snowflake.) While some might say that this process is a great way to unite [...]

Hey, remember that whole “weapons of mass destruction” ruse that got us into Iraq? Green Zone, the new movie from Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (they worked on the Bourne movies together), is pretty much all about that. And how, you know, there were no weapons of mass anything. It’s screening tomorrow night, and [...]

Are you ready for the ’90s?

How else to explain raids on Resurrection Ale House, Local 44 and Memphis Taproom that occurred last Thursday? In simultaneous raids by state police that sought to flush out, prohibition style, “unregistered” beers, all three bars saw thousands’ worth of kegs and bottles confiscated. One problem: Many of them were in fact registered with the [...]

Tina Fey, listen, girl: It doesn’t have to be this hard! That weird asymmetrical lacy cheetah dress you wore to the Oscars last night was a definite half-step up from the Mary Poppins-inspired “ensemble” you donned for the Golden Globes, but looking back at the timeless metallic dress you wore at last year’s Oscars, it [...]

President Barack Obama touched down in Willow Grove at 10:39AM, en route to Arcadia University (neé Beaver College) to speak out about health care and how this is pretty much do or die right now — a full-court press many would have argued he should have made months ago. (As yet, President Obama has not [...]

Here’s freshly installed Foxwoods overlord Steve Wynn browbeating Inky reporter Jennifer Lin, acting like facts are not facts, and generally just being a giant dick. The result? Shortest honeymoon ever. Last week, we thought this guy was kind of cute in an almost Harry Jay Katz-y kind of way. This reveals something much more sinister: [...]

Says our reader: “Seen on car on 4th St. in NoLibs. Apparently some don’t know that only our old people are considered useless in America. There’s nothing wrong with our old cars.” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

FRIDAY: >>> HOLY CRAP! THE SUN IS OUT! AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS, I DON’T WANT TO DIE! Is this some kind of Psychic Spring Preview? So far, we like. It’s First Friday, so leave work and start drinking now. Then pay visits to present-day Philly music royalty: Either Man Man at The [...]

RECOMMENDED: The Times says “meh,” fans are crying foul and mostly, we’re just worried about CGItis (the foul curse that’s turning many major motion pictures into video games), but none of this will sully the curiosity surrounding Tim Burton’s tacky goth take on Alice In Wonderland. In Burton’s remix, Alice, played all wooden-like by Mia [...]

If you see these guys, uh, DON’T LET THEM IN. Over the last few weeks, there’s been at least four home invasions in Northern Liberties — six if you count two that happened on the other side of NoLibs’ western border — and cops are finally narrowing down the suspects. But it’s not fast enough [...]

And we don’t even know how to act! Check philebrity.com/firstfriday for this month’s openings and ongoing gallery shows.

Says our reader: “Caught at 20th and Locust. You stay classy, Philadelphia.” Well, at least it’s better than that one asshole on every block who calls his network “GET UR OWN.” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

It sounds like an early April Fool’s joke, but unbelievably, this looks like a real thing: Not only is Conan O’Brien somehow still in business and making a new show with the network, but it’s also set to be shot in Philly. It’s to be called Justice, about a Supreme Court Justice going into private [...]

Dueling dance parties in Northern Liberties tonight: Night Train at Kung Fu Necktie, where DJs Ian St. Laurent & Dennis Wolffang straddle the intersections of many musics, all related to vice and not, say, preconceived notions of romantic love. Meanwhile, Cooley High w/ DJs Mister Mike & Botany 500 focuses on funk and hip-hop, with [...]

· Celebrate Ansill’s Re-Emergence And New Beers At Ladder 15 on March 16! · Reading Terminal Does Biggest Year Ever · Lidia Bastianich, World’s Most Beloved Living TV Chef, To Appear At Flower Show On Friday All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar on Phoodie.info, the new food and [...]

In addition to having a sick daughter and possibly being done with the NBA forever, Allen Iverson is now battling a broken heart: His wife just filed for divorce. Sad.

Local rock historian/DJ/promoter DJ Deejay (pictured) has lived here longer than you. He’s seen some things. And in response to our Someone Famous Went Somewhere Once posts, DJ took it upon himself today to begin cataloging every someone famous he’s ever seen somewhere once. Now, in his own words, is the first installment of DJ [...]

Located at Chestnut and Juniper Streets, the Keystone National Bank Building is big old mothership of a building that’s been sitting half-dead for a shamefully long time. You might know it as the Valu-Plus, but gosh, look at those top floors: Kinda makes us want to move in up there with the rest of the [...]