Aw. Meanwhile, what the hell is up with City Paper threatening to kill a kitten if you don’t vote for Sestak? Really? Is the lesser of two evils really worth a dead pussy? Er, don’t answer that. Previously: Dept. Of Good Deeds: Joe Sestak Is Singlehandedly Keeping Arlen Specter Alive

If so, it could get sticky: PhillyClout is reporting that Frank DiCicco says he knows someone who says that the soda lobby could throw $10M to city wellness programs if we make the big bad soda tax go away. Why does it not surprise us that this info comes by way of Flunky DiCheeks.

If, at this point, you still need to know why Ed Lover is our hero, evidence to be found after the jump.

Sayeth whosoever found this melange of sweet and ominous vibes: “Spotted this in West Philly. I don’t think there’s a shred of irony to it. Time to get in your hidey hole; end times are nigh.” As if we didn’t already know. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

We’re not sure if it’s a testament to how often we’re hungover or how good the movie is, but at this point, we’ve probably seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall more times than we ever thought possible. Fans of that movie will remember the special dynamic between Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, which was so hilarious and [...]

YO, remember this chick? Well, she is also THIS CHICK! We are freaking out! Amazeballs.

It’s getting worse for the Lower Merion School District than it already was, as the FBI has been handed over loads of evidence in the webcam case. Also, that kid looks so peaceful when he’s sleeping.

>>> Oh, look, you can KableTown® on an iPad now, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! [CNet] >>> Meanwhile, our Whizbang Tripmasters are boosting by 9,000 the number of OnDemand movies they’re offering, thereby making steps toward further destroying the network TV system they simultaneously seek to buy into! [PBJ] >>> Because, sure enough, they kind of don’t know what [...]

When Philadelphia Police Officer Bill Thrasher (pictured) was fired last year for spouting all kinds of racist garbage in a ridealong article for the Temple News, it seemed that all had ended well. Not so fast: Thrasher has been re-instated, after arbitrators basically ignored journalist Shannon McDonald‘s testimony. And in the offing, have aggressively tried [...]

It’s here we must admit: A few months ago, when Mayor Michael Nutter introduced the idea of a soda tax as a partial solution to the City’s current financial woes, we never thought there’d be so much to talk about. But as we’ve learned, the soda tax, benign (and stupid to some) as it may [...]

We almost feel weird asking: Have you been seeing dead birds everywhere, too? For the last week, in our daily commute to the office (OK, it’s just a few blocks), we’ve been seeing dead birds, new ones in different places, every day. It is starting to get unsettling. Because it can’t possibly be the glass [...]

Like we keep telling you, Phosphorescent is playing The Blockley in West Philly tonight with The Swimmers, and it’s going to be pretty goddamned special. You should go.

One of the most fun things we got to do last summer was our regular Philebrity Happy Hour, from 6-8PM each Friday at Octo Waterfront Grille, the city’s newest riverside venue, complete with a deeply yacht-rocking vibe and weekly specials. Well, starting this Friday, we’re happy to be back on the river, with the added [...]

Bryn Mawr’s Richard Rossello took home Jasper Johns’s Flag for a record-breaking $28.6M from an auction at Christie’s yesterday. But according to reports, Rossello has declined to say for whom the painting was purchased. According to Rossello’s CV on Main Line Today, he’s on the board of managers for Moore College of Art and Design, [...]

Can’t you see the man is already confused enough?

Crazy to think that when we were all kids, Philly had some crazy law on the books where nobody could build anything taller than William Penn‘s hat atop City Hall. Nowadays, all you need is buckets full of cash and an abiding belief in The Art of The Deal or Space Jesus, and it’s build [...]

Hahahahahahaha. Oh man. Hooo! My eyes are watery! Shit! That’s, now, that’s… that’s just fucking awesome.

Residents of the recently completed 1706 Rittenhouse luxury condos have a something extra to flaunt with their new $12M dens of profound disconnection: An elaborate $8M parking system that whisks their automobiles straight down into an underground bunker when they come home, where the cars can wait and plot their eventual takeover of human society. [...]

So, uh, thank you, my fellow Republicans. I could swear we were talking about something about this yesterday or something, but I just can’t seem to remember or find it on my Google. Have you seen my Google?