Here, then, perhaps is an object lesson in the perils of making too much of listicles which mention our fair city (and these days, it seems like they all do): In the same week Philly got a nod as being one of the smarter public transit cities in the union, it also got named one [...]

Oh hey, we thought you knew: Philebrity hero (hell, UNIVERSAL hero) Jonathan Richman is playing the First Unitarian Church at 8PM and somehow, as of 6PM, there are still tickets left. Destiny calls.

Tonight at 700, Kyle and Jojo go diggin’. Anders provides cocktails.

Cinefest, the strange offspring of the rift between the Philadelphia Film Society and TLA Video a few years back, is returning this April, running from the 7th through the 14th. 60 films, many of which will be making their stateside premieres at Cinefest, will play across five cinemas, including the Ritz theaters, Painted Bride, Trocadero [...]

>>> Governor Tom Corbett (pictured) tried to slip one past us by giving drilling sites a break on air pollution regulation. Aimed at the Marcellus Shale drilling, the Governor’s administration canceled a Rendell restriction that required pollution controls for the drillers. The old policy made smaller sources of pollution be defined collectively so they would [...]

Remember when ol’ Phil flew on the Concorde and played both Wembley and JFK, and played drums for Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin? We’d like to see your precious Charlie Sheen do THAT, bro.

You know, you see things like this, and it begins to become clear how much of a miracle it is that anyone ever gets together at all.

Man’s “Paper” Shirt, Late 1960s. Artist/maker unknown, German. Multicolored printed spun‐bonded polyester (paper), 31-1/2 x 64 inches (80 x 162.6 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the gift of Mrs.Victor M. Friar, 2009. “The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress” is a show currently up at the Philadelphia Museum Of [...]

Hey, remember when we were talking about Inside Job, the documentary about the collapse of the financial system that the perennially dickhurt Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie helped finance? As you may have noticed, the film won the Oscar for Best Doc on Sunday night… and the Luries were snubbed in director Charles Ferguson‘s acceptance speech, [...]

In our second “Hey, remember summer?” post today, we’re talking City of Philadelphia Dept. of Recreation Swimming Pools. This afternoon, Mayor Michael Nutter will kick off the 2011 “Splash and Summer FUNd” campaign, awkward lower-case “d” and all. This year, the City needs to raise $600,000, which will keep the City’s 70 public pools open [...]

Oh, hey: Get out your sunscreen and start picking out your tank top now, because the lineup for the 4th Annual Roots Picnic was just announced. So far: The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, Nas (backed by The Roots), Esperanza Spalding (backed by The Roots), Ariel Pink, Man Man, The Dismemberment Plan, Mac Miller, Yelawolf, Little Dragon, [...]