RECOMMENDED: We always thought Cameron Diaz got kind of a raw deal in the last decade, and could never quite figure out how she went from being one of the hottest commodities on the globe to being just some regular ol’ Perez Hilton ground chuck. Perhaps it’s a magnified version of The Zooey Deschanel Problem [...]

Wine Coolin’ (Beach Version) from SWEATHEART on Vimeo. You know, Sweatheart‘s no Dreamers Of The Ghetto, but hey, who is? Just kidding. We love everything about this.

Our inbox blew up this morning with snaps from the ongoing shoots for the new season of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, most notably these from photographer Andrew Zwarych. As you can see, Rob McElhenney seems to be sporting a late-period Jim Morrisson beard and paunch, and there’s going to be some kind of plotline [...]

Atlantis STS-135, NASA’s final Space Shuttle mission set to liftoff on Friday July 8th, will be commanded by Drexel grad Chris Ferguson. Ferguson is one of only four astronauts flying on the final mission of NASA’s 30-year program. At Ferguson’s request, Drexel’s graphic design students have created a set of mission patches, which will accompany [...]

Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed a pension benefit modification for municipal workers and politicians. According to Bloomberg, the plan currently lets city workers “set a retirement date and collect payments in interest-bearing accounts. They get the money when they stop working, along with a monthly pension,” and the modification would have lowered the amount of interest [...]

>>>We’ve expressed our joy at their existence before, but tonight, Nothing is having their record release show at Kung Fu Necktie with Creepoid, Arc In Round, and Instamatic. >>>The Barbary has got a four band bill going tonight, three of which are local acts. The headliner, girl-punks The Coathangers, are Atlanta natives (and put on [...]

Today,citing census figures, the Inquirer noted the influx of twenty and thirty-somethings into Center City and its surrounding areas. The Inky points out, “Philadelphia now has six neighborhoods where young adults constitute majorities: Manayunk, Northern Liberties, Southwest Center City, University City, Center City, and Fairmount/Spring Garden.” But the gem of this whole article is a [...]

This summer, Philadelphia will be host to multiple music festivals, so how are you supposed to know which one to go to? That’s why we’re here. We put together this little breakdown of the major details of the festivals in and around the city this summer to help you decide where to spend your hard [...]

But alas, this is not David Grasso’s highly controversial Port Richmond non-game-changing music venue. It’s the Grasso’s Magic Theater, a venue headed up by a different Grasso, Joe Grasso, at Front and Callowhill. But real talk: Tell me you don’t look at this… … and get maybe just a little more excited than you would [...]

Oh boy.

In other baseball news, Hardball Times has pointed out that today is the 40th anniversary of Rick Wise’s no-hitter in which he hit 2 home runs. In what some have called Baseball’s most dominant game, Wise defeated the defending NL Champion Cincinnati Reds with one walk and three strikeouts from the mound along with two [...]

Video via NBCPhilly In all of his time at Citizens Bank Park and The Vet, we can never remember the Phanatic being hit with a ball, but that’s exactly what happened at Coca-Cola Park yesterday. The Phanatic was making a guest appearance at a Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game when he was struck in the [...]

Dear Budweiser, Next time you put a billboard in Center City make sure you put a picture of Philly not NYC. What do you think this is? A SEPTA transit pass? GFY. Xoxo, Philly Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Yo! Been missing your dose of Get Schoolled lately? We’ve got you covered. Today on Philebrity Radio, from 3-5PM on XPN2, the one and only Schoolly D will be coming back on the show to talk old school jams and play some of his favorite records — the ones that influenced him the most. CLICK [...]

You know us: We generally go for the, uh, what would be called in less genteel circles, er, “pussy music.” But even us art fags like to rock out once in a while. And though it’s true that seeing Dinosaur Jr. perform the Bug album in its entirety is plenty to get excited about — [...]

So there’s that. We truly do live in a magical time, where anything is possible.

So, the brass at the Philadelphia Orchestra seems to have hustled and pulled together a potential $45 million aid package that may pull it out of bankruptcy and, at last, into a more respectable light. But there’s lots of ifs involved: A loose team of saviors, including The William Penn Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, H.F. “Gerry” [...]

Maya and Amga, two resident snow leopards at the Philadelphia Zoo, got busy a few months back and on Thursday, June 9th, became parents to two snow leopard cubs. OMG LOOK AT THEM. Both the cubs and the parents are doing well, but at this time, there’s no word on what their names are, or [...]

Mayor Nutter was at Macy’s moments ago for the dedication of this plaque. This is a heck of a title, isn’t it? They should run shit by a team of 13 year old boys before setting it in bronze. Hehe. Organs. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Some asshole has been roaming my block (and I have to imagine others near me) stealing plants from in front of our homes. We’re off 12th between Ellsworth and Federal. He’s taken plants from three different homes on my block so far. Funny thing is in an effort to ‘cover his tracks’ this dickhead was [...]