My addition to the burgeoning toy box that is Lenfest Plaza. Thank you to Larry Krain of Krain Outdoor Advertising who graciously invited me to design a cutout for his billboard at 15th and Cherry St, Philadelphia. More –including hi-res, printable poster-size versions of Joe’s work — at his blog. Previously: From The Desk Of [...]

CSI, a TV show so scientifically inaccurate it may actually cause problems in real-life trials, is coming to the Franklin Institute in the form of CSI: The Experience. Participants in the “experience” will get to investigate a crime in one of three simulated crime scenes, and will be “guided by investigators from the hit television [...]

11th Street Beautification from Megawords Magazine on Vimeo. Seriously, who doesn’t think time lapse footage is awesome? Is there anyone out there? Didn’t think so. And, on top of that, who doesn’t enjoy a mini urban clean-up? No one again? Cool, we’re in good company.

We reported on this back when it was announced, but the Philadelphia Media Network will start selling their pre-loaded Android tablets tomorrow. The initial run of 5,000 Arnova 10 G2 Android devices (made by French consumer electronics company Archos) will come preloaded with the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer apps. According to AdWeek, the [...]

FRIDAY: >>>Fringe Fest Presents: Saucy Bible Tales at The Ethical Society Building (1906 South Rittenhouse Square). The stage show features those stories a bit too…uh…dirty for Sunday school. >>>The XFS Philly Song Shuffle comes to the World Cafe Live. The show features “three plus hours of fast, dirty fun involving four minute sets, four second [...]

According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, a Tea Party group on Penn’s campus that had begun only last year has disbanded. According to the article, the group cited low attendance at events as their reason for ceasing, and according to group founder Daniel Chinburg, students are afraid of having opinions that “are not in line with [...]

Jerrick Makes Fun Of Kardashians: MyFoxPHILLY.com Mike Jerrick, the absolute zenith of Philadelphia news journalism, interviewed two of the Kardashians this morning. After making sure they couldn’t hear him anymore, Jerrick graced his viewing audience with his Kardashian impression. It pretty much consists of making whiny noises with his mouth, but it’s oddly accurate.

Mayor Nutter announced that his Friday and Saturday 9PM curfew for Center City and University City will remain in effect for the time being. In addition, the weekday curfew for minors (10:30 PM for minors 13 and older, 9:00 PM for minors 12 and under) will remain unchanged, as will the extended weekend hours at [...]

This Sunday, as you all know, marks the ten year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Deciding how to commemorate these events can be a hard decision to make, but for those interested, there’s this: In Rittenhouse Square Park, from 1PM to 3PM, there is an interfaith rememberence going on. Accoriding to a press [...]

We here at the Philebs are fans of seeing our great city featured in app and game form, but The Teachers of Philly, a new iPhone game made by Gamemian Studios gives us a bit of a … different feeling. The game makes teachers into superheroes, fighting back against Mayor Nutter, Arlene Ackerman, and Tom [...]

Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia: Installation Homily from Rocco Palmo on Vimeo. That Chaput fellow absolutely ROCKED IT at his Solemn Mass of Installation yesterday at the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul. And by “ROCKED IT,” we mean “immediately put us back in touch with the feeling of YEARS of falling asleep in church, only [...]

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The best part is knowing that Penn undergrads will never, ever hang out here. Ooh, lookie: The long-promised Penn Park, made out of the urban detritus that was the land located east of the Highline and stretching from Walnut Street to South Streets, is finished! And open! And it’s big! (Get a look at a [...]

And so it comes to pass that the Daily News is rolling out another round of buyouts for eligible staff, presumably to forestall any out-and-out layoffs which, at this point, we should assume are coming regardless. And while the City Paper laments all of this — and we do, too — let’s pause and look [...]

Why is the Fox 29 mascot an oversized retarded child? Well, actually, I guess that makes perfect sense. This, of course, was taken this morning during Good Day Philadelphia’s Salute To 9/11, in which the gang closed down Market Street so Jnnnnaphhhrhrrr Frrrrrdddddrrrcccckkkkk could play war simulator games and comment on the pecs of servicemen [...]

>>>St. Stephen’s Theater (923 Ludlow Street) tonight is hosting a show which wins the unofficial Philebrity award for most “huh?” title of the fest: Heavy Metal Dance Fag. So, ya know, do whatever you want with that information. >>>Polygon Independent Improv Comedy present: Voltron at O’Neal’s Pub (611 South 3rd Street). Polygon describe themselves as [...]

Tomorrow night, The Mann Center welcomes two of the most well-respected and established acts in “indie-rock” when TV On The Radio plays with support from Broken Social Scene. Both bands are playing behind great albums from last year (TVOTR’s Nine Types of Light and BSS’s Forgiveness Rock Record) and we want you to see them, [...]

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We didn’t watch last night’s GOP debate because, well, we like our sanity. However, Rick Santorum seemingly took a back seat to the Mitt Romney/Rick Perry perfect-hair crazy-off, and he was not happy about it (On a side note: if they were to make a movie about Romney/Perry, they would both be played by Jon [...]

That is, more or less, the charge that this op-ed by Isaiah Thompson makes in today’s City Paper which is ironic because, well, they’re all supposed to be in the same gang now. Then again, it’s textbook Broad & Whatever behavior, as both Inky and Daily News staff routinely held (and acted on) grudges against [...]