Archive for October, 2011 Thursday, October 6th, 2011Occupied Philly. Comcast at 9:45 am. It keeps occurring to us that these folks might really, really be in the wrong place. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. Thursday, October 6th, 2011Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. Yesterday’s Poll: Predict The #occupyphilly Outcome! Wednesday, October 5th, 2011I mean, if you wanna talk about stated goals and a clear agenda, this little fucker surely has them both. Wednesday, October 5th, 2011So here’s the deal with us and Occupy Philly. Some people were not fans of our snarky reporting on the event, a tone we usually reserve for everything we report on. But, as it turns out, we do have actual opinions on the whole situation, and we figured on the eve of the event, we [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Our Jim Adair is there now, we’ll be updating here as info comes in. UPDATE: Mayor Nutter, Commissioner Ramsey, and Deputy Mayor For Public Safety Everett Gillison addressed the press at 3:45PM. Representatives from Occupy Philly had just met with the Mayor — among them, attorney Larry Krasner and a rep from the ACLU — [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Jeff Zucker, perhaps most known as being the head of NBC while the whole Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien thing went down, will be speaking at Drexel’s Bossone Auditorium at 6:30PM next Wednesday. The man who championed Joey and signed Donald Trump on for The Apprentice will, “discuss his time at NBC, his next venture, the highly [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011As you can guess, the decision by the #occupyphilly movement, such as it is, to set up camp in City Hall tomorrow is rife with what could turn out to be some very distressing problems. In a call to the Mayor’s office to ascertain what kind of city resources would likely be spent on managing [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Good Game, Let’s go Eat. Oh man. We are as fascinated as the next man that this meme seems to want to come back. Wednesday, October 5th, 2011To listen, click above or click here to listen with iTunes. Got an HD radio? Tune in to 88.5-2 FM HD! This is going to be awesome: Philebrity Radio’s own Eddie Austin got a new show on XPN2, and it’s ON THE AIR NOW! VIBES! Wednesday, October 5th, 2011We’re saddened today to learn that legendary Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch has passed away at the age of 67. Jansch, a brilliant solo artist in his own rite as well as a co-founder of the boundary-pushing group The Pentangle, saw his music appreciated worldwide throughout his lifetime. But in recent years, his influence played out [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011And they’re off! Also, will somebody hip the kids over at occupyphilly.org that this BBC video is a Yes Men hoax? Jesus. Wednesday, October 5th, 2011From our buds at Bitby. Notice the actual DN story they kept and, ahahahaha. BLACK TACO! Wednesday, October 5th, 2011From today’s pile of City Hall press releases: “Mayor Nutter, Councilman Kelly and LoJack SafetyNet will announce a program to provide 1,500 SafetyNet devices at no cost to caregivers in the Philadelphia market with six months of service also at no charge. SafetyNet devices are available for any individual with a cognitive condition that may [...] Wednesday, October 5th, 2011But then he went and got on line for an iPhone and we never saw him again. Sort of like what will happen with Occupy Wall Street when the new iPhone drops in a few days. Ironic, no? Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Ooh, that liver looks entirely too healthy. Please see us ASAP. Tonight, we’ll even have that Ken Burns thing on. Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Underground Arts, currently under development in the basement of the Wolf Building at 12th and Callowhill, is shaping up to be a place where art can be performed and displayed, food and drink can be had, and artists can live rent-free when preparing for their show. According to Naked Philly, the 12,000 square-foot space is [...] Tuesday, October 4th, 2011>>>A profile of the supposedly famous Pistachio girl of CBP [Philly.com Sports] >>>Jimmy Rollins will not give Phillies “hometown discount” [MLB.com] >>>After game 2, Max Talbot brought two co-eds back to Pat Burrell‘s old place, and all was right with the world [Crossing Broad] >>>And in Eagles news, Howard Eskin must eat his words and [...] Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Independence Mall’s National Museum of American Jewish History has stepped up its call for donations less than a year after it opened its doors. According to a report in The Inquirer the museum, “sharply reduced its attendance expectations and stepped up the call for donations to support its day-to-day operations.” The inky also points out [...] Tuesday, October 4th, 2011See how this kid feels? That’s how we feel. | | |