Hugh H. Breckenridge (1870 – 1937), Philadelphia, 1917. Oil on canvas, 37 x 43 in. (94.0 x 109.2 cm). Gift of Mrs. Hugh H. Breckenridge in memory of the artist. Walked by this at PAFA on Saturday and exhaled deeply, for neo-impressionist/PAFA lifer Hugh Breckinridge‘s Philadelphia does two things simultaneously here: Takes you to the [...]

So says his team, and that he will announce as such at 1PM today. This is good news for a bunch of reasons: · It will lead directly to Romney and Perry continuing to feast on each other’s brains and souls, culminating in steamy hot gay sex; · the people of New Jersey will continue [...]

Oh 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.

>>>The Troc‘s Movie Monday is showing one of the last great action films, 1993′s Jurassic Park. As one of the last big action films to not rely too heavily on CGI, Jurassic Park not only holds up over time, but is just as fun to watch now as it was back then. Also, the score [...]

That whole Occupy Wall Street “protest” that has been little more than a two-week-long shit-show in NYC has inspired people all across the country to get out there and protest in the name of protesting. And now, we introduce Occupy Philadelphia. Where the New York protests had faced surprisingly lackluster media coverage, the Philly edition [...]

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Hey Philbrity [sic]! I would LOVE to invite you to come out and see this stellar show in Philly on Thursday, October 6th. Yes, that’s THIS week! Ralf Dietel, former guitarist for Nine Inch Nails, will be in town with his latest hard rock buzz band project, KRASHKARMA. The group releases their debut album Straight [...]

Starting today (and continuing through the hopefully long post season), we’ll be linking you to Phillies news and posts from around the internet. Here are today’s posts: >>>Jimmy Rollins thinks the fans were “waaay to quiet” last night [the700level] >>>Some Flyers check out game 2 at CBP [Crossing Broad] >>>A statistical breakdown of the strike [...]

Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia 2011 Contest Opens from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Like last year’s challenge before it, this year’s Knight Arts Challenge invites you (yes, you) to come up with, “the most innovative ideas in the arts to engage and enrich Philadelphia’s communities.” The contest only has three rules: 1) The idea must be [...]

MIDTOWN FESTIVAL – VLOG from will ngo on Vimeo. Nevertheless, it looks like a good time was had by all. Video courtesy @willknows.

Honda Fit seen near 26th and Pine: The way we live now: Wheel thieves roaming gentrified sections of the city in search of economy car wheels, leaving sad scenes like the one above in their wake, and why? Because the homeless have now got that copper wire hustle on lockdown, yo, and anything lower-yielding than [...]

Here is but one of a hundred reasons why last night’s episode of Boardwalk Empire was mind-blowingly, amazingly great: Ep. 14 Clip – Nucky Addresses the Press NUCKY THOMPSON: Is there a sober reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer? REPORTER: It’d be news to me! Burn! We may have to revive those Monday Sunday Night TV [...]

Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne plays a packed show at the Mann Music Center on Friday night. [Photo: Madeline P. Bates]

The scene at opening day of Lenfest Plaza on Saturday included lots of nice things: Fun for kids, free entry to the PAFA museum (which has more stunners than you probably remember, by the way), remarks by the mayor, and hey, even a handful of food trucks. But top billing had to go to Claes [...]

Oh 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.