Seriously, fuck this guy. All the more reason to LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! TOGETHER, WE CAN RID THE CITY OF THIS NASTY VIBESUCK! Previously: PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA: THIS IS THE DAY, THIS IS THE HOUR… TO BRING BACK BIG SHOT!

>>> Or… maybe not. According to this infuriating article in today’s City Paper, Philadelphia public schools are doing an awful, awful job with sex ed — you know, in addition to everything else they’re doing an awful, awful job with. Direct result: “The rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections of youth between age 15 and [...]

On Tuesday night, British and American lawyers came together at the American Philosophical Society (427 Chestnut Street) to debate the legality and legitimacy of the Declaration of Independence The event pitted the The Temple American Inn of Court against Gray’s Inn of London to decide if, “American colonists had legal grounds to declare secession.” The [...]

A passionate reader wrote to us late last night: So Noah Baumbach is directing Jonathen Franzen‘s The Corrections. You need to do some kind of — oh I have no idea what — to make Philly court this damn thing so they film the Philly stuff (the uptight brother in Chestnut Hill! The lesbian sister [...]

We know we’ve wondered aloud several times about why on Earth the Philadelphia 76ers ever decided to get rid of Big Shot and replace him with Hip-Hop, the awful bunny from Donnie Darko who came to symbolize Losing Every Goddamned Time. But in the past, that longing for Big Shot’s triumphant return had an air [...]

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.

>>>From two thirds of Sleater-Kinney comes Wild Flag. We’re a little bit underwhelmed by the whole thing, but maybe we just need to give it another shot. If you feel the same way, your second shot could be tonight when Wild Flag plays Union Transfer with Eleanor Friedberger. >>>And now for something completely different: MC [...]

BetterBlocksPhilly, a project we told you about a little while ago, is hosting a film screening and a reading over the next two days. Tonight, at 1701 Christian St. BBP will be screening “a few shorts including a bunch from the BMW Guggenheim Lab Project in NY. Then show “In A Dream” – a film [...]

Maybe Amish Paradise and Gangstas Paradise aren’t so far off after all. According to the New York Times, Amish in Ohio are being attacked by other Amish (beard on beard crime) and hacking their beards off with scissors. The attackers had traveled from a splintered group south of the victims home. The NYT continues, “Sheriffs [...]

For many Philadelphia residents, the historic Royal Theater on South Street has never been known as an actual theater, just a mural-sided blight. And now, in a time where some small improvements are actually being made to South Street, the Royal is still sitting there untouched. According to The Daily News,the Kenneth Gamble (of Gamble [...]

Our buddy JT — of Bring Your A’s Game fame — has a new off-season baseball Tumblr with plenty of Phils factz, but also lots and lots of good geeking that lovers of the game will enjoy. It’s at HighLeverageInning.com. Dig it!

Hell yes, y’all: We just learned that Freakazoid performance art legend and accidental house music goddess Karen Finley will be a Kelly Writers House Fellow at UPenn this winter. We love everything about this. And Karen, if you’re out there reading this, we’d love to throw you a dinner party when you arrive. We’ll be [...]

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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.

For reasons we can only surmise as “somebody over there is perhaps even more wicked than we are,” the Newsworks YouTube account has posted the above TV spot for Philly GOP mayoral candidate Karen Brown. To view it is to scream in trainwrecky delight; or at least, that was our in-office reaction. (The second viewing [...]

Thomas Murray, homeless Occupy resident, is hoping the protest will instigate positive change >>>Jason Nark from The Daily News spent the night with the protesters, Jerrick-style. >>>Fox 29 files report on the Tea Party’s opposition to Occupy Philadelphia, enters it in sweepstakes for most obvious story. >>>There’s been talk of a decent amount of people [...]

The wait is over: Tonight, for the first time ever, we GROG CABIN. What is the vibe? Funny you should ask. We were just about to drop the needle on this:

MEDIA ADVISORY MAYOR NUTTER, PHILLIE PHANATIC AND LOCAL BREWER TO SEND BEER TO ST. LOUIS WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter The Phillie Phanatic Tom Kehoe, Yards Brewing Company WHAT: Mayor Nutter, the Phillie Phanatic and local brewers will pack beer to send to St. Louis. Mayor Nutter and Mayor Slay of St. Louis made a [...]

In just two days, the 20th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival will be upon us. And if you’ve not yet peeped the schedule — in online form or in the printed guides available all over town — let us tell you: It’s a gorgeous beast this year. Later this week, we’ll be posting our Festival preview, [...]