If you are a Philly native reading this, there is a good chance that, like us, you are a member of what will likely be the last generations of kids who grew up during the great “Go play in traffic” era of Philly parenting. There is pride attached to this, but, of course, there is [...]

It seems the world’s billionaires are no longer interested in swooping in and saving newspapers. It is being reported that the Philadelphia Media Network is up for auction. Alden Global Capital, who were one of the 32 investors that bought PMN for $139 million in October 2010, is trying to unload its 30% share, and [...]

… As Mumia Is Released Into The General Prison Population For The First Time: Random Prisoner: Sup? Abu-Jamal: Sup.

In solidarity (which is a word we had hoped we were done typing for a while) with the Occupy Oakland protests, hundreds of Occupy Philly protesters seemingly tried to “retake” Dilworth Plaza last night. According to The Daily News, the OP people gathered at Love Park around 7PM and marched to 15th and Market, “forcing [...]

FRIDAY: >>> The Aporkalypse, Pig Iron Theatre’s glammy benefit, will kick off at the Troc with end-of-the-worldly musical performances with guests Amy Pickard and Johnny Showcase. Plus a six-person choir and hot Temple U step rhythm dancers. If you do one Theater Nerd thing this year, make it this one. >>> Spanish artists Patricia Gómez [...]

RECOMMENDED: Written and directed by Gerardo Naranjo, Miss Bala tells the story of an aspiring beauty queen in present day Mexico who — whoops! — ends up as a drug mule. With accolades at Cannes and a near-brush with an Oscar nom for Best Foreign Language pic this year, it’s part of a growing canon [...]

Dearest Kabletown Komrades, we couldn’t let the week go by without pointing your attention in the direction of this Newsworks story, which begins like this: When the FCC approved Comcast’s acquisition of NBC/Universal, it made it contingent on the company offering low-cost Internet access. The FCC went so far as to include the $9.95 a [...]

Local weirdos Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (who met while studying film at Temple University) have released their first full-length feature, Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, to On Demand services today. It’s also available for rental on YouTube, so what are you waiting for? Check it out. The film will have a theatrical release [...]

In an effort to curb Philadelphia’s ever-worrisome murder rate (and put a dent in the city’s declining clearance rate) Mayor Nutter announced a program yesterday that offers rewards for information that leads to murder convictions. According to The Daily News, Nutter told a crowd at Strawberry Mansion High School, “To every criminal out there, I [...]

Look, we’re not really “car people” but we couldn’t pass up a chance to have a sneak peek at this year’s Philadelphia Auto Show. Here are a few things we learned: >>>Everything is shiny, and that’s because (at least today) everything was being meticulously polished. We got out of there just when we started to [...]

Only a week after Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon debated the mascot’s gender, the real-deal Phillie Phanatic popped up on last night’s cameo heavy (Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, Mick Foley, Steve Earle) 30 Rock, which caused our green-furred friend to trend worldwide on Twitter. The Phanatic’s gender was settled, after he declared (through subtitles) that he [...]

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.

>>> It’s ugly and wet outside, and it’s also ugly and wet inside… your soul. Lighten up those outsider blues and judge the comedic insights of a bunch of innately depressed people. Raven Lounge’s upstairs Center City Comedy serves up the darkest and the greenest of local stand-ups performing onstage next to a stripper pole. [...]

Imagine entering a Beach Boys-themed dance-a-thon, underwater, and tripping on acid. According to Philly.com, the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show – the oldest in the nation, founded in 1829 – is about to blow us all the fuck out of the water. The multi-million-dollar floral extravaganza dubbed “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha,” runs March 4-11 at [...]

The six-venue megacenter formerly known as Philadelphia Live! will open its doors a whole six days earlier than originally slated date April 5, now on March 30. Maybe the scowls of skepticism from you hard-core Piazza fans tapped the corporate wavelength, because they’re upping their local street-cred by offering a SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW to anyone [...]

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WNYC’s Radiolab, which received a 2007 National Academies Communication Award “for their imaginative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences,” and has achieved This American Life levels of fandom, is bringing the show on the road. The science and philosophy for the common man themed radio show and podcast carried locally on [...]

Sixers CEO Adam Aron announced on CSN’s Lunch Break that, after months of trying to track down and acquire the rights, the “1-2-3-4-5-Sixers” will be returning. Now if we could only help him with that pesky mascot situation.

The War on Drugs – Brothers from Secretly Jag on Vimeo. Above is the new, western-themed (though it seems colder and wetter than any western we’ve ever seen) music video for The War On Drugs‘ “Brothers,” set in what looks from the outside to be Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. It is the third [...]

Hey guys, remember Larry Farnese? You know, our favorite landscaper and most-likely your State Senator? Yea, that Larry Farnese. Well, he’s seeking re-election for his 1st District seat. To get his name on the ballot for the April primary, Farnese must collect signatures from registered Democrats in his district, and as his campaign says, “We [...]