>>>It’s frigid as a mother out there, but not in your backyard. What, pray tell, does that euphemism mean? We’ll tell you: Tonight, Summer Fiction graces the big screen at the premiere of February Bands In The Backyard, free to watch upstairs at Tattooed Mom’s. Playing live, Lady Bang Beat, with Bill from Summer Fiction [...]

Last Sunday, journalist and Penn professor of nonfiction writing, Jay Kirk, spoke on NPR’s All Things Considered about the startling discovery in the field of pain management  he explores in a feature in this month’s GQ (the one with Michelle Williams on the cover). The article tells the story of Sam Brown, a West Point grad [...]

Ever feel like your life resembles the plot of Groundhog Day? Anissa unintentionally channels Bill Murray in the pursuit of love on 47th Street in West Philly. Hear her winning story from last night’s packed First Person Arts StorySlam in the video below. In “honor” of Valentines Day, the theme was “The Ex-Files.” First Person [...]

Well, we already knew Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine had the Flyers back, but who knew he loved him a little Santorum? Mustaine told Rolling Stone that Santorum, “has some presidential qualities” and he hopes Ricky-boy is our next POTUS. Although he admits he was, “completely oblivious” about Santorum earlier in the campaign. Perhaps even oblivious [...]

“Holy shit!” That’s what you won’t be saying at your next visit to Atlantic City. Surprised? As philly.com reports, the owners of AC’s Steel Pier, have caved under pressure from animal rights activists to remove the horse-diving act from their plans for the updated venue, proposed earlier this month. Advocates argue that the attraction, which [...]

>>>The lesbian couple that was initially banned from a St. Joe’s University alumni contest has won it. [NBC Philadelphia} >>>Judge in church abuse trial says her comments about widespread abuse in the church were "taken out of context," will not step down from case. [MyFoxPhilly] >>>While the final ruling on the closing of schools who [...]

The above ad (taped off of MTV during 120 Minutes on June 12, 1994) was sent over by Cindedelphia‘s Eric Bresler, who is using it as part of his new project, Video Pirates. Bresler says, “Video Pirates is a Philadelphia-based, one-man collective of VHS treasures. The first VP short, HORRORS, will debut on July 28, [...]

On September 22nd, when the best local newspeople get together at the Philadelphia Hilton Hotel to celebrate the 30th annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, they will be treated to the witty pre-award banter and overall Jerrick-ness of Mike Jerrick. National Academy of Telivision Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter president Brad Nau said, “We are delighted to [...]

M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film After Earth is, “set 1,000 years into the future and follows a young boy who navigates an abandoned Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes.” The film is currently shooting in Costa Rica, and is set to begin the Philadelphia portion of filming later this [...]

First, it was some Dr. J memorabilia, then it was that song, and now it is the court on which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points (yes, that was for the Warriors, but that headline was already long enough). On the 50th anniversary of Wilt’s 100-point game, which is coincidentally the Sixers vs. The Golden State [...]