>>> Ugh. What a day here on the Philebs. It’s enough to make you wish that there was some kind of freakish noise wizard rock from Japan out there, going on here tonight, that you could smash your head on and let all the clutter in your head spill out like a box of thumbtacks [...]

Pity the poor ATM: We don’t think anyone’s paid any attention to the design of these things since the heady days of “tapping MAC.” Still, there are classes of ATMs: Totally not sketchy, possibly sketchy, and what the hell even is that. The ATM at Sang Kee Peking Duck House in Chinatown — one of [...]

You may have noticed this piece in the Sunday Times about how, through a series of serendipitous events, a dizzying array of some of the world’s most famous (and expensive) works of art have been slated to go up for auction this week. A third of the story centers around the collection of legendary Philadelphia [...]

There are days when we honestly believe the The Orc, aka Buzz Bissinger is trying to make our heads explode. From what? Oh, just the sheer Buzziness of it all. It began innocently enough: We grew up looking up to Buzz — A Prayer For The City remains essential reading for all Philadelphians — but [...]

Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration And in case you were wondering, THAT is what a SUPERMOON is! Learn more here, and plan accordingly.

Canada’s Feist, also known as Leslie Feist, the chick from the iPod commercial, and that lady with the super-short cameo in The Muppets, is returning to Philadelphia behind her 2011 release Metals. She’s got that M. Ward-y AM radio sound to her voice, without the annoying/appealing twee-ness of Zooey Deschanel. And you know, her songs [...]

For those of you who may not know, Crossing Broad is an often poorly written sports blog that covers all the local Philadelphia teams. The site, run by Kyle Scott, often borders on the too-bro-to-handle side, but he mostly knows his shit, so he gets by. However, dude’s about to be put on blast for [...]

The criminal trial is over, but the lawsuit against the Ride The Ducks company (and the company that owned and operated the barge) for damages is just about to hit the courtroom. The lawyer for the families of the two Hungarian victims who died in the crash say the video shows the mate on the [...]

So, here’s what went down yesterday: It was all a bit hectic as it was happening, but now that the dust has cleared, we know two protesters were arrested at the attempted shut-down of a Wells Fargo branch on Walnut Street. According to NBC 10, “one person is charged with assault on police while the [...]

You know, because it’s a classier joint now Once they finalize all of the upgrades they have planned (May 12th to be exact), the casino formerly known as Harrah’s Chester will now be known as Harrah’s Philadelphia, because the worst thing about Harrah’s Chester was being reminded you were in Chester. Those upgrades? 200 new [...]