FRIDAY: >>> OOH, IT’S A BIG ONE. Lots to do this weekend, so let’s get to it: There’s our pool party, which our Facebook and Twitter followers know about. >>> And in the realm of real rock for now people, HOLY CRAP, Cock Sparrer and The Cro-Mags at Union Transfer and Ty Segall at Johnny [...]

RECOMMENDED: Though Ali G, Borat and Bruno were iconic characters of comedy even before they hit the big screen, as far as we’re concerned, Sacha Baron Cohen wasn’t able to make a very good movie with any of them. Ali G was much better on television, it turned out, and both the Borat and Bruno [...]

Like so many things pertaining to the new Barnes, this is a pretty big deal. Join us on Monday, when we reflect on the reality of the new Barnes Foundation at greater length.

“Hello, yes? Is this the Foster Parents place? Well, I was walking north on 5th Street near Spring Garden on my normal route of vagrancy, clothed entirely in newspaper and banana peels which, as a homeless person, I am wont to do, when I saw your sign and it hit me: Do you mean to [...]

Those of you who’ve had the pleasure of taking in the (admittedly pretty magnificent) Tim Burton Dark Shadows film might have had the same reaction other Philly art buffs have had, which is: “Gee, those chandeliers and decor look pretty Adam Wallcavage-y!” And indeed, those chandeliers — very much of the type Wallcavage has been [...]

You may have noticed this post from earlier in the week about the University City District’s “Heart & Soul” project, which seeks to put pianos in public spaces for uses that may or may not include the playing of Billy Joel songs, most likely to the annoyance of most nearby humans. What’s that? You didn’t [...]

Remember that time Comcast got caught red-handed singling out bit-torrent users and throttling their Internet service and then had to settle a $16M class action suit? For everyone else in the world, that was pretty awesome, but as you may suspect, KableTown® is still pretty dickhurt about it, and they are not giving up the [...]

Philadelphia, May 17, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter released the following statement on the death of performer Donna Summer: “The City of Philadelphia and the music world are deeply saddened by the passing of an incredibly talented musical artist, Donna Summer. For people in my generation and many others, she was one of the [...]