Archive for July 20th, 2012

This Weekend: Can We Really Party Today?

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Believe: The Detroit Cobras are a goddamned American treasure. FRIDAY: >>> Big, big, festival weekend in the area, so here’s hoping the weather holds out: XPOnential Festival, WXPN‘s massive undertaking in Camden, is always a good time; QFest rages on; and down in Delaware, Firefly? Anyone? Anyone? >>> But if you’re flying by the seat [...]

Film Sweat: I Am The Knight, Color Me Dark

Friday, July 20th, 2012

RECOMMENDED: Few filmmakers have climbed higher, faster than Christopher Nolan. It’s been only 12 years since Nolan’s first film with a real budget, 2000′s mind-bender Memento. Since then, he’s turned out a Pacino-driven thriller, a story of rival magicians notable for casting David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, a story about the maze of the mind, [...]

Rainy Day Special: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Philly Squatters But Were Afraid To Ask

Friday, July 20th, 2012

This Just In: City Bisco To Touch Down For Two Days In October At The Mann, Will Instantly Trigger Late 1980s Flashbacks Of The Most Messed Up You Ever Got At A Concert

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Whooooaaaaaa Nelly! God bless these Bisco people. Really.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s Final And Total Induction Into The Douche Class To Occur At — Where Else? — Xfinity Live

Friday, July 20th, 2012

You could argue that, back when It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia debuted in 2005, we knew less about the Douche Class than we do now. Seven years on, an awareness of the ways and mores of the Modern Douche informs at least some small part of every day, and we now don’t quite understand how [...]

To The Michael Jackson Impersonator Under The Clothespin And In Front Of The 15th Street Underground Dunkin’ Donuts

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Sir, we do not think that could possibly be aware of the service you are providing to the city, and us, the people of Philadelphia. In your routine, there is time travel and hope and hustle and physical dexterity — basically, it contains every skill one needs to live. It is timeless. We thank you. [...]