FRIDAY: >>> Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranoldo is playing a whole weekend at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of their “Dancing Around the Bride” exhibit, showcasing the works of John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, and more. He’ll be playing interpretations of some Cage work, along with his own, on Friday from 4:30 [...]

Well, it was good while it lasted everyone, and we now enter winter with eyes closed, head down, just hoping to get out alive. [Map via the CDC]

RECOMMENDED: Already hailed as one of 2012′s best films (it spent some time in limited release before the calendar changed), Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty is about — in case you’ve been under a rock for the past year or so — the hunt for and subsequent killing of Osama Bin Laden. It’s been a [...]

Happy birthday skip. While you may or may not be the worlds most effective communicator (like that time you read tweets), there is no doubt that you are a hitting scholar. Here you are talking shop at MLB Network HQ, letting everyone know your semi-bumbled hitting tips. You’re a good guy, and we’re glad you’re [...]

Recently unearthed by Arthur Magazine, this clip of Philly’s late, great Jack Rose performing at an anti-Bush concert at what was then known as “The Compound” just tranced us straight back to whole other era.

God bless us, everyone!

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The deal is reportedly for five years, and with the first overall pick in the draft and five Pro Bowlers already on the roster, Reid looks to be in good shape. Well, figuratively.

The racketeering case against Joseph “Mousie” Massimino is coming to a close, and while some fun facts about the mob have come out during the trial of Massimino (and other defendants), Massimino’s lawyer ended a mob-related trial in the only way he could find appropriate, “by paraphrasing what he said was a quote from one [...]

When Boyz II Men opened up the Valley Forge Casino, they must have really fallen in love with the vibe, because starting March 1st they will be playing weekend shows (78 in total) at the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Following in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Bette Midler, and … [...]

Choosing not to wait for Wayne LaPierre’s pistol packing posse of volunteers to start patrolling the hallways and shooting those who would want to harm your precious lil’ guy, the Upper Merion Police Department has begun random foot patrols in Upper Merion Schools.  The township is understandably horrified and concerned after the Sandy Hook Elementary [...]

It’s a new year, and the firstiest of all First Fridays. Check our updated listings and plan your route accordingly.