>>> Do you people know who Big Freedia is? Oh, you do? Great! Then we don’t need to tell you that she is a GODDAMNED AMERICAN TREASURE. And we can instead just tell you that you can skip your Spin Class at Panic Fatness tonight and instead just get down with Big Freedia and Dutty [...]

Comedian, actor, and cult-hero Joel Hodgson is likely most know to you as the creator of the legendary Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the similar Cinematic Titanic. But this Sunday he’ll be hitting the stage at The Troc for a one-man show detailing his life and career through slides, video, and live interaction, called “Riffing [...]

Jo Pincushion and Jackie Chipotle noticed that many Philadelphia-related things (blogs, events, etc.) use the name Something-adelphia. We went the other way with it. But they wanted to lend you some very specific ideas on what you can name your new Philly-based blog, or business, or event, or whatever. It’s a little corny, but hey, [...]

It was their goal (though not really) to be sworn in as our new President and Vice President, but instead, Green Party ticket Cheri Honkala and Jill Stein will be swearing on a Bible in a court of law. The pair were arrested for staging a sit-in at Fannie Mae back in August, and their [...]

If, perchance, you happened to be in front of a TV yesterday watching Hillary Clinton being grilled at the House Benghazi hearing by a seemingly endless parade of first-term Tea Party jackasses, each trying to make a name for themselves, you already know: It was an infuriating and, at times, completely inappropriate display that was [...]

>>>Police have arrested Levittown’s Jason Smith for the murder of Melissa Ketunuti, the CHOP doctor who was found killed in her basement. Smith was reportedly called to the house as an exterminator. [CNN] >>> Five people were indicted in the “basement of horrors” case from a while back. Linda Ann Weston has been charged with [...]

In about an hour, Mayor Nutter will deliver remarks in Washington D.C. as part of a Capitol Hill press conference. The presser will be held by members of Congress, a coalition of Mayors, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations, and others as a way to “introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.” [...]

The Phillies recently signed former Detroit Tigers outfielder and DH Delmon Young to a one-year contract for $750,000. It looks like Young, who was last year’s ALCS MVP, will likely be the Phillies go-to Right Fielder this season. And now, here are the three fun little facts you need to know about Delmon Young: >>> [...]

Look, I didn’t wanna be the one to pop your 2016 cherry and I certainly didn’t want to do it less than 48 hours after President Obama began his second term, but rust never sleeps, yo. Last week, the Republicans in the Pennsylvania statehouse introduced House Bill 94 which, if passed, will allot all but [...]