If you haven’t seen it by now, it’s probably only a matter of time before one of your stoner friends sends you the link for the NBC10 piece “4:20 Is A Dangerous Time For Kids,” accompanied by a hearty “LOL OMFG” and so on. (You’re well advised to click and watch before you read this.) [...]

You may not know the name Paul F. Tompkins, but if you’re a fan of alt-comedy (a dreadful term, yes, but it gets the job done), you’ve definitely seen him around. And maybe just not on Mr. Show, The Daily Show, Real Time With Bill Maher, Tenacious D and so on; Tomkins hails from Philly, [...]

Regular readers of this site will, of course, be familiar with our own Kelly White. Kelly’s words have been gracing this index for well over a year now; she has pretty much been our best intern ever. So we’re giving her a job. As of today, Ms. White is officially no longer an intern and [...]

Ben Daniels has been present and accounted for in Philly’s indie pop scene for, gosh, about a decade now. First in Lainmeyers, and then Persons, Daniels has finally come into his own with A Sunny Day In Glasgow. Fronted by his twin sisters Lauren and Robin, ASDIG released their debut late last year to heavy [...]

Local promoter Sean Agnew finds himself in a funny position this week: The man behind R5 Productions (est. 1996) is at the beginning of what could turn out to be a lifelong confusion of his own professional life with that of Russ Solomon, former owner of the Tower Records chain. How, you ask? Well, after [...]

Haile Johnston is one of a clutch of progressives running for City Council in the May primary — candidates who very much have banded together to create a “New Philadelphia” platform. In large part, these are candidates who actively seek to make Philly politics no longer an oozing wound of shame, especially in City Council, [...]

>>> Andy Reid‘s sons ‚Äî does anyone else confuse them with Ronnie and Donnie from Rushmore? ‚Äî are a friggin’ hot mess. (Actually, they’re more like a cold-potato-soup mess; you know what I’m saying.) But come on: Smack? Really? This is the worst episode of Laguna Beach ever. [AOLFanhouse] >>> Stephon Marbury gave away 1,644 [...]

Dorothy Robinson is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Metro in Philly. Now, we know what you’re thinking: Big friggin’ deal, right? Wrong. In part on Robinson’s watch, the Philly franchise of the Swedish chain of daily, commuter-fied, on-the-go newspapers has gone from being one of the weirdest, lamest media products ever to be [...]