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• This Evening: Grazie, Grenada

  >>> Why, for the love of Bruce, is In Grenada (pictured) one of the most under-appreciated bands in Philly? We don’t know — truly, we’re stymied — but hopefully, it’ll change with the release of Break, the band’s first full-length long-player. On Break, you’ll find glockenspiels, big romantic synth beds, [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• Recommended Reading: The Battle for Christmas By Stephen Nissenbaum

  Since Thanksgiving, every free moment we’ve had has been consumed by this illuminating tome first published in 1997, when “The War On Christmas” was but a twinkle in some old white jerkoff’s eye. Rather, Stephen Nissenbaum’s The Battle for Christmas studies the history of Christmas in America since the 1600s, [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:47pm EST
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• What Did We Tell You? Fast Company Claims New Philly Logo To Be A “Design Crime”

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  As we have discussed before, the new “official brand” of Philadelphia is a goddamned awful joke, and all those who signed off on it should be made to suffer. And while we might have been the first to notice it, we now know that we’ll not be the last, and [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:30pm EST
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• Dept. Of Timekillers: Off Duty Santas

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  Ho, ho, ho! Please welcome “Off Duty: Santas Not In Season”, put together by a friend of ours, to the Internet. It is what it says it is. Above, our submission: Ira Einhorn. He’s, like, wayyy off duty. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:38pm EST
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• Tom Knox Doesn’t Know Where He Is Or What Is Doing

  The way we live now: Cranky emails from Fool & His Money/PA gubernatorial candidate Tom Knox crowing about the states most burning issue right now — how your PECO bill might could go up. The primal Andy Rooney-ness of Knox’s big push these days notwithstanding, the candidate has now found [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:27pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: “Christmas On The Block,” Alan Mann

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  Please join us for this, our annual Alan Mann post. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:42pm EST
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• Rumblings: The Tina Fey/Roots/PhillyMag/People’s Republic Of Comcast QuadrupleBurger®!

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  >>> Hey, you all see the new “Yo, I’m From Philly” issue of PhillyMag yet? Yep, Tina Fey’s on the cover, but, hey, THERE’S NO INTERVIEW WITH TINA FEY. And we’re pretty sure no one from PhillyMag even took any of the pictures of Fey in the issue. They did, [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:31pm EST
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• New Trailer For Tigre Hill’s Mumia Doc Reveals Spoiler: It’s Actually About Maureen Faulkner

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  Last month, we wondered what director Tigre Hill’s late-breaking Mumia news was, when he announced that he’d be pushing back the release of The Barrel Of A Gun after “rare new insight” had come to light. Hill has been working on Barrel for literally years now, and at the time, [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:14pm EST
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• Peter Jackson’s Bucks County Bummer Pushes Back Release To January 15

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  The Lovely Bones, the fantasy/thriller directed by Peter Jackson and shot in Pennsylvania and New Zealand, stars Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz. Up until a few days ago, the film had been scheduled to open on Christmas Day but will now open January 15th, after Jackson admitted last month that [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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• Dawn Stensland To Run For Congress On GOP Ticket?

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  Last time we checked in with Dawn Stensland — former FOX29 news anchor and wife of Larry Mendte — she was Facebooking her pain away and awaiting whatever came next. Well, that next thing could very well be a GOP run for Congress in the 7th District. Which is just [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:45pm EST
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• This Just In: Homeland Security Now Telling Terrorists That Terrorizing Philly Is Just As Good As Terrorizing Anywhere Else

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  This just in: Philadelphia has been elevated from a Tier 2 Urban Area to a Tier 1 Urban Area by the Dept. of Homeland Security. Which is good, on one hand, because that means that Philly is now in line to receive “substantially more” funding from HS than it has [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:05pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: Jack McDade, “Philadelphia Christmas”

  Jack McDade, we don’t know who you are, but will you be our weird uncle this Christmas? [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:51pm EST
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• Benjamin Franklin, Jon Spencer Agree: Full Grown Women Drive ‘Em Wild

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  Ben Franklin: In case you didn’t know? Total poonhound. The legends surrounding our city’s most famous grown man in short pants and the fairer sex (and some involving the less fair sex, too) are… legend. But you know, up until now, we’ve never really seen any actual love life advice [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:35pm EST
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• Right Now On Phoodie.info: Desert Island Deals

  · Wait A Second, There’s No Booze In Root Beer?!?! · Deals in Midtown Village on Wednesday(s) · Phoodie Desert Island: Tom Peters Of Monk’s Cafe All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar on Phoodie.info, the new food and drink blog from Philebrity. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:14pm EST
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• Lincoln University Repeals The Great Fat Class

  Amidst the raucous media frenzy, Lincoln University has repealed its policy that students from the class of 2006 on with a BMI (body mass index) over 30 will be required to take a physical fitness class. The faculty vote, which took place on Friday, voted to merely encourage obese students [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:29am EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: As Usual, Joey Vento Is In The Heart Of America, Shouting

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  He’d also like to let you know that he’s not gonna pay a lot for this muffler. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 10:49am EST
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• This Evening: Schooly D To Finally Embrace Rock And/Or Roll?

  >>> Is Schooly D trying to pull a Black Landlord? And by that, we mean: Is Jesse B. Weaver, Jr., like the former members of The Goats, taking notice of hip-hop’s gradual integration of live musicians (vis-a-vis The Roots) and their exciting and very necessary impact on the live hip-hop [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• Preview: Pig Iron Theatre Co.’s Chekhov Lizardbrain

  Weʼre highly trained performers. Weʼve got memories that will shock and arouse you. We put the human condition on stage and make it dance. We know what weʼre doing. I know what Iʼm doing. Iʼm Chekhov Lizardbrain. Master of ceremonies, man about town. Iʼve got the whole show right here [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 3:34pm EST
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• Rumor Of The Day: Philebrity Awards Or No, Could Cole Hamels Be Excommunicated In Favor Of Roy Halladay?

  Before we answer, let us remind you: Philebrity is not a sports blog. We have no idea what we’re talking about. BUT. With MLB scuttlebutt surrounding the notion that, once again, ace pitcher Roy Halladay might could become a Phillie, a scenario emerges wherein the Phils could trade Hamels to [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 2:37pm EST
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• Philebrity Cribs: OK, Ryan & Katie, Now We’re Stalking You

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  Like many of you, yes, we saw this amazing loft in the Fishtown/Kensington area featured on Apartment Therapy today. And if we are to extrapolate, we’re going to guess that this place is somewhere on Front Street. Pretty soon, we’re gonna start Google Street Viewing, and by gum, if we [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:42pm EST
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• This Just In: Old Khyber Manager Also Helped Out With Mumbai Attacks

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  David Headley, the suspect in a terror plot against a Danish newspaper that we talked about last week, also may have helped out with the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year, says AP. Speaking as someone who also once worked at the Khyber, I can tell you this: Most of [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:24pm EST
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• Oh, This Should Be Good: Rumors Of Pat Burrell Trade To Mets Pit The NYT Against… Phillyburbs.com

  Hey remember that guy Pat Burrell, who once sucked up like half the Phillies payroll and did some whole eight year performance art piece about the nature of modern American masculinity? He might be a Met now. (The world: It’s still a vampire.) Phillyburbs says, “Yah, brah, this is a [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:13pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: We Just Checked And, Yes, Dickens Village At Macy’s/Wanamaker’s Is Every Bit As Terrifying As It Was When We Were Four Years Old

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  They want to sew buttons onto your eyes and teach you to play a harpsichord that’s covered in blood. Merry Christmas! [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:46pm EST
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• Confidential To The Philadelphia Parking Authority: No, It’s Cool, We’ll Pay Anyway

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  From http://www.philapark.org/alertslist.aspx: Holiday Parking Special Ending: 1/1/2010 Free parking at meters after 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays until New Year. We’ve taken far too much abuse from you, Mommy Dearest, to not expect a little $36 “surprise” that accompanies this “gift.” [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:13am EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: The City Of Atlanta Would Like To Buy An “S,” Mr. Sajak

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  Meanwhile, the City of Philadelphia “love” Mr. Vick, too: Looks like he could very well walk away with the highly-coveted “Excommunication” Award in the Philebrity Awards poll (scroll to the bottom). Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:12am EST
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• A Watched Pot Never Boils, Or, Allen Iverson Won’t Show Up At City Ave. TGI Friday’s Until He Is Good And Ready

  Look: We know you want to see Allen Iverson — and we damned well know you want to, too — stroll back into the TGI Friday’s on City Avenue like he owns the place, just like back in the good old days. And, you know, we have every belief that [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:46am EST
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• South Philly High Kids Go On Racist Rampage; Asian Students Recoil, Make Interim “Plan B”

  Is there anything as devastatingly sad and bloodboiling-ly infuriating as a racist child? If there is, it’d be pretty hard to come by. So when news broke late Friday about 26 Asian students being attacked at South Philadelphia High School, we feasted on a series of reactions that ranged from [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:45am EST
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• Philebrity Awards Update: Polls Are Still Open!

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  · Thousands of votes have already streamed in to the Philebrity Awards Poll, and we’re happy to report that all but a few of the polls are a dead heat. Sure, Jose Garces and Kurt Vile are pretty much destroying everyone else in their respective categories, but elsewhere, healthy competition [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:47am EST
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• R.I.P.: Jack Rose, 1971-2009

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  All of us here at Philebrity were deeply saddened to learn that guitarist Jack Rose passed away today. An amazing talent and true original, Rose has been a cornerstone of Philadelphia’s forward-thinking folk music scene over the last few years, and his records and performances routinely blended the mystic pull [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 7:46pm EST
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• This Weekend: Happy Mexican Jewish Christmas, Everybody!

  FRIDAY: >>> Hey, it’s First Friday, so hit up the many, many worthy openings (lots of good ones this month). If you’re in the Fishtown area, don’t miss the Holiday Art Walk. >>> Fact: The only people who do Christmas better than the Jews — oh, come on, Christians, don’t [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:54pm EST
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• Film Sweat: And Now, Your Battery Of Late-Autumn Existential Bummers

  Goddamnit, Clooney! Two weeks in a row with the lead Film Sweat pick. Up In The Air is the Jason Reitman-directed drama about a man afraid to love, adapted from the Walter Kirn book of the same name. It is either a metaphor for Great Recession-era America, a secret weeper [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:09pm EST
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• We Know That East Coast Global Warming Will Probably Ruin This Like It Does Everything Else, But Please Pardon Us While WE GET TOTALLY STOKED FOR THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON ON SATURDAY!!!

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  Via Weather.com: [On Saturday] Snowfall from Roanoke to Washington to Baltimore to Philadelphia to New York to Boston, especially leaning toward the western suburbs, will be in the 3-to-6-inch range, possibly even an inch or two beyond that.We’re gonna Gilmore Girls the shit out of this weekend. If, of course, [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:18pm EST
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• Allen Iverson Cried For Your Sins

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  At the precise moment when we were all expecting that Allen Iverson’s return to Philadelphia was merely a cyncial monument to marketing and nostalgia, yesterday at 5PM, all of that changed. It became about one man’s own redemption. If you’ve not yet seen the clip (after the jump), you might [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:16pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: Sweatheart, Tell Your Sister EP Trailer

  Sweatheart is back with a new EP, dropping on the 15th. In the meantime, they’re busy not forgetting at the army base. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:47pm EST
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• We Finally Agree With Something Stu Bykofsky Said, And It’s About The Mummers!

  Oh no, wait. Damn. We thought he was talking about how we should give them all as much ice cream as they want, speak to them slowly and loudly, and be mindful not to make them angry due to their uncanny physical strength. Previously: It Almost Wouldn’t Be Autumn If [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:34pm EST
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• And Now, Today’s GOOD NEWS: Obama In Allentown And How The God Hates Fags Church Just Raised $20K For The Matthew Shepard Foundation!

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  · One of our native Allentonian readers writes: Today, Mr. Obama is kicking off his “main street tour” in my hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania… or as I refer to it as: THE 610 STRUGGLE. His mission, to make sure stimulus money goes to the nation’s cities, where the strain of [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:10pm EST
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• Addendum To Yesterday’s Recycling Good News Post: Curby Bucket Was In The Hizzouse

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  After we posted yesterday about Mr. Sunshiney’s Good Time RecycleBank Launch Party, another reader sent us this photo, which shows long-lost Philly Recycling mascot Curby Bucket was on the scene as well. We’re kind of obsessed with Curby, so if you see him in other places, please send us photos. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:48pm EST
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• Daily Candy Philadelphia To Cease; Philebrity Madly Scrambling For The Email Addresses Of Girls We’d Never Hang Out With For The All New “Philebrity Ugg Boot Snackmail”

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  The Comcast giveth, and the Comcast taketh away. Just a day after the cable giant’s NBCU deal was finalized comes the news that Daily Candy, another Comcast acquisition, is axing all but five of its markets, including Philadelphia. That puts Philly Daily Candy editor Meredith Lindemon out of a job, [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:36pm EST
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• Planning Your First Friday? Come And Get ‘Em

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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:47pm EST
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• This Evening: Congrogulations, Philadelphia!

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  >>> For what? For making a Thursday night that’s probably better than the last three Saturday nights combined. Nice work, but now you’ve got your work cut out for you and it’s time to make choices: Do you start out at Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Party at National Mechanics from [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:32pm EST
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• And Now, Today’s GOOD NEWS/Readers Cameraphone: Mr. Sunshiney’s Good Time RecycleBank Launch Party!

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  Mayor Nutter announced the launching of RecycleBank in North Philly this afternoon. It will be rolling out across the city throughout next year and will incentivize recycling by awarding participants with points that convert into cold hard cash savings at local and national businesses. The model being used in Philly [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:09pm EST
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• Right Now On Phoodie.info: YANKEE GO HOME

  · We’re Gonna Come Right Out And Say It: BOBBY FLAY GO HOME · The Great Sandwich Spread Wars Of 2009 · Breaking News: Adam Glickman Out As Chef At Monk’s · The Search For Umami Pt. 4: Studiokitchen All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:12pm EST
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• Oh, We Almost Forgot: Pink Got Nominated For Some Grammys, Too

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  Oh, hi, Pink. I see you’re, like, shouting or something again. How “edgy.” And it says here that you’ve been nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for that Funhouse album, which is the one that’s all like “So what, I’m still a rockstar/But I’m still straight up annoying D-Town/and I [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:05pm EST
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• Right Now In The People’s Republic Of Comcast: Das Mayor Praises Our True Leaders

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  Aw man, Mayor Nutter just issued a press release about the Comcast/NBCU merger: “This is great news for Philadelphia and Comcast, one of our leading hometown corporate citizens,” said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. “On behalf of all Philadelphians let me congratulate the Comcast family on this very exciting development for [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:25pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: Hall & Oates, “Jingle Bell Rock”

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  Perhaps the best few minutes of physical comedy by Philadelphians before Tim & Eric came around. Now, the Jingle Hop has begun. CONGRATS HALL AND OATES! (See post below.) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:18pm EST
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• What’s Behind The Hall & Oates Grammy Nom?

  Are you sitting down? Hall & Oates have never won a Grammy award. I know. It’s unbelievable. But it’s true. And even though Daryl Hall may have never enjoyed music, nothing — AND I MEAN NOTHING — could ever diminish the joy this leonine crooner and his mustachioed partner have [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:12pm EST
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• Interesting: Inky’s Online Editor Does Not Regard The Inky As “Mainstream Media”

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  We’ve hipped you to the tweets of Chris Krewson, the Inquirer’s executive editor of online news, before. Krewson keeps a pretty active Twitter stream, and if you follow him, you’ll find it either sad or ironic how little of the thinking aloud he does actually makes it into the end [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:44pm EST
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• How Foxwoods Is Pretty Much Just Like Your Out-Of-Work Drug Addict Relative Who Just Can’t Get It Together, Man

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  Since we’re sick of going on and on about the casino issue here in Philly, only to have to load-tards shrug and be like, “yeah but what about BIKE LANES?,” we’ll be quick with this: Foxwoods, the casino chain that was supposed to build in South Philly until it was [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:24pm EST
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• Readers Videotape: Will No One Give The Red Light At 19th & Rittenhouse A Little Love?

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  From our old buddy Michael McGettigan at Trophy Bikes: This video show three lawless, brain-dead, hell-bound, hipster, tree-hugging, menacing bicyclists blatantly and cruelly running the three stop signs where 19th meets Rittenhouse Square. It also shows umpteen motorists doing the exact same thing, only inside three tons of metal, glass [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:50am EST
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• 3/4 Oz. Of Weed, 1,846 One-Hitters, 10 Pounds Of Khat At PHL Airport… And No Arrests! Sweet!

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  Suffice it to say that Thanksgiving weekend in the store room at Philadelphia International Airport was probably about as stony as it was at your house. According to this report from the Dept. of Homeland Security, travelers returning from the legendary Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam were being five kinds of [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:35am EST
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• Suprise: The Same God Who Hates Fags Also Hates Jews, Catholics, The Electric Factory, UPenn, And Well, At Least They’re Right About UPenn

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  We would be remiss if we did not tell you: Next Sunday and Monday, representatives from the Westboro Baptist Church — more commonly known as the “God Hates Fags” Church — will be back in the area, spreading their messages of holiday cheer and love for all of God’s children. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:59pm EST
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• Reminder: Grog Party II, The Re-Groggening, Tomorrow In Old City From 5-8PM

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  Here is what we can tell you about the first of Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Parties, held a coupla weeks back: By the time eight o’clock rolled around, most of us were drunk as a bunch of ancient sailors, hugging each other like gay librarians, and either asleep or in [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:40pm EST
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• Captain Freeshit: Win Tickets To See Espers Tomorrow Night At Johnny Brenda’s!

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  People of Philadelphia, we come to you hat in hand today, with apologies: We have not made nearly enough of a fuss over Espers III, the recently-released third album by our native sons and daughters Espers. As you may recall, we gave it a spin a few weeks back at [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:24pm EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: Everyone, This Is Sleepy The PPA Metermaid

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  Sleepy, this is everyone. Oh, did I wake you? You want me to come back at another time? Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:13pm EST
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• Please Alert Us Of The First Hook-Up Resulting From People Meeting On The “I’m A Philadelphia Cyclist And I’ve Been Hit By A Car Before” Facebook Group

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  Bruise fetishists, you can thank us by hooking us up with tickets for Monday night’s Sixers game. Here you go. Read more about all things Philly Bike Controversy here. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:37pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: The Spirit of Christmas, The Philadelphia Classic

  Via Wikipedia: “The Spirit of Christmas is a Christmas television special performed mostly by marionettes. It was first aired in 1950. Its half-hour showing time is divided into two segments, one dramatizing “A Visit from St. Nicholas” and one telling the story of the Nativity. The jacket of the DVD [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:12pm EST
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• Philebrity Official Endorsement: Amandah For 2010 Phillies Ball Girl

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  We know that a lot of you have been waiting to cast your ballots for the 2010 Phillies Ballgirls until you heard what we had to say on the matter. (After all, beyond the Philebrity Awards, it is easily the second most important election of our time.) And after some [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:59pm EST
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• This Just In: PhillyCarShare Names New Boss

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  As 2009 comes to an end, beleaguered non-profit PhillyCarShare is hoping to put the troubles it’s had over the last year or so to bed once and for all with the naming of new executive director Gerald A. Furgione (pictured). Furgione replaces interim executive director Eli Massar, who oversaw what [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:43pm EST
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• Right Now In The People’s Republic Of Comcast: Things We Want To Ask The Machine, If Only It Had An Intellect Or A Soul

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  · So, we keep hearing that the NBC Universal deal is done. And we believe it. In fact, we kind of never doubted that it might all happen. But this is a deal that spawns questions like wet gremlin after midnight. So, first things first: Is this shit even legal? [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:28pm EST
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• Confidential To Barack Obama, Philadelphia 76ers, Et. Al: War Is Not The Answer — THE ANSWER Is The Answer!

  Yeah, I know: Bummer. Ain’t nothing any of us can really do about Afghanistan, but remember that other smoked-out hole of memories and old-world vibes we were talking about the other day? That’s right, I’m talking about your Philadelphia 76ers! And by now, you probably know that they re-signed Allen [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:58am EST
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• Announcing The First-Ever Philebrity Awards Poll!

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  Oh yes we did. VOTE NOW AT PHILEBRITY.COM/AWARDS! [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:23pm EST
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• Right Now On Phoodie.info: He Said, She Said

  · Martha Stewart Finally Admits On Behalf Of Everyone That Rachael Ray Is The Sarah Palin Of The Food World · Commentroversy: El Camino Real And Dustin Chalermkittichai/Robinson · Unsung En Francias: Three Great Off-The-Beaten Path French Bistros In Philly All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:20pm EST
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• This Evening: Do Make Say Think

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  >>> Although, in reality, I have no idea what on Earth would propel a person outside of their home on a night like this, it must be said: The music of Canadian rock instrumental group Do Make Say Think could not be appropriate for a night like this and will [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:16pm EST
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• And Now, Today’s GOOD NEWS: 400 New Jobs Makin’ Solar Panels Down At The Navy Yard!

  Hey, you know what’s awesome? THE SUN. And over in Greece, there’s this company called HelioSphera that makes loads and loads of solar panels, which take the awesomeness of the sun and turn it into ENERGY, which is also awesome. And now, guess what: HelioSphera is coming to Philadelphia, where [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:10pm EST
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• Phashionista: World, Ready Thyself For The 2009 Sweater Vestival

  Yeah, that’s right: We wear sweater vests. Like all the time. Because they’re cool. And if you don’t think they’re cool, we’ve got news for you: You aren’t cool, motherfucker. Yeah, that’s right. Bet you were kinda surprised to hear such fightin’ words from a mob of bloggers in sweater [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:49pm EST
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• TLA’s Internet Porn Sister Receives Nine AVN Nominations!

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  The TLA Video may have closed its doors on both South Street and Spring Garden, but here’s one area where the company is succeeding wildly: Porn. TLA’s irreverent porn blog, POPPORN (borderline NSFW), has now received nine AVN 2010 nominations for their first two site-produced adult features (produced and distributed [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:52pm EST
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• From The Desk Of Joe Boruchow: City Hall Declares War On Terror!

  Says Joe: Will the streets of Philadelphia ever be safe for civilized man? With Love Always, Joe Boruchow P.S. This is the last week to check out Public Service: New Paper Cutouts by Joe Boruchow at The Bean Cafe, 615 South Street. It closes on Tues Dec 8th. More –including [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:03pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: Frank Zappa Cools Out Wally Kennedy On AM Philadelphia, 10/31/85

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  Sheena Easton. Who knew? [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:35pm EST
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• Office Pool: How Long Before Santa Paws Gets Bitten/Urinated On? Bonus Round: How Long Before An Animal Does It?

  According to KYW1060, Santa Paws (pictured at right with unbelievably cute puppy) is available for photographs with your pet (or other little center-of-the-universe) Saturdays through December 19th from 2pm to 4pm at in front of the fireplace in the lobby of Hotel Palomar Philadelphia. But, seeing as this is Philly [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:32pm EST
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• Righteous Dopefiends To Descend On Penn Museum Later This Week

  Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois and photographer-ethnographer Jeff Schonberg spent more than a decade among a community of heroin injectors and crack smokers who survive on the streets of San Francisco’s former industrial neighborhoods. Their extensive research formed the subject of a provocative new book, Righteous Dopefiend (University of California Press, Berkeley, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:20pm EST
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• Philly Bike Messengers To Rally At 16th & JFK At 5PM

  Sure, the proposed new bike bills by City Councilmen Frank DiCicco and Jim Kenney could be an expensive annoyance to the average bicyclist, but if you’re one of Philly’s bike messengers, the new fines proposed by these bills could put you out of business altogether. So at 5PM today, The [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:09pm EST
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• Great Moments In Philly’s Shamefully Hackish And Podunk Ad Industry: The Unveiling Of Philadelphia’s New Signature Brand

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  That’s it. No, really. Back in the day, the ad industry was one of Philadelphia’s core creative economies, creating jobs and making waves nationwide; these days, it’s one of the major suspects in any Brain Drain argument, and the work put out by many of the still-existing local agencies would [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:45pm EST
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• The Year Without An Art Museum Christmas Tree

  See that big honking Christmas tree? No you don’t. Here is the bad news: There will be no Christmas tree at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this year. Here is the good news: It’s not because of the recession, and also… there will be EXPLOSIONS instead! Now, before you start [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:22pm EST
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• This Weekend: Gobble Gobble Hey

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  WEDNESDAY: >>> HANDS UP IF YOU’RE READY TO FACE YOUR FAMILY TOMORROW THROUGH THE DENSE FOG OF A HANGOVER AND POSSIBLY BEING STILL DRUNK/HIGH! It’s an American tradition, you teabaggers, and if you hate this, YOU HATE FREEDOM. So let’s get to it, on this, The Biggest Drinking Night Of [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:43pm EST
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• Film Sweat: “But Honey, I’m A Wild Animal”

  RECOMMENDED: The money behind Fantastic Mr. Fox could have employed any halfwit director and scored a commercial hit because of subject matter and holiday release. But instead of going for the softball, the studio took a chance on a guy who makes his living in a niche market with oddball [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:37pm EST
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• This Just In: Prez Pardons National Turkey (No, Not You, Biden, Sit Down)

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  THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________ For Immediate Release [...] [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:33pm EST
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• Open Thread: Alright, What Are You Turkeys Thankful For This Year?

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  We’ll get it started. Philebrity is thankful for: · the fact that all we have to do is type the word “bicycle” and 50 comments magically appear instantly. · the selection of olives at both DiBruno Bros. in the Italian Market and the South Street Whole Paycheck. · that moment [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:46pm EST
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• Is The Comcast Holiday Spectacular in 3-D Trying To Pick A Fight With The Wanamaker’s Light Show?

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  Probably not — and we’ll be comparing and contrasting the two in a post next week — but damn, it sure does feel like there’s some Deck The Halls-style arms-race bitchslapping going on here. Yesterday, Comcast invited community leaders and members of the hospitality biz to preview The Comcast Holiday [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:32pm EST
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• This Evening: Fall In Bloom

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  >>> Kath Bloom is about as real as dyed-in-the-wool old-style freak-folkers get. That’s her (and about 20 of her closest musician friends) in the video above, belting out “Something To Tell You.” Tonight, Bloom plays an ultra-rare — first-ever? — show at Silk City with Meg Baird of Espers. Baird [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:39pm EST
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• Top 10 Philly Places That Seem Like Headquarters For A Secret Evil Society But In Reality Are Not

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  Philadelphia is a town steeped in rich culture. Not to get all history lesson on you, but after you’ve been around for a while, weird-looking places start catching your eye. While most of them are benign, some look like there should be a spiral staircase to leading to a secret, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:57pm EST
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• Happy Thanksgiving, You Stupid, Stupid Americans

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  If you’ve not seen New Left Media’s compelling/hilarious/awful interview footage of Sarah Palin supporters, spend a few moments getting to know your fellow Americans. Or, as we call like to call it, “The Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation Pre-Game Show.” [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:35pm EST
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• Philebrity Homeroom Announcements: Send Us Your Thanksgiving Eve Party Info

  Hey party promoters/DJs/bands/secret grog societies: Send us your info for what’s happening tomorrow night! We’re working on putting together the definitive package for what to do on The Biggest Drinking Night Of The Year, and we are kinda surprised that we’re not seeing more stuff already. Send your info to [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:08pm EST
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• Tonight At Philebrity Salon: Way Out Wes

  Oh, quit rolling your eyes: You love the music in the Wes Anderson movies. Hopefully, we can get our man Anders to come up with drinks all named after the films: Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Limited and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Immediately follows that [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:33pm EST
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• Noontime Nuggetz: The Philly Marathon In Time-Lapse

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  Here’s an elegant little time-lapse movie of this weekend’s Philadelphia Marathon, made with iTimelapse, an iPhone app made by Philly’s own Laan Labs, whom we’ve written about before. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:26pm EST
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• Philadelphia: Your Playstation & Cell Phone Connection To The Developing World Since 2007

  As you may have read, a suspect was arrested in Philadelphia on Saturday after trying to purchase enough missiles and machine guns to take down, well, a lot of things. It was all part of a sting that began way back in ‘07, in which a Philly-based FBI agent began [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:22pm EST
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• National Beat: Now That The Tea Baggers Have Their Own Rap Song, Can We Finally Wrap This Up?

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  Yeah, I think so. This guy makes Snow look like Malcolm Fucking X. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:05pm EST
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• All This Patchouli Is Harshing My Mellow

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  Have you seen that ominous greasy cloud gathering towards the south? It actually has stink lines! Thousands of modern-day hippies (read: people who buy Kashi everything and read a book about Eastern philosophy once) have converged on the Wachovia Center, where their mobile mecca has descended upon Philly for two [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:53am EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: The Cruel Mathematics Of Philly’s New Syphilis Outbreak

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  Ohhhh, no wonder I have that weird rash on my dick…it’s cause I’m bad at math!We like how, in the beginning, Syphilis Guy #1 is all smirking, like, “Naw, baby, Syphilis isn’t really that bad, in fact, it’s kind of awesome.” But then at the end, he’s like, “I’m sorry, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:44am EST
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• Bob Brady & Michael Nutter To Dad Vail Regatta: Seriously, Dudes, How Hard Would It Be For Us To Do Our Own Damned Preppy-Ass, Get-Drunk-On-Lemon-Hill Regatta?

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  Fact: Almost no one cares about the Dad Vail Regatta, and the people that do seem to mostly agree that it should remain in Philly, on the Schuylkill, where it has been since all the way back when the Catholic mass was still in Latin. Mayor Nutter, as it happens, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:38am EST
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• Flunked for Fatness: Lincoln University’s New Graduation Guidelines Include Passing a BMI Test

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  Clinically obese students at Lincoln University are finding themselves in a problematic situation upon matriculation: To have a body mass index below 30, otherwise be forced to take a Physical Education class that meets three times a week for a semester before they can receive their diploma. Body mass index [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:17pm EST
  by K-Fai

• Everything You Needed To Know About The Thanksgiving Parade

  The 2009 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade, presented by 6abc and IKEA, is happening on Thursday morning from 8:30am-noon. The parade begins at 20th and JFK and circles back down the parkway, ending at Eakins’ Oval (in front of the Art Museum). Some balloons this year will be: Super Grover, Mr. Potato [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:09pm EST
  by K-Fai

• Noontime Nuggetz: Paul Simon, “Late In The Evening,” Tower Theater, Sometime In 1980

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  Featuring the incomparable Steve Gadd on drums. Today’s vibe. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:51pm EST
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• Don’t Worry, Camden: One Day, We Promise, Someone Is Going To Gentrify The Shit Out Of You (Just Not Now)

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  Once again, Camden, NJ is America’s most dangerous city. The standing, based on FBI-compiled crime data and population figures, reprises our immediate neighbor to the east’s chart-topping in ‘03 and ‘04, and comes on the heels of a movement for Camden to wrest back control of its local government after [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:36pm EST
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• Comcast Hackers Could Face The Same Kind Of “Billing” With Which Comcast Customers Are Already Sadly Acquainted

  Hey, remember when a bunch of 18-year-olds all gave themselves “scary” Transformer names and then hacked the shit out of Comcast.net? (That’s one of them, pictured at right.) My God that was awesome in almost too many ways to count. Of course, they did get caught, and now, they’re being [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:07pm EST
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• And Now, Today’s Good News: It Is Right To Give Thanks And Praise

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  · Has Mayor Michael Nutter been weathering shitstorm after shitstorm, just sitting on the fact that he’s about to roll out millions in ObamaCash? On the heels of recent successes like the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Pilot Program and Creative Industry Workforce Grants, say hello to another $30 million in [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:49pm EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: SEPTA’s Union Employees, Leading The Brave Fight For Jigsaw Puzzle Time

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  I did a double take when I saw this scene at the Market-Frankford EL stop at 8th and Market this morning. The handwritten sign that is cut off on the right of the photo says “window closed.” It appears that closing down that window has given this SEPTA employee plenty [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:19pm EST
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• Fun With The Past: Did Any Of You Know Terror Suspect David Headley/Daood Gilani When He Managed The Khyber Pass In The 1980s?

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  Alright, Old Heads: Remember back when Philadelphia was weird (like way weird, like Skinz and Eraserhead and Lee Paris and Gary Heidnik weird), and The Khyber Pass was just some old bar where indie-rock bands didn’t play, because INDIE ROCK WAS NOT INVENTED YET? If you frequented the Khyber in [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:12pm EST
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• This Weekend: Everybody Sleeps With The Sexy Older Professor At Least Once

  FRIDAY: >>> Gotta say: For the second weekend in a row, not a lot of notable stuff is going on this weekend. Sure, you got your regular DJ nights, your local bands and so on, but if you’re looking for once-in-a-lifetime or even just brand new types of shenanigans, you [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:37pm EST
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• Readers Cameraphone: Philly Cops Unleash “Shock And Awe” Policing Of, Er, Dudes Riding Bikes On The Sidewalk

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  THEY WILL WELCOME US AS LIBERATORS. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:55pm EST
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• This Evening: Grog Rock

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  >>> Look at all that gray out there. Seems like a perfect night for GROG. As a matter of fact, we’re gonna dip out a little early today for the first of Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Parties, which we’ve been telling you about. Goes from 5-8PM, admission is free, and [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:10pm EST
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