August 31, 2010
“ The difference between New York and Hollywood’s extreme. In Hollywood, they want to take their shoes off and smoke weed and talk about it. New York was like, ‘Let’s get this done.’
That’s Rick Harrison, of Pawn Stars (and the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop). Amazingly, Rick says Pawn Stars was going to be a Taxicab Confessions-style HBO show at first. (via National Post)
“ Snoop, who played later last night at the TLA arrived about 6:10 for the liquor-signing, which was scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m.
I, for one, did not expect Snoop Dogg to be tardy for his liquor bottle signing! (via Dan Gross)
August 30, 2010
“ H.G. Wells said the first man who raises his fists in anger is a man who’s run out of ideas. I want to kick H.G. Wells’s ass. The truth is, he who raises his fists in anger first, wins.

That would be a quote from noted Old City resident Danny Bonaduce, quoted in Phillymag’s article “What The Hell Happened To Old City?”

The article’s pretty interesting, but Old City has always been super trashy. It’s always been full of drunk people wanting to hook up. Right? Why else would Ben Franklin live there?

August 28, 2010
flipflopflyball: In an episode from season 3 of The Wire, Bunk and McNulty go to an O’s game. Screenshot of scoreboard + Baseball-Reference = White Sox 6, Orioles 5. Wednesday, May 5, 2003. The Orioles lose the game Bunk and McNulty attend. Sometimes The Wire was quite bleak.

flipflopflyball:

In an episode from season 3 of The Wire, Bunk and McNulty go to an O’s game. Screenshot of scoreboard + Baseball-Reference = White Sox 6, Orioles 5. Wednesday, May 5, 2003.

The Orioles lose the game Bunk and McNulty attend. Sometimes The Wire was quite bleak.

“Snoop Dogg signs cognac Monday” from Dan Gross. I know what I’m doing Monday afternoon.

“Snoop Dogg signs cognac Monday” from Dan Gross.

I know what I’m doing Monday afternoon.

August 27, 2010
“Lil Wayne backs Nadal, Clijsters in U.S. Open,” SI.com. Lil Wayne has quickly become my favorite sports analyst.

“Lil Wayne backs Nadal, Clijsters in U.S. Open,” SI.com.

Lil Wayne has quickly become my favorite sports analyst.

My friend sent me awesome consecutive emails in response to the email I sent her about the Claes Oldenburg piece installed on the west side of the Art Museum, a giant power plug.

Email one:

OMG. And you know w/ Claes it’s probably got some totally sexual connotation to it.

Email two:

OMG times two. Look at the name.

That would be Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A.

August 25, 2010
Head to The Fightins for animated .gifs and more from last night’s Phillies game.

Head to The Fightins for animated .gifs and more from last night’s Phillies game.

August 24, 2010

We are just over a month away from the premiere of Teach: Tony Danza. This promo is pretty awkward, with its Doom-style first-person perspective and an emaciated-looking Danza getting ready for the most exciting moment of any television show: Taking attendance.

Danza has already complained that Jersey Shore makes life harder for teachers, so one can only hope this show is just [x] episodes of an entire Philadelphia classroom completely trampling Tony Danza.

“ I have a thriving crystal-meth business. I just brought it in. It’s amazing how it dovetailed with the story.
Bryan Cranston on the similarities between himself and his character on Breaking Bad.