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?
3 days ago
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.
5 days ago
“Lil Wayne backs Nadal, Clijsters in U.S. Open,” SI.com.
Lil Wayne has quickly become my favorite sports analyst.
6 days agoMy 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.
6 days ago
Head to The Fightins for animated .gifs and more from last night’s Phillies game.
1 week agoWe 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.
1 week ago