[ “doesn’t have the same bite” — phillymag | email | twitter ] var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-728426-5"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @willdo)http://philadelphiawilldo.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxvofIX0L1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>8th and Spruce, Center City</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17114349560http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17114349560Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:29:03 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxeclGT0W1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>If these ads aren’t defaced with “Simpson” under them soon, I’m going to be pretty disappointed in Philadelphia.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17092785250http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17092785250Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:14:45 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvohoSzfD1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>10th and Sansom, Center City</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17036196739http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/17036196739Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:58:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytn68O9ur1qz8fgvo1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yeah, yeah. (Page 14 of this month’s Phillymag.)</p> <p>That portrait goes with <a href="http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/01/27/philadelphias-murals-ugly/" target="_blank">my rant about murals in the issue</a>.</p> <p>For the website, I <a href="http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/02/02/dinner-kobayashi/" target="_blank">took Takeru Kobayashi to dinner</a> Monday night. He won Wing Bowl today with 337 wings.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16974957949http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16974957949Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:34:00 -0500shameless self-promotion<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyon5l0OYz1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>10th and Clinton, Center City</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16835763594http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16835763594Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:46:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly1qug93QK1qz8fgvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This graphic was in the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> yesterday, and Philly.com had <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/inquirer/136746563.html" target="_blank">this well-done map with every Philadelphia homicide since 1988</a>. The comparison to the Iraq war is supposed to “put that deadly toll in perspective,” and all yesterday people <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/iraq%20philadelphia" target="_blank">tweeted horrified remarks about this comparison</a>.</p> <p>The problem is that the comparison is nonsense. Philadelphia is only “as deadly as Iraq” if <em>only U.S. troops were killed in Iraq during the war</em>. (Who are our soldiers shooting at? Do they just have horrible aim?) Iraq Body Count currently <a href="http://www.iraqbodycount.org/" target="_blank">lists between 104,872 and 114,540 civilian casualties</a> during the Iraq War and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_casualties" target="_blank">other sources are higher</a>. By those numbers, Philadelphia and Camden are much safer than Iraq.</p> <p>The <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/obama-campaigns-as-chicago-murder-rate-soars-1582669.html" target="_blank">Chicago Tribune made a similar comparison</a>, of Iraq to Chicago, a few years back. I guess it’s supposed to galvanize the population into rethinking our violent ways, but there’s no need to make ridiculous comparisons to prove too many people are murdered in Philadelphia. (<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0109/US-crime-rate-at-lowest-point-in-decades.-Why-America-is-safer-now" target="_blank">Violent crime is down nationally</a>, but unless the murder rate is zero it’s too high, obviously.) It’s easier to deal with the horrors of the Iraq war to pretend only a few thousand people instead of a few hundred thousand people, I guess?</p> <p>If American casualties are the only ones that matter and the <em>Inquirer</em> wanted to really hammer the point home, why not go with this: Philadelphia is deadlier than Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945!</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16113207627http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/16113207627Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:00 -0500inquirerwtf<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TDX4lxYowxQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A guy on <em>Jeopardy!</em> tonight guessed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_punch" target="_blank">donkey punch</a> was the response to a clue. (Please note: Wikipedia says a donkey punch is “potentially lethal.” Don’t try it.)</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15988044476http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15988044476Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:05:00 -0500donkey punchjeopardy!<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxukmoKWZk1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Philly parking, Catherine and Darien, Bella Vista.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15888080823http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15888080823Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:04:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsxo36AnB1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Front and Wolf, South Philly. This is my favorite lazy tag ever.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15837805037http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15837805037Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:50:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsxghxftU1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Front and Snyder, South Philly.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15837568598http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15837568598Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:45:53 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxj5v6TmDC1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A friend and I watched <em>The Net</em> yesterday. Naturally, the <em>Sports Illustrated</em> logo makes a cameo in this, er, fantastic film. (Hey, <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950728/REVIEWS/507280302" target="_blank">Roger Ebert liked it</a>!)</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15563574602http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15563574602Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:11:00 -0500sandra bullocksports illustratedthe net<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgpfjQ9NS1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New at the Piazza: The world’s worst mini-golf course.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15490898726http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15490898726Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:21:19 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgfkaxXxB1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>9th and Bainbridge, South Philly.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15479868430http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15479868430Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:48:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxbo7kGQVj1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Early morning snow, Center City.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15341461096http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15341461096Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:06:56 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxazybhXPn1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’m going to assume this is the halftime show at every New Orleans Hornets game.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15324006713http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15324006713Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:22:59 -0500sixersnbabasketball<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6WvaCOVnY3M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Alex forgets they’re out of clues after nobody gets the Jennifer Weiner response.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15211218331http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15211218331Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:23:19 -0500jeopardy!<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/15202912762/tumblr_lx6ybf3LL41qz8fgv&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Hey! We were lucky enough to get some live TV profanity at the Winter Classic.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15202912762http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15202912762Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:57:15 -0500winter classicflyersnbc<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx5hlnlJWH1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Eagles fans may be sad the season’s over today, but at least Jerry Jones is, too.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15159500967http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15159500967Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:58:35 -0500nflsports<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx3inheRAy1qz8fgvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>6th and Montrose-ish, South-ish Philly.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15107280586http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15107280586Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:26:05 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7oFl5oj9TaU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s to an incredible 2012, or at least an interesting one.</p>http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15099161710http://philadelphiawilldo.com/post/15099161710Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:48:06 -0500dismemberment plannew year's evethe ice of boston