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"The difference between New York and Hollywood’s extreme. In Hollywood, they want to take their..."

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:12:00 -0400

“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..."

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:54:11 -0400

“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)

"H.G. Wells said the first man who raises his fists in anger is a man who’s run out of ideas. I want..."

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:38:00 -0400

“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?

flipflopflyball: In an episode from season 3 of The Wire, Bunk...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:07:08 -0400

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...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:25:13 -0400

“Snoop Dogg signs cognac Monday” from Dan Gross.

I know what I’m doing Monday afternoon.

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

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:21:54 -0400

“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...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:28:27 -0400

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.

Head to The Fightins for animated .gifs and more from last...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:14:55 -0400

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

We are just over a month away from the premiere of Teach: Tony...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:44:00 -0400

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..."

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:51:05 -0400

“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.

"More unwarranted hatred and vile attitude from the Philly Weekly. This is why intellectuals read the..."

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:48:56 -0400

“More unwarranted hatred and vile attitude from the Philly Weekly. This is why intellectuals read the City Paper.”

- A comment on a Philadelphia Weekly blog post. I love Internet comments. (thx, Caitlin)

Into much uglier apparel than the kelly green Eagles throwbacks?...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:13:00 -0400

Into much uglier apparel than the kelly green Eagles throwbacks? Via Iggles Blog, here are some camo Eagles jerseys from Realtree.

"You can forgive umpire Greg Gibson for making a mistake at first base, even one as costly to a team..."

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:18:07 -0400

“You can forgive umpire Greg Gibson for making a mistake at first base, even one as costly to a team in a pennant race as his safe call on Michael Bourn. Gibson is human, after all.
It’s just too bad Gibson doesn’t know that about himself. His more unforgivable error was refusing to accept the remote possibility that he is not perfect.”

- “Hubris worsens umpiring controversy,” Phil Sheridan, Philadelphia Inquirer.

Whoa. This is deep.

If this happened in Philadelphia, there could be major outrage...

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:33:00 -0400

If this happened in Philadelphia, there could be major outrage from politicians. (via Neatorama)

Anybody catch the Eagles preseason game last night? My favorite...

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:03:00 -0400

Anybody catch the Eagles preseason game last night? My favorite part was when the blimp camera inexplicably showed a random Cincinnati high school stadium and nobody said a word. (The announcers were talking about how the NFC East would shape up this year.)

Did someone confuse Paul Brown Stadium with a stadium with a track around it? I guess so.

Snooki and J-Woww of Jersey Shore are just as good at writing as...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:47:33 -0400

Snooki and J-Woww of Jersey Shore are just as good at writing as they are at acting.

NFL training camp is a time for optimism, and all 32 teams think they're going to the Super Bowl. Isn't that cute?

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:14:50 -0400

NFL training camp is a time for optimism, and all 32 teams think they're going to the Super Bowl. Isn't that cute?:

DJ Gallo writes the only NFL training camp article you need to read.

"Still, if you want to glimpse the true colors of its fans, check out the attendance figures for the..."

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:51:40 -0400

“Still, if you want to glimpse the true colors of its fans, check out the attendance figures for the Phillies.”

- Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim, naming Philadelphia the most overrated sports town in 2001. Just under nine years later, the Phillies had their 100th consecutive sellout tonight.

“It cancels out.” (via)

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:48:41 -0400

“It cancels out.” (via)

(via Wikipedia)

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:29:23 -0400

(via Wikipedia)