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According Good Grief’s sophisticated user preference tracking algorithm, readers who enjoy fake art reviews will also enjoy Phreaking Philly’s review of Cart, a popular BYO in Old City:
Cart is a charming, unassuming BYO that offers little in the way of interior design, but bags of potato chips clipped to its industrial-nuevo structure provide a splash […]

Fergies: Becky and Blankbaby
Everyone was at Fergies on Saturday, along with Strolling Luna and her creepy x-ray camera.
True, I wouldn’t mind losing that holiday weight, but I was thinking more like a few inches off the hips. Though I suppose that being transparent has its advantages (such as the ability to render the great […]

Last week’s BR-549 show at the TLA was pretty much what you’d expect from a concert performed by an aging hillbilly band. Much of their material is formulaic, but that’s not so bad if you like the formula. A fun night out, though I wouldn’t follow them around on tour or even buy […]

Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer contained a story about three advertising agencies that were asked to bring Benjamin Franklin into the 21st century. The first effort, by Gyro Worldwide Advertising, is a sad attempt to highlight Franklin’s “bad-boy side:”
So, if [Franklin] were around today, he’d plow all that cash he made from inventing stuff into his […]

Today’s the big day, when Philadelphia (and the rest of the US?) celebrates the official 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin. Philly is a Franklin town: we have the Franklin Parkway, the Franklin Institute, Franklin Court, the Underground Franklin Museum, the University of Pennsylvania, and maybe even Ben Station.
As part of the “Philly’s Got […]

Er? On Craigslist it’s April Fool’s Day instead of Friday the 13th: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/rfs/124999234.html
[via Fishtown.us]
UPDATE: 700 Club is also for sale! I love how you’re supposed to ask the bartender for information during normal business hours.

northern liberties Philadelphia wtf?

What the hell is going on with the Philadelphia City Paper’s I Love You, I Hate You? I still peruse these reader-submitted rants over cereal, but the section ain’t what it used to be. I’ve said that before, but this time I really, really mean it. Admittedly, I am biased towards the […]

Hooters
Technical aside: after years of uploading pictures to Typepad, Snapfish, Ofoto, and Flickr, I decided to embrace Flickr for all photo sharing and printing needs (under username Bendystraw).
This picture right here of the sinking Hooters boat is my most viewed stand-alone photo. I have a good idea about which tag attracted the […]

After logging ten years in Philly and the surrounding ‘burbs, I finally dragged my caffeinated self down to Broad Street and the annual New Years Day Mummers Parade, where men wear sequined feathers and open container laws take a holiday break. After walking South from City Hall, cold and without drink, some familiar faces […]

The first house above belongs to a couple on my block—let’s call them Bert and Mildred. The second house is mine. Bert, whose lights are likely inspired by frequent visits from his nearby grandchildren, kicked my ass in holiday decorating, but mark my words—I will hit the post-Christmas sales, collecting blinky bulbs, animated […]