Recent Entries in Miscellaneous
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Asshole of the Week
Photo by Flickr user bglasgow So this week's asshole is coming not from Philadelphia, but from the internet. After last week's delve into the personal, we're taking it out into the tubes. We at Phillyist are obviously Americans (except for that one British dude, but nevermind him). We live in the cradle of freaking liberty. With a bell. So, it seems worth some Philadelphia-sized outrage that some wackadoos are hiding behind God to call...
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. John Mayer, find tickets for his Battle Studies tour with the AMEX early on sale. American Apparel, with 3 stores in Philadelphia, you can look your best after dark. GroupOn, using collective buying power to bring you one ridiculous coupon each day. If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit....
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Blogged Around Philly: The Geeks Rule Edition
Photo by Flickr user thisisbossi Who needs an RSS feed when you have us? Bringing you the best of the 215 blogosphere... We kinda feel bad for the Sixers after reading this Philebrity story. Geekadelphia celebrated their third anniversary last night. Word on the street—or in Beerleaguer—is that Pedro Feliz is showing interest in the Orioles. Break my Routine forces us to stop for a second and check out 30th Street Station. It's the...
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PAWS Dog of the Week
PAWS is in constant need of support, both personal and financial. Click through for information on volunteering, fostering, or making a donation. If you have specific questions about fostering, you can e-mail the PAWS foster parent coordinator Robin at robin@phillypaws.org. And don't forget—Phillyist still has two of the Phillyist fosters who are looking for a forever home! Goldie Goldie is a young male Chihuahua mix who is friendly and smart as a whip. Goldie...
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Parking
Photo by author There was an eerie stillness in the air as I approached Ridgeway Park, tucked behind CAPA at 13th and Carpenter Streets. A rather large, seemingly unattended rottweiler stood in the path near the park's entrance, which made me a little nervous. Fortunately, I saw two people who I took to be the dog's owners sitting nearby, and entered the park, creeping past the dog, who remained absolutely still, staring off at...
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And Before You Know It Philly Will Be No Fun At All...
Image Credit: Flickr user michaelwm25 So you may have heard: New Jersey has kidnapped the 2010 Dad Vail Regatta. Well, more like bought. Why Rumson, NJ has an extra $250,000 to throw around, we don't know. But what we do know is the Dad Vail has been raced on the Schuylkill River every year since 1953. Over those 50+ years it has become an integral part of Philly sports culture. To take it off...
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PAWS Cat of the Week
PAWS is in constant need of support, both personal and financial. Click through for information on volunteering, fostering, or making a donation. If you have specific questions about fostering, you can e-mail the PAWS foster parent coordinator Robin at robin@phillypaws.org. And don't forget—Phillyist still has two of the Phillyist fosters who are looking for a forever home! Pip Pip is a beautiful Domestic Shorthair-Oriental mix with striking green eyes. She is a talkative, active...
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Our Ever-Changing Skyline
Not a big change, but still a big sexy demolition....
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Across the Ist-a-Verse
Photo by Clayton Hauck Chicagoist occupied itself with Twilight and pillow fights. Seattlest reminded us that we don't watch Mariners baseball for the game, we watch it for the player-on-player bromance. Phillyist got personal this week, calling the man who stole a staffer's purse their official asshole of the week. Torontoist thought about personal blogging, with special guest Lauren White (known better on the internet as Raymi the Minx). Austinist had a chat with...
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. Pirate Radio, the new comedy starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, from the creator of Love Actually. In theatres today. American Apparel, with 3 stores in Philadelphia, you can look your best after dark. GroupOn, using collective buying power to bring you one ridiculous coupon each day. If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network, check out...
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Asshole of the Week
Image by Flickr user CarbonNYC Normally our Asshole of the Week has done something to wrong groups of people: children, charities, whole cities—or, sometimes (actually, many times) they wrong poor defenseless puppies and kitties. But our socially contentious moralista Miss Erica M has the day off today, and I'm steering this wagon right down selfish hill. So, douche-monkey fuck-tard who swiped my bag at the Electric Factory last night, you're right up there with...
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Blogged Around Philly: The Not My Jersey Edition
Who needs an RSS feed when you have us? Bringing you the best of the 215 blogosphere... Photo by Flickr user wfyurasko Philebrity reports on a new MTV show called Jersey Shore. One must ask, "How is this different than any of their other shows?" Down the Shore with Jen quickly provides a rebuttal by seeing a much different Jersey than the folks at MTV. Uwishunu gives a good run-down of Philly food just in...
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PAWS Dog of the Week
PAWS is in constant need of support, both personal and financial. Click through for information on volunteering, fostering, or making a donation. If you have specific questions about fostering, you can e-mail the PAWS foster parent coordinator Robin at robin@phillypaws.org. And don't forget—Phillyist still has two of the Phillyist fosters who are looking for a forever home! Beauty (ID# A09075075) Beauty is an appropriately-named 2-year-old Bullmastiff/Lab mix who was surrendered to a shelter because...
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PAWS Cat of the Week
PAWS is in constant need of support, both personal and financial. Click through for information on volunteering, fostering, or making a donation. If you have specific questions about fostering, you can e-mail the PAWS foster parent coordinator Robin at robin@phillypaws.org. And don't forget—Phillyist still has two of the Phillyist fosters who are looking for a forever home! Dr. Moyer (ID# A08845169) Dr. Moyer is a lovable young tabby, about 6 months to 1 year...
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Across the Ist-a-Verse
Photograph by James So on Flickr Gothamist had a week of big stories unfold—Mayor Bloomberg narrowly won his controversial third term while the Yankees won their 27th World Series Championship (yes, suck it, Philly) and celebrated with a ticker tape parade. Seattlest talked about gay marriage, performing, and the sexiness of the Pacific Northwest with Rufus Wainwright. Bostonist saw a near death experience on the subway. Shanghaiist welcomed Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to...
