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Joe likes pirate mini golf and The Princess Bride, and has plans to ultimately rid the planet of zombies once and for all. The old-fashioned, slow-moving zombies, that is. This morning I walked to work in the rain, sans umbrella (it was broken). I pressed the \"10\" and watched the door close,...","date":"November 08, 2006  3:30 PM","author":"Joe Ross","comments":18,"title":"Elevating My Frustration","id":81879,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/01/26/exacting_words.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_brion","displaydate":"Jan 26, 2007","excerpt":"Besides offering a concise and appropriate representation of the times, some quotes are so incisive that they make a step back from the clarity of the moment nearly impossible. “The Iranian government should remember what is happening in China. 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Send it to us! Unless you were living under a rock this week, you knew that the Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver. And all the hurrah built up to Barack Obama's acceptance of the party's nomination for Savior President of the United States. And while many Hillary Clinton supporters hadn't drunk the Obama Kool Aid before the convention, and there are still a fair...","date":"August 29, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":16,"title":"Asshole of the Week","id":179506,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/05/countdown_to_2009_jims_top_10_most.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Dec 05, 2008","excerpt":"Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! 10. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was one of my favorite books as a kid. It takes a simple but fantastic premise (what if it started...","date":"December 05, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":13,"title":"Countdown to 2009:  Jim's Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009","id":194804,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/11/eagles_sunday_night_roundup.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Nov 11, 2008","excerpt":" They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If that’s true, Andy Reid is certifiably nuts. The Corpulent One refuses to use his best players correctly and as a play-caller allows himself to fall into the same traps over and over again. Sunday night’s pivotal game against the New York Giants was a microcosm of Andy Reid’s pig-headed tenure as head coach...","date":"November 11, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":12,"title":"Eagles Sunday Night Roundup","id":192098,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/07/20/first_phillyist.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_john","displaydate":"Jul 20, 2005","excerpt":"Dear Philadelphia, Phillyist is happy to announce that our first Happy Hour, entitled \"Phillyist's First Happy Hour,\" will take place a week from today on Wednesday, July 27th. Fergie's Pub, located at 1214 Sansom Street, has been kind enough to host us as well as offer us our own $3 lager special. We hope that you'll join us at the pub, whether you're a friend, foe or stalker. Or even if you hate Phillyist and...","date":"July 20, 2005  5:01 PM","author":"John Carroll","comments":11,"title":"First Phillyist Happy Hour at Fergie's on 7/27","id":39104,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/09/20/inquirer_and_da.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_john","displaydate":"Sep 20, 2005","excerpt":"We'd really like to write up a big piece on the Inquirer and Daily News buyouts that were announced today. OK, OK, we really don't want to write about the buyouts, but even if we did, there'd be no point: Dan McQuade at Philadelphia Will Do is all over it, like a blogger on Cindy Sheehan. It's a sordid tale of soon-to-be unemployed writers and soon-to-be-copy-editing again Amanda Bennetts. The Inquirer wants to lose 75...","date":"September 20, 2005  2:00 PM","author":"John Carroll","comments":11,"title":"Inquirer and Daily News Throwing Pity Cash at Staff","id":39328,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/10/10/the_decemberist_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Oct 10, 2005","excerpt":"Phillyist didn't expect that a band known for its large vocabulary and weird, old-fashioned indie/pop/rock story-songs about ghosts, suicidal lovers, and seamen would deliver a crazed metal-style theatrical performance that was easily one of the best live shows we've ever seen. But that's what happened Friday night at the Electric Factory when The Decemberists took the stage. Unfortunately, the night started with a performance that was pretty much the polar opposite - Cass McCombs' opening...","date":"October 10, 2005  09:59 AM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":11,"title":"The Decemberists Never Seemed So Strange","id":39403,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/11/13/monday_manners_32.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Nov 13, 2006","excerpt":" Most of the time, these columns are intended to just remind you to be better, more polite people. Sometimes, we're downright Twenty-First Century or liberated and progressive. Once in a while, though, we get a little old-fashioned. Most of my manners hang-up comes from my dad. One thing he'd always make sure of was that, if we were walking down the street (I say \"if\" because in El Paso, Texas, you do a lot...","date":"November 13, 2006  3:30 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":11,"title":"Monday Manners:  Getting a Little Old-Fashioned","id":82350,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/11/27/epl_showdown_ma.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_brion","displaydate":"Nov 27, 2006","excerpt":" Game time: 11 am November 26th, 2006 Location: (Old Trafford) Manchester, England The action began in a tentative fashion, with Chelsea displaying a great deal of respect for the current league leaders. Man U, however, seemed more willing to test their opponents early. At 7:00 Wayne Rooney rushed into the box and sent a pass that narrowly missed a wide-open Cristiano Rinaldo as it was inadvertently redirected by teammate Louis Saha. At 9:10 Ryan...","date":"November 27, 2006  6:00 PM","author":"Brion Shreffler","comments":11,"title":"EPL Showdown - Manchester United vs Chelsea Recap","id":84118,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/05/23/a_friend_under.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_joeross","displaydate":"May 23, 2007","excerpt":" Please digg this story. Thanks! It is never easy to watch friends depart for dangerous lands, but it is always a bit comforting to know, at least, that they are members of the United States Marine Corps. If anyone can survive the often hellish situation on the ground in Iraq, it is the USMC. That does not mean that, when my good friend (whom I met during my first year in college, when we...","date":"May 23, 2007  2:00 PM","author":"Joe Ross","comments":11,"title":"A Friend Under Fire","id":108132,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/08/17/indie_darlings.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_john","displaydate":"Aug 17, 2005","excerpt":"If you're a Pitchfork Lemming attending tonight's Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah! show, you're in for a surprise: it's not a Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah! show. No, the indie darlings are opening tonight's show at the First Unitarian Church for Magnolia Electric Co. Still, it's sure to be a good show, and we kind of expect to see a lot of you lemming walk off a cliff out the door after Clap Your Hands,...","date":"August 17, 2005  09:04 AM","author":"John Carroll","comments":10,"title":"Indie Darlings To Open Show Tonight, Confuse Lemmings","id":39214,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/09/06/breaking_johnny.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_john","displaydate":"Sep 06, 2005","excerpt":"While some might consider Johnny Knoxville playing water football with a kid to be breaking news, we're not that kind of publication. Nope, we were merely pumped up to see Knoxville sporting a Wawa tatoo on his left shoulder, goose and all. There was this one time that we saw Pat Ciarrocchi in a Wawa getting coffee, but I think that Knoxville sporting the Wawa tat totally overshadows that in terms of Wawa-related celebrity bullshit....","date":"September 06, 2005  08:36 AM","author":"John Carroll","comments":10,"title":"Breaking Johnny Knoxville News!","id":39273,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/07/18/what_a_world_wh.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_star","displaydate":"Jul 18, 2006","excerpt":" Phillyist is willing to put on a brave face for almost anything...except excessive heat. (Seriously, when we found ourselves unemployed a few years back we whined considerably less than we have in the past eight hours alone. But...you know...it's just so hoooooooootttttttttttttt.) Phillyist is wondering what you're doing to beat the heat. Splashing in the Swann Fountain at Logan Circle? Scarfing down water ice? Enjoying a vat of soda and preciousss air conditioning at...","date":"July 18, 2006  10:49 AM","author":"Star C. Foster","comments":10,"title":"What a World, What a World","id":59296,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/12/20/love_in_the_time_of_yeastie_beasties.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_kkuhl","displaydate":"Dec 20, 2006","excerpt":"DISCLAIMER: I wrote this months ago. I'm fully cured now. I've been saving it until I thought maybe I wouldn't be embarassed to post it. I still am. But I'm also suffering from Writers' Block. Hello. My name is Katie. I am 22 years old. And I have a yeast infection. This wasn’t always a problem, you know, I didn’t always have this issue. In fact, this is my very first yeast infection. I developed...","date":"December 20, 2006  2:00 PM","author":"Katie Kuhl","comments":10,"title":"Love in the Time of... Yeastie Beasties","id":87126,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/08/03/philly_murder_r.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_joeross","displaydate":"Aug 03, 2007","excerpt":"The Philadelphia Inquirer has a disturbingly effective visual aide that brings together the homicide data from last year - data we are quickly on our way to surpassing in 2007. Philadelphia was once referred to as the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ but lately, it has been making a name for itself as one of the most violent and murderous cities in the nation. A recent Inquirer article said that the murder rate is indicative of...","date":"August 03, 2007  2:30 PM","author":"Joe Ross","comments":10,"title":"Philly Murder Rate Shatters Image of Brotherly Love","id":118383,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/08/24/three_jeers_at.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Aug 24, 2007","excerpt":"I arrived at the Mann last Friday with nothing but the highest of expectations, and I left positively annoyed. It wasn't because of the weather (there was a thunderstorm between A Fine Frenzy and Neko Case's sets, but I loved it). It wasn't because of the audience (although there were plenty of obnoxious people there). Those are things that you get annoyed with, and then get over. First annoyance: we arrived at the Mann at...","date":"August 24, 2007  3:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":10,"title":"Three Jeers at the Mann","id":121173,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2005/11/01/septa_strike_da.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_nicole","displaydate":"Nov 01, 2005","excerpt":"How'd the first day of the SEPTA strike go? Well, it depends on who you talk to. Phillyist staffers had a mix of reactions. Our own Cranky Cocktail-er, Mike VanHelder, added a little light exercise to his daily regime in the form of walking an extra 46 blocks, and it looks like that's the way it's going to be for the duration of the strike. Assistant Editor Star Foster managed to find a ride with...","date":"November 01, 2005  09:00 AM","author":"Nicole M. 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Phillyist walked in to the 38th Street Wawa last evening in search of mac'n'cheese (Wawa's version is the ultimate comfort food) and a fountain Coke. We were just about to serve ourselves a soda when we turned around and noticed a shiny new machine with pictures of milkshakes and frozen coffee on it. Here's how this thing works: under the milkshake machine is a little freezer with cups of...","date":"March 30, 2006  1:08 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Foodsday Tuesday:  Breaking Thursday News","id":40005,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/06/27/foodsday_tuesda_18.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Jun 27, 2006","excerpt":"So maybe a week of rain isn't the best time to ask you about your favorite place to stand outside and wait for food. But Phillyist wants to know: what's your favorite food truck in the city? We've got a couple reasons for bringing up this topic. First off, as a recent college grad, this Phillyist spent the better part of four years buying food from sometimes-questionable mobile kitchens in the neighborhood. Secondly, and perhaps...","date":"June 27, 2006  1:57 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Foodsday Tuesday:  A Readers' Poll","id":40610,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/06/13/is_that_a_pith.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Jun 13, 2007","excerpt":"<div align=\"center\"><img alt=\"PithHelmet.jpg\" src=\"http://www.phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jill/PithHelmet.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"98\" vspace=\"5\"/></div>\n\nWrite a caption, win a shirt!\n6/13-6/17","date":"June 13, 2007  3:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Is That a Pith Helmet?","id":111326,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/10/24/sexy_ugly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_pencopal","displaydate":"Oct 24, 2007","excerpt":"Dear Travel + Leisure: If you're going to talk smack, get your story straight. Least attractive city? (Insert buzzer sound.) Have you seen the people who live on Staten Island? You said we were least stylish. Wrong , wrong, and wrong. You said we were the least active. Does any other city have this? You called us least friendly. Bullshit. If we've got to live with the ugly label, at least recognize that we are...","date":"October 24, 2007  4:30 PM","author":"Pencopal","comments":9,"title":"Sexy Ugly","id":130165,"votes":15}, ];
var ever_fav_entries=[{"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/12/10/sad_news.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Dec 10, 2006","excerpt":"Dear Readers: We regret to inform you that Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster passed away this morning. Star had been complaining of a pain in her foot, which she thought had to do with some bad moves she'd made at dancing class, but it turns out there was a tumor in her leg which matastasized and went to her heart. She had a seizure this morning, her boyfriend Mike called for an ambulance, she had...","date":"December 10, 2006  3:45 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":26,"title":"Sad News","id":85871,"votes":80}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2006/12/10/sarcasmo.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Dec 10, 2006","excerpt":"When I heard that Star Foster had passed away, I didn't believe it. Part of me still doesn't. And it's not just because she was so young and it happened so suddenly, although she was and it did. It's mostly because she was so vibrant. I've never met anyone as fiercely alive as Star. All of her friends were always amazed at the sheer number of things she was doing at any one time. Besides...","date":"December 10, 2006  7:00 PM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":4,"title":"Sarcasmo","id":85887,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/02/12/making_your_wedding.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#sfist_spencer","displaydate":"Feb 12, 2007","excerpt":"Editor's note: In the interests of full disclosure, we should mention that two Phillyists - Editor Jill and Associate Editor Katie - are involved with the production reviewed below. I'll be upfront with everyone: I am basically a musical theatre nut case. Going to a play is a very rare occasion and when I do it's usually to something familiar or famous. I am usually so involved in a musical(s) that I don't have time...","date":"February 12, 2007  4:00 PM","author":"Spencer Williams","comments":6,"title":"Making Your Wedding Unique","id":94007,"votes":22}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/07/18/asshole_of_the_week_3.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_william","displaydate":"Jul 18, 2008","excerpt":"Remember that advertising campaign that used to say that Philadelphia is more fun for tourists when they stay over? Unfortunately, a couple tourists from Missouri recently found out when Philadelphia isn’t so much fun. Namely when you get plowed over by a drunken South Philly douchebag when you are just trying to cross the street to see your hometown St. Louis Cardinals play the Phillies. One of the tourists, 53-year-old Cindy Grassi, died from her...","date":"July 18, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"William J. Hayes","comments":1,"title":"Asshole of the Week","id":172133,"votes":22}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/10/parking_wars.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#smannis","displaydate":"Mar 10, 2008","excerpt":"Thanks to a tip from Consumerist, we hear that the majority of parking tickets in our fair city may not be, well, fair. Or, more to the point, they’re probably fair but they’re not actually valid and enforceable. According to a CBS special investigation, parking tickets given at 85% of the parking meters in Philadelphia are invalid. Apparently, there’s a law here in PA that says inspectors have to certify each and every parking meter...","date":"March 10, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Stephanie Mannis","comments":1,"title":"Parking Wars","id":151250,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/13/american_commer.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Mar 13, 2008","excerpt":"So says the building's website, and it's right. Just a few hours ago, phillyskyline.com broke news of a supertall skyscraper proposal for the property bounded by 18th, 19th, Arch, and Cuthbert Streets (currently a surface parking lot). At 1500 feet, the American Commerce Center would dwarf Philly's recently-crowned king, the Comcast Center (975 ft), and if completed today, would stand as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and fourth-tallest building in the world. All...","date":"March 13, 2008  7:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"American Commerce Center: \"This Changes Everything\"","id":151895,"votes":17}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/16/the_way_we_were.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 16, 2008","excerpt":"I was eight years old when my dad woke me up in the middle of the night to watch Mitch Williams strike out Bill Pecota and send the Phillies to the 1993 World Series. The following week in school, I taught myself to draw the Phillies’ logo for the construction-paper pennants we hung in the windows. To this day, it’s the only thing I can still successfully draw aside from a rather pathetic looking Dachshund....","date":"October 16, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":7,"title":"The Way We Were","id":187650,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/28/what_a_crock_of.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 28, 2008","excerpt":"First of all, this is NOT the Curse of Billy Penn rearing its ugly head. There may have never been such a thing to begin with. The Phillies still enjoy a 3-1 lead in the World Series and will still be at home when the Series resumes play (supposedly) on Wednesday. No, this was simply Commissioner Bud Selig making a mockery of America’s Pastime once again. What happened Monday can only be described as a...","date":"October 28, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":3,"title":"What a Crock of...","id":189699,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/10/24/sexy_ugly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_pencopal","displaydate":"Oct 24, 2007","excerpt":"Dear Travel + Leisure: If you're going to talk smack, get your story straight. Least attractive city? (Insert buzzer sound.) Have you seen the people who live on Staten Island? You said we were least stylish. Wrong , wrong, and wrong. You said we were the least active. Does any other city have this? You called us least friendly. Bullshit. If we've got to live with the ugly label, at least recognize that we are...","date":"October 24, 2007  4:30 PM","author":"Pencopal","comments":9,"title":"Sexy Ugly","id":130165,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/02/13/in_progress_tid.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Feb 13, 2008","excerpt":"Update: If you like this post, please digg it! Thanks. Just by chance, in December I met Chris Daugherty of The Necessity for Ruins through Brad Maule (phillyskyline.com). Chris writes a fascinating blog about the forgotten and decaying parts of Philadelphia, and having heard about the impending implosion of the Tidewater Grain Elevator, was in the process of researching a way to get inside for some final photos. Originally built in 1914 as the Girard...","date":"February 13, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"Days Before Death: An Exploration of the Tidewater Grain Elevator","id":140718,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/05/23/a_friend_under.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_joeross","displaydate":"May 23, 2007","excerpt":" Please digg this story. Thanks! It is never easy to watch friends depart for dangerous lands, but it is always a bit comforting to know, at least, that they are members of the United States Marine Corps. If anyone can survive the often hellish situation on the ground in Iraq, it is the USMC. That does not mean that, when my good friend (whom I met during my first year in college, when we...","date":"May 23, 2007  2:00 PM","author":"Joe Ross","comments":11,"title":"A Friend Under Fire","id":108132,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/06/meg_and_rob_the_5.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Mar 06, 2008","excerpt":"<img alt=\"megandrob2.jpg\" src=\"http://phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jim/megandrob2.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"114\" /><br/>Local sketch comedy group Meg and Rob","date":"March 06, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":0,"title":"Phillyist Interviews...  Meg and Rob","id":150489,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/09/29/topsyturvy_philly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Sep 29, 2008","excerpt":"Last night proved that defense wins games. Wait…wait, no. It proved beyond doubt that Brian Westbrook is the ethanol that makes the Eagles Hybrid car of mediocrity run. No, hold on. Last night’s game proved that Andy Reid calls plays during a 2-minute drill as well as Sarah Palin articulates. Last night’s game proved… aw, who the hell knows? Between McNabb tripping over his own shadow on 2nd and Goal, Andy Reid calling short routes...","date":"September 29, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":7,"title":"Topsy-Turvy Philly","id":184579,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/02/15_years_in_the_makingits_showtime.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2008","excerpt":" This Phillyist spent most of yesterday soaked to the bone and freezing. It was a wonderful experience. As an 8-year-old boy, I watched Curt Schilling and the Phillies win Game 5 of the 1993 World Series on television with baited breath. I never guessed I’d be there for the next victory. Nor would I have wagered that it would be 15 years later. Regardless of the rain and cold, it couldn’t have been a...","date":"October 02, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":2,"title":"15 Years in the Making...IT'S SHOWTIME!!!!","id":185173,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/12/draftlive_blogg.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Mar 12, 2008","excerpt":" 2:15 PM I’m in Rittenhouse Square so I’ve stopped at La Colombe for a latte. The line is long but moving fast. La Colombe is easily the trendiest coffeehouse in town. The air is sweeter here; I’ve heard they bring it in from France. 2:16 Wow! I didn’t realize there were so many rich, old, gay men without jobs who like coffee in this city. 2:18 I’m at the counter. I tell the barista...","date":"March 12, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":6,"title":"Liveblogging My Latte at La Colombe on Rittenhouse Square","id":151513,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/18/stalking_stephe.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Mar 18, 2008","excerpt":"<div align=\"center\"><img alt=\"stalkingstephen.jpg\" src=\"http://phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jill/stalkingstephen.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"257\" vspace=\"5\"/><br>Stalking Stephen<br>Through April 17</div>","date":"March 18, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":0,"title":"Stalking Stephen","id":152583,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/08/12/do_the_eagles_still_own_our_hearts.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Aug 12, 2008","excerpt":"Here’s the scenario: It’s a beautiful summer day at Citizens Bank Park. The sun is shining, the air is still, and the scent of hot dogs, peanuts, and beer wafts through the crowd. There’s really not much to complain about on such a picturesque afternoon. Our beloved Fightin’ Phillies, however, are down by one run in the 6th inning and we all know what comes next. “E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!” It pierces the mood like a knife....","date":"August 12, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":5,"title":"Do the Eagles Still Own Our Hearts?","id":176260,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/20/you_and_i_have_unfinished_business.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 20, 2008","excerpt":"Philadelphia and Tampa Bay have unfinished business. Not in the, “I left some TPS Reports to finish on Monday,” kind of way. No. Philly and Tampa have Beatrix Kiddo and Bill kind of unfinished business. This is an epic tale of revenge. Philadelphia has been a tortured sports city for a quarter of a century now, and some of the most recent of those tortures have come at the hands of Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers...","date":"October 20, 2008  5:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":2,"title":"\"You and I Have Unfinished Business...\"","id":188231,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/16/the_world_champion_philadelphia_phi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Dec 16, 2008","excerpt":"The World Champion Philadelphia Phillies (that’s STILL fun to say) made some pretty significant moves at last week’s MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Here’s some of the items that rookie GM Ruben Amaro Jr. got done: Raul Ibanez will patrol left field next year for the Phillies. He signed a 3-year $31.5 million dollar contract last week. A former Mariners mainstay, the 36-year-old Ibanez hit .293 last year with 23 homers and 110 RBIs....","date":"December 16, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":6,"title":"Winter Meeting Roundup: So Long, Mr. Burrell","id":198315,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2007/01/16/all_access_comcast_center.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Jan 16, 2007","excerpt":"It was a urban photographer's dream. Having seen my Comcast Center construction documentation page, one of the men working on the skyscraper's construction invited me on site and up the elevators to improve the collection. So on January 2nd, this Phillyist was on the very raw 43rd floor of the Comcast Center for an ironworker's view of the construction progress and amazing views of Philadelphia. We began by climbing a few staircases and ladders to...","date":"January 16, 2007  11:30 AM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":4,"title":"All Access: Comcast Center","id":90158,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/01/25/cinephillyist_r_46.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_william","displaydate":"Jan 25, 2008","excerpt":"UPDATE: Digg this, please! “Thanks for coming out to the movie tonight. If we catch you filming anything, we will pull you out of here and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law, so (Jack Benny-esque comedic pause) enjoy the movie.” With these words spoken by a suited, security officer before the screening of Sylvester Stallone’s new Rambo film, perhaps I should have been tipped off to the aggressive nature of the film...","date":"January 25, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"William J. Hayes","comments":5,"title":"CinePhillyist Reviews... Rambo","id":144102,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/phillyist_framed_rules.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Apr 22, 2008","excerpt":" Think you have what it takes to be a renowned photographer? Always wanted to display your photos, but never had a place to do it? Maybe you're not quite that ambitious, but you've got one killer shot that you're sure could stand with the best of them? We at Phillyist have been impressed with your Photoist entries, so we want to give you a chance to display your photography in a more formal gallery...","date":"April 22, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"Show Us What You've Shot!  Enter the Phillyist Framed 2008 Photography Show","id":158116,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/04/23/the_best_manwom.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Apr 23, 2008","excerpt":"Author’s Note: I hate to be on the losing side. I think this covers me regardless of the PA Primary results. This morning I am a happy man, because my candidate for President just won the Pennsylvania Primary! And that candidate is Barack Obama / Hillary Clinton. It was a tough race. Barack / Hillary was down / up in the polls and then up / down in the polls which gave me a very...","date":"April 23, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":1,"title":"The Best Man/Woman Won","id":158235,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/06/09/bsl_with_extra.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Jun 09, 2008","excerpt":"Have you been in Rittenhouse Square on a nice Saturday afternoon lately? If so, you've probably seen volunteers from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) out with some of their adoptable pets. If you've seen the PAWS folks out and about, or if you've checked our recent profiles of PAWS dogs, you may have noticed that many of these shelter dogs are Pit Bull mixes, and that they're complete sweethearts. Unfortunately, Pit Bulls get a...","date":"June 09, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":8,"title":"BSL (With Extra Emphasis on the \"BS\")","id":164159,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/06/26/paws_dog_of_the_week_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Jun 26, 2008","excerpt":"If you missed our recent post on the breed-specific legislation bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, which would have an adverse effect on many of the dogs we've profiled on Phillyist, check it out here! Digger (ID# A04736110) Digger is a 1-year-old sweetheart of a Pit Bull. He's a medium-energy dog who needs a home where he'll get regular walks, but he's generally a calm boy. He came to the shelter as a stray, so...","date":"June 26, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":0,"title":"PAWS Dog of the Week","id":168528,"votes":12}, ];
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And while many Hillary Clinton supporters hadn't drunk the Obama Kool Aid before the convention, and there are still a fair...","date":"August 29, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":16,"title":"Asshole of the Week","id":179506,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/05/countdown_to_2009_jims_top_10_most.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Dec 05, 2008","excerpt":"Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! 10. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was one of my favorite books as a kid. It takes a simple but fantastic premise (what if it started...","date":"December 05, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":13,"title":"Countdown to 2009:  Jim's Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009","id":194804,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/11/eagles_sunday_night_roundup.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Nov 11, 2008","excerpt":" They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If that’s true, Andy Reid is certifiably nuts. The Corpulent One refuses to use his best players correctly and as a play-caller allows himself to fall into the same traps over and over again. Sunday night’s pivotal game against the New York Giants was a microcosm of Andy Reid’s pig-headed tenure as head coach...","date":"November 11, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":12,"title":"Eagles Sunday Night Roundup","id":192098,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/01/18/yo_philly_in_th_491.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Jan 18, 2008","excerpt":"PATCO and SEPTA are thinking about working together to extend PATCO's service along Columbus Boulevard and perhaps to City Hall. The project would involve \"reopening the long-closed Franklin Square station beneath Sixth and Race Streets to serve as the hub of the expanded service.\" This new service, however, would cost at least $1 billion, would thus require financial help, and would take eight to ten years to complete. Another wrinkle in the federal investigation into...","date":"January 18, 2008  09:00 AM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":9,"title":"Yo, Philly in the News","id":142849,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/07/penn_princess_p.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_andrew","displaydate":"Mar 07, 2008","excerpt":"Update: Digg this, please! As the second most famous person who has slept with Jessica Simpson once said, “Fathers be good to your daughters / daughters will live like you do / girls become lovers who turn into mothers / so mothers be good to your daughters too” Somewhere along the way, a father was not good to a daughter. It’s well-established that as a father your number one job is to keep your little...","date":"March 07, 2008  09:45 AM","author":"Andrew Johnston","comments":9,"title":"Penn Princess Peddles Pussy for Pennies? (Okay, Maybe More than Pennies)","id":150657,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/07/11/return_to_sender_not_so_sweet_after.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Jul 11, 2008","excerpt":"Dear Hersheypark Stadium: There were thirty thousand people, give or take, at last night's Billy Joel concert. That's more than twice the population of the city in which you reside. There seem to be two exits to your parking lot. That's it. Two. If there were more exits, I didn't see them, and there weren't any signs pointing to them It took us over an hour to leave after the concert. And we're amongst the...","date":"July 11, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Return to Sender:  Not So Sweet After All","id":171012,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/07/11/asshole_of_the_week_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_andrew","displaydate":"Jul 11, 2008","excerpt":" It’s that time of the week, Philadelphia; we’re proud to announce this week’s Asshole of the Week. Though, it occurs to us that you may not wholly support this week’s winner. Here is how this week’s selection came to be your Asshole of the Week: Agreed to return to Company A only if they were able to acquire a suitable executive colleague to complement his abilities in the “boardroom”. Allowed a money-hungry agent to...","date":"July 11, 2008  4:30 PM","author":"Andrew Johnston","comments":9,"title":"Asshole of the Week","id":171065,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/08/06/boys_will_be_boys.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Aug 06, 2008","excerpt":"Rumor has it that a certain Philadelphia personality accused of sticking his nose where it didn't belong was doing it not out of professional jealousy, but romantic jealousy. If this is true, and Phillyist is not saying that it is, the scandal makes a lot more sense....","date":"August 06, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Boys Will Be Boys","id":175370,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/08/18/orly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Aug 18, 2008","excerpt":"Can somebody please tell us where in Philadelphia this picturesque little newsstand is? Because we think AT&T might be cheating. Photo, appropriately enough, taken with the author's iPhone at the Eleventh Street El stop....","date":"August 18, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"ORLY?","id":177460,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/09/24/pacca_and_by_extention_paws_could_l.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Sep 24, 2008","excerpt":"Author's note: As we were drafting this writeup yesterday, we received word that an article on this topic by Stu Bykofsky would be running in this morning's Daily News. At the risk of being redundant in light of the Bykofsky article, we offer our own take on the city animal services contract situation. Disclaimer: The author is a PAWS volunteer. To the extent the objectivity of this post can be questioned, question away. We're not...","date":"September 24, 2008  12:30 AM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":9,"title":"PACCA (and, by Extention, PAWS) Could Lose City Contract","id":183455,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/09/26/return_to_sender_journalistic_misun.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Sep 26, 2008","excerpt":" Dear Business Week: I'm really pleased&mdash;no, really&mdash; that you've decided, in your recent Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods feature that my neighborhood, Northern Liberties, belongs on the list. It's a great neighborhood, and in the few months since I've moved there, I've really grown to love it. But did you really have to use a picture of Finnegan's Wake (featured above) to illustrate your point? Finnegan's is technically in NoLibs. This I know. But most of the...","date":"September 26, 2008  2:45 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":9,"title":"Return to Sender:  Journalistic Misunderstanding","id":184142,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/15/sparky_and_snarky_4.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#sparkyandsnarky","displaydate":"Dec 15, 2008","excerpt":" Dear Sparky and Snarky, After a happy hour where everyone got a little too happy, I had a drunken threesome with a girl I'm dating and one of my friends. Now the two of them seem kind of into each other. Things hadn't gotten serious between her and I yet, so it's not like we're exclusive or anything&mdash;what should I do? -Three's a Crowd Dear TaC, Get over it. Seriously. If you liked the...","date":"December 15, 2008  2:30 PM","author":"sparkyandsnarky","comments":9,"title":"Sparky and Snarky","id":197973,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/16/countdown_to_2009_top_ten_rejected.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_william","displaydate":"Dec 16, 2008","excerpt":"Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Surely by now you have all read (perhaps on this very site?) the story about the Campbell family in Holland Township, who gave their kids such pleasant (and oddly verbose) monikers as JoyceLynn...","date":"December 16, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"William J. 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The oh-so-important \"Phillyist\" search results: Google gives us the link to the Phillyist homepage at the top of the list, with other Phillyist-related sites below; Cuil, on...","date":"July 28, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":8,"title":"All the Cuil Kids Are Doing It","id":173688,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/06/09/bsl_with_extra.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Jun 09, 2008","excerpt":"Have you been in Rittenhouse Square on a nice Saturday afternoon lately? If so, you've probably seen volunteers from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) out with some of their adoptable pets. If you've seen the PAWS folks out and about, or if you've checked our recent profiles of PAWS dogs, you may have noticed that many of these shelter dogs are Pit Bull mixes, and that they're complete sweethearts. Unfortunately, Pit Bulls get a...","date":"June 09, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":8,"title":"BSL (With Extra Emphasis on the \"BS\")","id":164159,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/25/foodsday_tuesday_as_an_aside.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Nov 25, 2008","excerpt":"For me, Thanksgiving is rarely about the turkey. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the turkey is generally a let-down. What I care about is the side dishes. Historically, my Thanksgiving dinner plate has a few slices of turkey and heaps of sides&mdash;several of which I end up going back for at least once. Whether it's the mashed potatoes or the glazed carrots or my grandmother's special peach Jell-O concoction (and...","date":"November 25, 2008  2:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":8,"title":"Foodsday Tuesday:  As an Aside","id":194829,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/06/we_told_you_it_was_going_to_be_big.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Nov 06, 2008","excerpt":"But we never imagined it would be quite this big when we mentioned it last week!...","date":"November 06, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":8,"title":"We Told You It Was Going to Be Big","id":191306,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/07/cinephillyist_139.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#dior74","displaydate":"Nov 07, 2008","excerpt":"What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Not a whole lot of films opening this weekend, but here's what's happening. Most Likely To Rule: Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa Even movie snobs have to acknowledge the appeal of a well done kid flick, and this one even seems poised to surpass the popularity of the first Madagascar movie. An all star cast including Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bernie Mac (R.I.P.),...","date":"November 07, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Angela DiOrio","comments":8,"title":"CinePhillyist","id":191479,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/18/comfortably_numb.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Nov 18, 2008","excerpt":"Holy Sweet Tap-dancing Jesus! I agree with Angelo Cataldi! The 610 WIP sports pundit revoked his own license as an Eagles fan in today’s Metro and, to be honest, I’m not exactly sure he doesn’t have a great idea. Fact is, we’ve all been frustrated by the Eagles over the last few years, but is there a point where it becomes too much to bear? Die-hard Eagles fans would say no, Angelo Cataldi says yes,...","date":"November 18, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":8,"title":"Comfortably Numb","id":193592,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/18/bomb_on_el_tracks.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jim","displaydate":"Dec 18, 2008","excerpt":"(Link changed, post altered slightly. Thanks, phillybits.) Phillyist just heard that SEPTA's Market-Frankford El is not running between 40th Street and 52nd Street due to reports of a bomb on the tracks. The SEPTA website doesn't mention any bomb threats, but does say shuttle buses are being used between 40th and 52nd due to \"police activity.\" Maybe it's connected to this police negotiation with a gunman that's going on at 46th and Market? We'll let...","date":"December 18, 2008  12:15 AM","author":"Jim Genzano","comments":8,"title":"Bomb on El Tracks?","id":198681,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/01/11/cinephillyist_r_44.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Jan 11, 2008","excerpt":" Imaginary phone call between Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman (pretend you're hearing it it in their voices): JN: Hey there, Morgan. What are you up to the next six weeks? MF: Don't have any set plans, Jack. All the voice-over work I'm doing these days is pretty flexible. To be perfectly honest with you, it's a little boring. JN: I hear ya. Diane Keaton is tied up making shit movies for the next few...","date":"January 11, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":7,"title":"CinePhillyist Reviews...  <em>The Bucket List</em>","id":141817,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/31/monday_manners_91.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Mar 31, 2008","excerpt":" We all know one or two. We don't agree with them, but they're our friends anyway, even if Anthony Bourdain likens them to terrorists, some courts have called them murderers, and Roger Clemens doesn't know what they are. They're vegans&mdash;or at least really serious vegetarians&mdash;and their numbers are growing. Are they obnoxious about it? Well yes, sometimes, like when Hugs for Puppies is out blocking the sidewalk and ruining people's meals. And while veganism...","date":"March 31, 2008  2:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":7,"title":"Monday Manners:  You Are Not What You Eat","id":154543,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/05/20/last_chance_ent.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"May 20, 2008","excerpt":" Maybe there are some talented photographers out there who missed our previous entries about our Phillyist Framed photography show. For those who are unaware: we're putting on a show at Studio 34 that will give our readers a chance to show their photos in a gallery setting. The deadline for entries is midnight on May 21 (tomorrow night!), so if you've been procrastinating, now's the time to submit your best pictures. View the rules...","date":"May 20, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":7,"title":"Last Chance!  Enter the Phillyist Framed Photography Contest","id":162548,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/05/27/foodsday_tuesda_108.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"May 27, 2008","excerpt":"We already know that you like to put your money where your mouth is and support food-based fundraising efforts. Fortunately for you, summertime means there are plenty of opportunities to stuff your face and ease your conscience all at the same time. One of these, Fox Chase Cancer Center's 16th Annual Plain & Fancy: A Taste of the Greater Delaware Valley (a mouthful in and of itself!), happens next weekend. For a mere thirty-five bucks...","date":"May 27, 2008  2:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":7,"title":"Foodsday Tuesday:  Food/Funding","id":163579,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/07/02/follow_phillyist_updates_on_twitter.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_joeross","displaydate":"Jul 02, 2008","excerpt":"We are happy to announce the creation of our very own Twitter account: @Phillyist. Twitter is a free microblogging and social networking service. Users can update their status from the Twitter web site, popular instant messaging clients and SMS text messaging via mobile phone, not to mention a slew of third-party apps for various platforms. The purpose? Some would argue that Twitter and similar services like Jaiku only exacerbate an already intensifying addiction to \"the...","date":"July 02, 2008  4:30 PM","author":"Joe Ross","comments":7,"title":"Follow Phillyist Updates on Twitter","id":169586,"votes":5}, ];
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Hayes","comments":1,"title":"Asshole of the Week","id":172133,"votes":22}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/10/parking_wars.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#smannis","displaydate":"Mar 10, 2008","excerpt":"Thanks to a tip from Consumerist, we hear that the majority of parking tickets in our fair city may not be, well, fair. Or, more to the point, they’re probably fair but they’re not actually valid and enforceable. According to a CBS special investigation, parking tickets given at 85% of the parking meters in Philadelphia are invalid. Apparently, there’s a law here in PA that says inspectors have to certify each and every parking meter...","date":"March 10, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Stephanie Mannis","comments":1,"title":"Parking Wars","id":151250,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/13/american_commer.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Mar 13, 2008","excerpt":"So says the building's website, and it's right. Just a few hours ago, phillyskyline.com broke news of a supertall skyscraper proposal for the property bounded by 18th, 19th, Arch, and Cuthbert Streets (currently a surface parking lot). At 1500 feet, the American Commerce Center would dwarf Philly's recently-crowned king, the Comcast Center (975 ft), and if completed today, would stand as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and fourth-tallest building in the world. All...","date":"March 13, 2008  7:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"American Commerce Center: \"This Changes Everything\"","id":151895,"votes":17}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/16/the_way_we_were.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 16, 2008","excerpt":"I was eight years old when my dad woke me up in the middle of the night to watch Mitch Williams strike out Bill Pecota and send the Phillies to the 1993 World Series. The following week in school, I taught myself to draw the Phillies’ logo for the construction-paper pennants we hung in the windows. To this day, it’s the only thing I can still successfully draw aside from a rather pathetic looking Dachshund....","date":"October 16, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":7,"title":"The Way We Were","id":187650,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/28/what_a_crock_of.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 28, 2008","excerpt":"First of all, this is NOT the Curse of Billy Penn rearing its ugly head. There may have never been such a thing to begin with. The Phillies still enjoy a 3-1 lead in the World Series and will still be at home when the Series resumes play (supposedly) on Wednesday. No, this was simply Commissioner Bud Selig making a mockery of America’s Pastime once again. What happened Monday can only be described as a...","date":"October 28, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":3,"title":"What a Crock of...","id":189699,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/02/13/in_progress_tid.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Feb 13, 2008","excerpt":"Update: If you like this post, please digg it! Thanks. Just by chance, in December I met Chris Daugherty of The Necessity for Ruins through Brad Maule (phillyskyline.com). Chris writes a fascinating blog about the forgotten and decaying parts of Philadelphia, and having heard about the impending implosion of the Tidewater Grain Elevator, was in the process of researching a way to get inside for some final photos. Originally built in 1914 as the Girard...","date":"February 13, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"Days Before Death: An Exploration of the Tidewater Grain Elevator","id":140718,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/06/meg_and_rob_the_5.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Mar 06, 2008","excerpt":"<img alt=\"megandrob2.jpg\" src=\"http://phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jim/megandrob2.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"114\" /><br/>Local sketch comedy group Meg and Rob","date":"March 06, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":0,"title":"Phillyist Interviews...  Meg and Rob","id":150489,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/09/29/topsyturvy_philly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Sep 29, 2008","excerpt":"Last night proved that defense wins games. Wait…wait, no. It proved beyond doubt that Brian Westbrook is the ethanol that makes the Eagles Hybrid car of mediocrity run. No, hold on. Last night’s game proved that Andy Reid calls plays during a 2-minute drill as well as Sarah Palin articulates. Last night’s game proved… aw, who the hell knows? Between McNabb tripping over his own shadow on 2nd and Goal, Andy Reid calling short routes...","date":"September 29, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":7,"title":"Topsy-Turvy Philly","id":184579,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/02/15_years_in_the_makingits_showtime.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2008","excerpt":" This Phillyist spent most of yesterday soaked to the bone and freezing. It was a wonderful experience. As an 8-year-old boy, I watched Curt Schilling and the Phillies win Game 5 of the 1993 World Series on television with baited breath. I never guessed I’d be there for the next victory. Nor would I have wagered that it would be 15 years later. Regardless of the rain and cold, it couldn’t have been a...","date":"October 02, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":2,"title":"15 Years in the Making...IT'S SHOWTIME!!!!","id":185173,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/12/draftlive_blogg.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Mar 12, 2008","excerpt":" 2:15 PM I’m in Rittenhouse Square so I’ve stopped at La Colombe for a latte. The line is long but moving fast. La Colombe is easily the trendiest coffeehouse in town. The air is sweeter here; I’ve heard they bring it in from France. 2:16 Wow! I didn’t realize there were so many rich, old, gay men without jobs who like coffee in this city. 2:18 I’m at the counter. I tell the barista...","date":"March 12, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":6,"title":"Liveblogging My Latte at La Colombe on Rittenhouse Square","id":151513,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/18/stalking_stephe.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_jill","displaydate":"Mar 18, 2008","excerpt":"<div align=\"center\"><img alt=\"stalkingstephen.jpg\" src=\"http://phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jill/stalkingstephen.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"257\" vspace=\"5\"/><br>Stalking Stephen<br>Through April 17</div>","date":"March 18, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey","comments":0,"title":"Stalking Stephen","id":152583,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/08/12/do_the_eagles_still_own_our_hearts.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Aug 12, 2008","excerpt":"Here’s the scenario: It’s a beautiful summer day at Citizens Bank Park. The sun is shining, the air is still, and the scent of hot dogs, peanuts, and beer wafts through the crowd. There’s really not much to complain about on such a picturesque afternoon. Our beloved Fightin’ Phillies, however, are down by one run in the 6th inning and we all know what comes next. “E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!” It pierces the mood like a knife....","date":"August 12, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":5,"title":"Do the Eagles Still Own Our Hearts?","id":176260,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/20/you_and_i_have_unfinished_business.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 20, 2008","excerpt":"Philadelphia and Tampa Bay have unfinished business. Not in the, “I left some TPS Reports to finish on Monday,” kind of way. No. Philly and Tampa have Beatrix Kiddo and Bill kind of unfinished business. This is an epic tale of revenge. Philadelphia has been a tortured sports city for a quarter of a century now, and some of the most recent of those tortures have come at the hands of Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers...","date":"October 20, 2008  5:15 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":2,"title":"\"You and I Have Unfinished Business...\"","id":188231,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/12/16/the_world_champion_philadelphia_phi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Dec 16, 2008","excerpt":"The World Champion Philadelphia Phillies (that’s STILL fun to say) made some pretty significant moves at last week’s MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Here’s some of the items that rookie GM Ruben Amaro Jr. got done: Raul Ibanez will patrol left field next year for the Phillies. He signed a 3-year $31.5 million dollar contract last week. A former Mariners mainstay, the 36-year-old Ibanez hit .293 last year with 23 homers and 110 RBIs....","date":"December 16, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":6,"title":"Winter Meeting Roundup: So Long, Mr. Burrell","id":198315,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/01/25/cinephillyist_r_46.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_william","displaydate":"Jan 25, 2008","excerpt":"UPDATE: Digg this, please! “Thanks for coming out to the movie tonight. If we catch you filming anything, we will pull you out of here and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law, so (Jack Benny-esque comedic pause) enjoy the movie.” With these words spoken by a suited, security officer before the screening of Sylvester Stallone’s new Rambo film, perhaps I should have been tipped off to the aggressive nature of the film...","date":"January 25, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"William J. Hayes","comments":5,"title":"CinePhillyist Reviews... Rambo","id":144102,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/phillyist_framed_rules.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_matt","displaydate":"Apr 22, 2008","excerpt":" Think you have what it takes to be a renowned photographer? Always wanted to display your photos, but never had a place to do it? Maybe you're not quite that ambitious, but you've got one killer shot that you're sure could stand with the best of them? We at Phillyist have been impressed with your Photoist entries, so we want to give you a chance to display your photography in a more formal gallery...","date":"April 22, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Matt Johnson","comments":2,"title":"Show Us What You've Shot!  Enter the Phillyist Framed 2008 Photography Show","id":158116,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/04/23/the_best_manwom.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Apr 23, 2008","excerpt":"Author’s Note: I hate to be on the losing side. I think this covers me regardless of the PA Primary results. This morning I am a happy man, because my candidate for President just won the Pennsylvania Primary! And that candidate is Barack Obama / Hillary Clinton. It was a tough race. Barack / Hillary was down / up in the polls and then up / down in the polls which gave me a very...","date":"April 23, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":1,"title":"The Best Man/Woman Won","id":158235,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/06/09/bsl_with_extra.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Jun 09, 2008","excerpt":"Have you been in Rittenhouse Square on a nice Saturday afternoon lately? If so, you've probably seen volunteers from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) out with some of their adoptable pets. If you've seen the PAWS folks out and about, or if you've checked our recent profiles of PAWS dogs, you may have noticed that many of these shelter dogs are Pit Bull mixes, and that they're complete sweethearts. Unfortunately, Pit Bulls get a...","date":"June 09, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":8,"title":"BSL (With Extra Emphasis on the \"BS\")","id":164159,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/06/26/paws_dog_of_the_week_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_ross","displaydate":"Jun 26, 2008","excerpt":"If you missed our recent post on the breed-specific legislation bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, which would have an adverse effect on many of the dogs we've profiled on Phillyist, check it out here! Digger (ID# A04736110) Digger is a 1-year-old sweetheart of a Pit Bull. He's a medium-energy dog who needs a home where he'll get regular walks, but he's generally a calm boy. He came to the shelter as a stray, so...","date":"June 26, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Ross Currie","comments":0,"title":"PAWS Dog of the Week","id":168528,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/08/06/exclusive_i_am_barack_obamas_vice_presidential_candidate.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#whalie","displaydate":"Aug 06, 2008","excerpt":"My fellow Americans. I stand before you today, at my computer, in awe and humility. When Barack first called me to be his VP, I thought to myself, \"Is this just Dave fucking with me?\" When he assured me it wasn't and he wasn't&mdash;well you could have knocked me over with a feather. It is the dream of many an American boy to be President. However, very few dream to be Vice President. I count...","date":"August 06, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Don Montrey","comments":0,"title":"Exclusive! I Am Barack Obama's Vice Presidential Candidate","id":175286,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/09/philly_vs_la_and_integrity_vs_hack.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 09, 2008","excerpt":" We hate to mention the guy’s name at all, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the recent T.J. Simers piece in the LA Times lambasting Philadelphia and it’s fans, but giving only a cursory glance at the actual baseball that is scheduled to be played over the next week. We will not link this failure’s column because that is exactly what he wants, and in all fairness, we were conflicted on even...","date":"October 09, 2008  2:30 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":6,"title":"Philly vs. LA and the Cult of Sensationalism","id":186347,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/10/13/weekend_sports_notes_and_a_sad_nigh.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Oct 13, 2008","excerpt":" Things got hot in LA this weekend and it looks like we may have a real series on our hands. A few head-seeking fastballs, a little bench-clearing, and a whole lot of jawing just turned this NLCS into a tense and competitive slugfest. Game 4 is tonight. Joe Blanton is winless in Chavez Ravine this season. Derek Lowe is pitching on 3-days rest. Gear up, Philly, this could get good as the Phils try...","date":"October 13, 2008  7:05 PM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":6,"title":"Weekend Sports Notes and a Sad Night for Hockey","id":187022,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/11/11/eagles_sunday_night_roundup.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#MikeMuller","displaydate":"Nov 11, 2008","excerpt":" They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If that’s true, Andy Reid is certifiably nuts. The Corpulent One refuses to use his best players correctly and as a play-caller allows himself to fall into the same traps over and over again. Sunday night’s pivotal game against the New York Giants was a microcosm of Andy Reid’s pig-headed tenure as head coach...","date":"November 11, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Mike Muller","comments":12,"title":"Eagles Sunday Night Roundup","id":192098,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/02/22/working_from_ho.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_pencopal","displaydate":"Feb 22, 2008","excerpt":"Forgive \"boss,\" but I've been listening to a lot of James Brown so that has somehow crept back into my vernacular. Today is one of those days when, if you have a crappy commute like this Phillyist, you may be working from home. Which means that in between checking e-mails and working on files, you can fit in a little \"you\" time. Don't take this gift of a day and waste it with cleaning or...","date":"February 22, 2008  11:45 AM","author":"Pencopal","comments":6,"title":"Working From Home Is So Boss","id":148530,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://phillyist.com/2008/03/06/all_we_need_ish.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#philly_william","displaydate":"Mar 06, 2008","excerpt":" I have been suffering from an incredibly huge bout of writer's block lately. That means two things: another one of my fifteen ideas for television shows that \"can write themselves\" will have to remain unwritten and all of my fans at the Phillyist have been without reading material for too long. So since my wife and Mom steadfastly refuse to read the paper, I thought I just had to get something on the site....","date":"March 06, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"William J. Hayes","comments":6,"title":"All We Need Is... HATE!!!","id":150415,"votes":11}, ];