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While it's definitely debatable just how "southern" my Texan heritage makes me, Texas is definitely far enough south that kids take cotillion classes where they learn to do things like waltz and set a proper table. And it's the latter that I feel the need to bring up today.

This week's quote comes from Eugene O'Neill, who said: "It is Mystery—the mystery any one man or woman can feel but not understand as the meaning of any event—or accident—in any life on earth ... [that] I want to realize in the theatre. The solution, if there ever be any, will probably have to be produced in a test tube and turn out to be discouragingly undramatic." Now, on with the listings! Greater Tuna -...

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A handy list for frequenters of fast food restaurants like ourselves: The 88 Fast Food Items Most Likely To Kill You. We're pleased to say that most of these are from places we don't ever go to. But we're depressed to see McDonalds' fries and Burger King's chicken fries included. We love those! (Via Sarah) And speaking of unhealthy foods, how about some...

For some people, it's chicken soup. For others, mac'n'cheese or mashed potatoes. For me, it always comes in the form of something spicy and Mexican. Enchiladas, usually. One problem: enchiladas are decidedly diet-unfriendly, and, well, I'm dieting. So what's a girl to do when she's craving some good ol' South of the Border comfort food but can't allow herself all that oil and cheese?

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Performances: Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical (To The Wall Productions) (Future Showtimes)

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren't many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and several smiles as well as lots of cash were raised by some plucky urban ironing. London is apparently full of lies and whales: one of these things is true. We leave that up to you to figure out.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.

, also starring Rick "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" Moranis. Phillyist re-watched the movie recently and were struck by two things: (1) It's exactly as funny as we remembered it being. (2) Despite the funny, it's beginning to show its age. Case in point, a dialogue between Vinnie (Martin) and the manager of a supermarket. On his way out, the manager asks if Vinnie has any suggestions for things he'd like to see the store carry:

Phillyist has always been a big fan of Guillermo Pernot, and with good reason. All of his endeavors have been, in our opinion, palate-worthy if not concept-worthy. He has won awards, written a book and Pasion has always been a consistently great dining mainstay. His standards precede his reputation, which is probably why he has such a good one.

I'll bet you thought I was going to write something about barbecues, in honor of the Fourth of July, right?

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All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing!

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I live alone, so I end up with leftovers all the time. And in order to preserve leftovers (because I usually can't eat them all right away), I've been known to freeze them. For exorbitantly long periods of time. (I definitely just made margaritas with some frozen mango chunks I bought a year ago.) Sometimes, they live in the freezer for a while because I forget about them: more often, I'm saving them for when I'll really want or need them. Last night, I wasn't feeling fat enough, so I figured I'd take care of the problem in a hurry and eat my last surviving piece of raspberry mousse cake. It had been living in a tupperware container in the door to my freezer for a while: I stared at it every time I went questing for ice cubes, waiting for the day that I'd finally give in and yummy, yummy, mousse cake.

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About ten days ago, I was able to live out a fantasy of mine (not that kind, you perv): I had the perfect (read: boys), which was awesome enough. But we got to do it over some truly fantastic dim sum, which made the whole experience even better.

You know what's the and snapping a pair of shovels doing it?

Okay, maybe not really Greek. My version of Greek. Because I'm not Greek. That's a lie, actually: somewhere far down the family tree, there are Greeks on my maternal grandmother's side of the family. But I didn't learn Greek cooking from them. So I just try to replicate and/or improve on Greek food I get in restaurants. I've made this recipe a few times, and I change it every time I do. What you see below is my most recent incarnation.

On Saturday night, Philly-based Alo Brasil brought their drums, their beats, their vocals and many many dancers to World Cafe Live for two shows. This Phillyist was at the first show, which was a sit-down dinner, and it made us wish that we'd gone to the second show, which was an all-out dance party (hey, we're not a spring chicken anymore, and we were at the Alexi Murdoch show late the night before).

Looking for something to do before checking out the King Tut exhibit at the Franklin Institute? London Grill, in the art museum area, wants to serve you an authentic meal before you step into the golden age. The restaurant will offer special dishes and drinks, inspired by traditional Egyptian cuisine, every evening until the exhibit completes its run on September 30.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news.

Between fake terrorist alerts and scandals big and small, this just might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it.

anyone (except for my darling old roomie, who stopped by to bring me her mother’s fabulous chicken soup). But, as I’ve mentioned, I live in a prime eavesdropping location. And when you haven’t got cable, don’t own movies, and can’t stop coughing long enough to fall asleep, eavesdropping is unavoidable. Here’s my favorite overheard cell phone conversation of the weekend:

Today marks the third day of Restaurant Week, and last night, three Phillyists headed over to Astral Plane for dinner. None of us had been there before, despite innumerable recommendations from assorted friends, but we fell in love with the place the moment we sat down. The food would have had to be terrible for us to change our minds. (Fortunately, it wasn't. More of that after the following digression...)

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I’m going through some shit right now and don’t want to talk about it. In such a situation, I would normally feel like I had to act like I was okay so as not to worry my friends, family, coworkers, etc. My wifey knows this. So she told me that if anyone tried to make me feel like I had to do that, I was allowed to brick them.