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—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... [continue]

Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. Holy Dan Quayle, Batman! An "e" doesn't belong at the end of "tomato" anymore than it belongs at the end of "potato." And yet GiGi in Old City is far... [continue]

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We're thrilled (and slightly relieved) to report the success of Friday's gallery opening, Phillyist Framed 2008! (If you're not sure what we're talking about, refer back to our original request for entries.) Our winning photographers rose to the challenge and supplied 24 beautifully framed pieces for the walls of Studio 34. They also did a great job promoting their show and bringing their friends, especially Cecil, who led a serious entourage. Total attendance was... [continue]

Great. Somebody else in Philadelphia trying to teach the youth of today how to creatively kill.... [continue]

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Photographs of real places with video game characters added. We like! (Via) Wired takes a closer look at the world's most powerful laser, recently built and turned on at the University of Texas at Austin. It's 2,000 times more powerful than all the power plants in the United States and the builders hope to use it to recreate astronomical phenomena like... [continue]

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. America Unzipped, Brian Alexander's book on the desire of American's to get down and dirty. UWISHUNU, because you wish you knew. Busted Tees, where they're in the middle of their winter sale. All shirts, $15! If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.... [continue]

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... [continue]