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LAist began the month with a new food series exploring the popular and unknown late night eats around town. If a Top Chef winner opened up a late night spot in Los Angeles, denizens would flock it, yet the LA Times and other media might be wary. Turning to sports, the Dodger season was quite memorable in the way that it imploded and the LA County Sheriff's Department made some games of their own such as "Operation Any Booking," where the object was to arrest as many people as possible within a specific 24-hour period (some might suspect these cops can be found on HotChicksWithDoucheBags). The crazy stories continue in an interview with Brandon D. Christopher, author of Dirty Little Altar Boy, and a Santa Monica College Professor being blamed for the Burma web blackout.

With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to.

It's drawing close to the day when all Phillyists must decide what to do with a day off in the sweltering heat - the Fourth of July. Do we hang around the city, deal with the onslaught of tourists dressed up in their red, white and blue best to sit on the parkway and listen to Hall and Oates? Do we sit around drinking beer and grilling burgers and dogs? Do we venture into the suburbs to try to find some kind of quaint American celebration?

Looking for some outdoor fun this weekend? If AccuWeather is to be believed, it won't be raining, so you'll be able to join the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia for their Freedom Valley Ride. There will be five routes to choose from, all incorporating stretches of the Schuylkill River Trail, which proceeds from previous Rides helped build. Those routes range from an eight-mile "easy" ride to a 68-mile journey that will take you all the way through Valley Forge and back.

Mecurio was hilarious. His sharp riffs on the audience members were like the comic version of freestyle. He pulled an old guy out of the audience who was wearing nuthuggers and tried to convince the guy to hold up his leg so everyone could see his balls. If you've read any of our posts, you'll know that this humor is right up our alley. We couldn't breathe by the end of his set. At times the racial humor made us a bit uncomfortable, but maybe we're just too PC these days.

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on.

Reader Nick from Pro Cycling Tour (the company that organizes the Philly bike race) writes:

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

Bands I Caught: Barking Spiders, Bear is Driving, Normal Love,

When I was eleven years old, my parents and I started spending a week every summer in Topsail, North Carolina, with my best friend, “Zoe” and her family. Our parents had an extra special knack for taking us places where nothing was going on and there was no one under the age of 60 within a seventy mile radius. This, however, did not stop us from wondering whether or not we’d meet guys in our travels.

My favorite person in Center City used to be Mr. Maryland, a.k.a. the flower delivery man who spent his workday walking through Rittenhouse, singing the praises of Baltimore and Silver Spring, while cursing off Philly (which I did not condone) and people who got in his way (which I did condone, because many of them were my rude customers). For a week last October, Mr. Maryland wandered about silently and my world was shattered. When he started singing that which he normally screamed, I slowly rebuilt my heart.

Austinist gets arty with an interactive guide to SXSW, loved some local art galleries and a new art exhibit and lamented the possible loss of "Friday Night Lights" production to New Mexico.

Maybe Whiskey Dix has lost its charm (and maybe its license...again); maybe you just feel it’s time to get out during daylight hours. Maybe mom used to shield your eyes on the street and now you’re curious about the "freak shows" she wanted you to avoid. In any case, check out the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention. The three-day affair isn’t just for inked up bouncers and other assorted burly dudes, either. Attendance often includes families and people just in it for the spectacle. You know, people watchers like yours truly.

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you.

Oh no! Chanukah ends tonight, and Christmas is only a few days away! What's a last-minute-gifter to do?

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

The election was two days ago, but it's still all over the -ist-a-verse. And we don't mind one bit.

As fall settles in and another calendar page gets turned, thoughts turn from bbq's and vacations to holidays and the realization that '06 is coming to an end. With all that going on, with change in the air, we wonder what is it the -ists ponder?

A unique event is taking place this Saturday afternoon. It's the Quest for the Holy Grail Benefit Bike Race! It's only five bucks to enter, and you'll be benefiting a cyclist who was injured by an uninsured motorist attempting to flee the scene of an accident. So it's for a good cause, and it'll really be something to see. Because not only is it a race (with 10 check points), it's also a scavenger hunt, with the Holy Grail itself as the apparent object of the hunt (although we're not sure how that's going to work, as the thing is notoriously hard to find - and is sometimes guarded by nasty, insulting Frenchmen). Prizes will be given out at the end, with extra points going to those who donate, and to those who come in costume! Of course, you don't have to come in costume; all cyclists are welcome. But we hope there will be some Sir Robins and Sir Lancelots out there, perhaps with bloody killer rabbits attached to their throats.

The Farm Aid concert might not be rocking Camden until Sept. 30, but events leading up to the big schebang start this Saturday morning with the Urban Farm and Garden Bike Tour. So hop on that mountain bike you bought with good intentions (to save gas? For exercise?) and petal over to the Weavers Way Co-Op (Washington Lane between Arleigh St. and Chew Ave. in Mount Airy) for a lesson in Philadelphia’s urban farms. The tour starts at 8:30a.m. and rides on to the Mill Creek Farm and Yards Brewery.