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You know you're getting old when the pop stars of your youth have children old enough to be pop stars. As a critic, it gives you a very Statler and Waldorf vibe even before you reach the venue: you just know you're going to be in your seat, muttering incoherently about "these kids today" and their sorry excuse for music, vehemently demanding that they get off your lawn.

The circus is in town! Well, theoretically. Britney Spears brings her Circus tour to the Wachovia Center this Sunday and opening for her is 19 year-old Kristinia DeBarge. Yes, of those DeBarges—but she's working to forge a name of her own. The pop tart progeny is finding her own niche with her debut album Exposed, its most notable track being "Goodbye," which samples the chorus from the 1969 Steam song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." DeBarge joins Britney as well as Jordin Sparks, season six winner of American Idol on an extensive world tour. Phillyist had an opportunity to catch up with Kristinia before joining Britney's crazy train . Here's what she had to say.

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Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 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! Twelve months and ten epochal collapses later, we're nearing 2008 and a fresh calendar year for career (or structural) decimation. Let's count 'em down from 10: 10. Pete Doherty (again) 2007 hasn’t been...

5. After kidnapping her two children, Britney Spears goes on the lam before being finally caught in Old City, Philadelphia, attempting to stuff her sons into the Liberty Bell. Seems she thought it was a ride of some sort.

This week's quote is by William Archer, who wrote: "The drama is not dead but liveth, and contains the germs of better things." Now, on with the listings!

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...Wow: Just watch the video embedded here and marvel at the intelligence of the interviewer. (Via The Superficial.)

...Lindsay Lohan: Last week, we swore we'd never trust Lindsay Lohan again. Here's why: Lohan was booked last week after a Memorial Day drunken-driving incident, but released almost immediately on bail. Only a few days later, and not long after being released from rehab, she was arrested again for DUI and cocaine possession. (Mugshot here.) How was she caught? Oh, by chasing her newly-former personal assistant's mother. Surprise, surprise: Lindsay is professing her innocence, so she's checked back into rehab, probably to try to stem a potential six-year sentence. Needless to say, producers of Lindsay's current projects are not happy – at all.

...Class: Nick Nolte is full of it. (Via The Superficial.)

...Moves: Scary news, folks: Wacko Jacko might be moving significantly closer to Philly. Do you know where your children are? (Via The Reliable Source.)

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...Misbehavior: It seems as if there's nothing that Britney Spears won't do. (Via The Superficial.)

When we were in high school, there was some pretty bad music being produced: Britney Spears and boy bands and Creed (shudder). We'd decided that mainstream American music was pretty much the root of all evil. (True: our CD collection boasts a mix we burned that's actually called "Mainstream American Music is the Root of All Evil.") That's when we first started listening to indie rock. Bands on small labels or releasing their own music. Innovative recording techniques, usually the result of albums being made in someone's tile bathroom or padded-walled basement. Harmonies that evoked the 1960s. That's when we discovered Sloan. As soon as we heard the opening of their song "The Other Man," off of their 2002 record , we were more or less hooked on this Torontonian indie-pop quartet. (Admittedly, we're late adopters: Sloan has been performing together since the early 90s.)

...Unavailability: Cheer up, ladies. There are still other fish in the sea! (Via MSNBC.)

...Cartoons: The wonderful thing about tiggers is most definitely their propensities for violence. (Via Local6.com.)

What better place to be lulled into an ethereal state than the World Cafe Live. The downstairs theater, with its plush feel, red tinged ambient lighting, and stylish back bar easily add to the transitory experience of attending a good concert.

Someone should tell the news directors at ABC 6 and NBC 10 that the possibility of a thug basketballer being traded is not the story you should lead your newscast with, as they did Friday at 11 p.m. It isn’t like there weren't more important stories, like the E. coli outbreak or the congressional report on the Mark Foley scandal. About the only thing this did was make CBS 3’s story about the cold weather seem like a reasonable lead. CBS 3 did cover the possibility of the Allen Iverson trade, but about seven minutes into the newscast. Even that was excessive, since it really should be confined to the sports report.

Dear Readers: If I tell you that I feel old, I’m not looking for you to tell me, “oh, but twenty-three is still so young, you still have so much of your life ahead of you!” I’m telling you I feel old because, goddammit, I feel old. You going to argue with me about my emotions now? Seriously? It’s been happening for a while. I mean, I threw my back out for the first time...

...Mysterious Spawn: Britney Spears probably had her baby, but then nobody's really certain. Next thing you know, we'll find out she's named Suri. (Via Yahoo!)

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You know who's going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The Houston school system. Houstonist also reports on some redevelopment shenanigans over a landmark theater.

...Stupid: This footage is old, but it's been making its rounds on the interweb this week, and it's a fine example as to why Britney Spears and Kevin Federline should never have been allowed to reproduce. (Via The Superficial.)

...Proof of Existence: Suri Cruise could be fictional. (Via The Superficial.) Or, she might exist after all. And she's probably ugly. (Via The Superficial.)

...Douchebaggery: Kevin Federline is still all about the penny. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?)

Dear Philadelphia:

...Gifts from God: Scarlett Johansson has a great rack. (Via .)

...Gay Iconography: That is a very good question. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?