To the Writers Guild of America: It's not that I don't support your fight. I do. I've signed your petition. I'm a writer myself, and I'd hate it if I wasn't profiting from my own work. (If I was working in TV or film, that is – bloggers don't exactly earn residuals...) But here's the thing: as I write this, I'm watching a month-old episode of Journeyman. My DVR is 95% full. I've just discovered......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Colbert Report (Mon, 11:30PM-12AM, Comedy Central) - We rarely mention this show in this column, because it's understood to always be worth watching, but we wanted to point it out in particular this week, because tonight, Stephen's guest is a LEGO sculptor named Nathan Sawaya, and LEGO sculptors are cool. On the Lot (Tue, 8PM-9PM, Fox) - This week sees the end of the season for this......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Wow. Just, wow. You need to check this out. Dude decided to try to visit every Starbucks in Manhattan (that's 171) in one day - and purchase and at least partially consume a product from every one of them! He had to hit a store every seven minutes for 20 consecutive hours, spending $369.14, and the caffeine ended up leaving him dehydrated and......

What's new and/or interesting on television this week. Victoria Beckham: Coming to America (Mon, 8PM-9PM, NBC10) - It's the British invasion all over again in this reality show-type special which follows Posh Spice as she moves from London to LA. Secret Life Of... (Mon, 8:30PM-9PM, Food Network) - This time they're taking a look at superstitions surrounding foods - so, stuff about New Year's Day foods, spinach, garlic, and carrots. Cities of the Underworld (Mon,......

Hey there, readers! I'm back liveblogging the second day of the First Annual BlogPhiladelphia "unconference." This post will be constantly updating throughout the day, so it's going to stay at the top of the Phillyist main index. But be sure to scroll down for the rest of our regular content, and see full liveblog after the jump! (Meanwhile, forgive us any resulting funny HTML, folks. We're fixing mistakes as soon as we find them.)......

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The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here's a peek at what we've been up to since last week! Chicagoist had an interview with Audrey Niffenegger, whose popular book, The Time Traveler's Wife, was based in their fine city. They also had a heated discussion about Rush Limbaugh's controversial Barack Obama parody, talked about whether Uncle Julio's Hacienda is a good place to get......

Now, now, Daily Show. That's not very nice!......

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The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Yesterday we linked you to a site where you could tell which of your favorite bands are gay; now here's a site that tells you which silent movies are gay. Yay for gay! (Via) Superman and Spidergirl dance in the sky in this clip from another Bollywood masterpiece. (Via) Mmm...donuts... So, this Vista thing (not to mention Office 2007) is here......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Monkey Punch Dinosaur! may be our new favorite blog of all time. It's nothing but monkeys punching dinosaurs. Is there anything radder than that?! We thought not. (Via) Guitar Hero has apparently killed the air guitar and the crappy amateur band. Why actually watch the entire State of the Union address when "The Daily Show" can sum it all up for you in......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Why not start your Friday afternoon right with an exceedingly long and sharply satirical clip from "The Daily Show?" Best political satire on the internet and on TV! (Via) This is kind of hilarious - a Senator has proposed a piece of legislation that would require the ESRB (the game ratings board) to play each game in its entirety before giving the game......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. A unique art show opened on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio, and runs until September 29th. It's called the Grumpy Freak Show, and on display are 8-inch vinyl Grumpy Bear dolls customized by over 50 artists. All the dolls will be auctioned to benefit Harvest for Hunger. As with all things these days, the show has a blog. Perhaps not as common,......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Tue; 11PM-11:30PM; Comedy Central) - This is already one of the greatest shows on TV, full of sharp, clever, hilarious satire of contemporary media and politics. But Tuesday's episode has all that, plus Samuel L. Jackson (who will come, no doubt, bearing clips from his upcoming movie, Snakes on a Plane), so you have to watch. (Link) Mythbusters (Wed; 9PM-10PM; Discovery) -......

This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it......

...Causes: Sharon Stone was in Israel on a trip funded by the Peres Center for Peace, which strives to improve Arab-Israeli relations. While there, she talked about the fact that she'd be naked in the upcoming Basic Instinct 2, offered to kiss anyone she had to in order to get peace in the Middle East, and delivered (in earnest) a "some of my best friends are..." line. Oh yeah, she also prayed at the Wailing......

If you enjoyed Jon Stewart's recent interview with Bernie Goldberg on The Daily Show, you might be interested in checking out tonight's show. Pennsylvania's own junior Senator, Rick Santorum, will be sitting down with Stewart at the brand-spanking new studio. We're sure it'll be a rip-roaring fun time for whole family. Tune in Monday, July 25 at 11pm on Comedy Central to hear what our beloved Senator has to say for himself. After all, people......