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Dan McQuade of Philadelphia Will Do (maybe you've seen us mention him) has been assigned the enviable task of getting paid (by Vanity Fair!) to watch television for the next two weeks—specifically, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, which kick off tonight on various NBC networks. You can check out his blog, chronicling as much of the 3,600 hours of coverage as he can stand, right here.

Mr. Philadelphia Will Do himself, Dan McQuade, submitted this gem from Mayor Nutter's itinerary from last Friday. Surely, a mayor with a new plan for public education (PDF) should hire people who know the difference between "its" and "it's"!

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Dear Readers:

Gonna find my blog, gonna hold it tight. Gonna grab some afternoon delight. My motto's always been; when it's right (you know, conservative), it's right. Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night to blog? (yeah, that doesn't rhyme) When everything's a little clearer in the light of day. And you know the night is always gonna be there any way. (We're just not trying any more) Blog rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight. (You know, because we're posting this in the afternoon) Anyways, here's your frolic through the Philadelphia blogosphere for the week:

Hey, look, we're back visiting blogs! And we're linking to some of the same blogs! And some new blogs! Wowee! This blogging thing truly is going to change the world.

We know it can be intimidating to step into that vast pool that is the Philadelphia blogosphere. Being the kind people we are, we'll do it for you. Here's a round-up of some of the things happening around the web:

We'd really like to write up a big piece on the Inquirer and Daily News buyouts that were announced today.

We like to go and cruise that Information Superhighway from time to time. And when we're not doing that, we like to get sucked into the big black hole that is the Philadelphia Blogosphere. Here's the good, the bad and the Eskin for Friday, September 9th.

Philadelphia Weekly has been stewing for months, wondering why they couldn't find the next Will Bunch. Or the next Dan Rubin. Or the next...Um, does City Paper have a blog?