Normally we could start this post with some quip about chasing off the winter doldrums with some laughter. But seeing as how the mercury is riding high today, and should be for a while, we got nothing. That’s why we’re not comedians. Luckily, there are some very talented folks who are, and they are presenting a 5-day smorgasbord of improv and sketch comedy goodness for your gluttonous consumption. Philly Improv Theater’s Shubin Week starts tonight......

We guess that your reading this means that you survived Monday. Good! We started you off slowly, and without much vigor, so let's see if we can step things up a bit tonight. We have kink, espionage, and poetry. What more could a Phillyist reader ask for? VALERIE PLAME WILSON - FAIR GAME: MY LIFE AS A SPY, MY BETRAYAL BY THE WHITE HOUSE Remember when journalism and government conspiracy combined to create the sensational......

Ah, Valentine's Day: refuge of the uninspired lover and bane of the singleton's year. Fear not! We present our annual offbeat V-day guide, guaranteed to add some flair to the red-heart holiday (whose idea was it to put a celebration of love and relationships smack in the middle of the great gray beast February anyway, we ask you?). Ancient Girls Gone Wild The Young Friends of Penn Museum present their second annual look into......

...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!) ...Ridiculous Government Accusations: Up next: the government of Jamaica is upset with the creators of Girls Gone Wild because they make it seem like it's easy to get high there. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Skank: Congratulations, Lindsay Lohan. You're well on your way to becoming Paris Hilton. (Via......

Dr. Drew Pinsky is mad. About the Discovery Channel, no less. We're sitting with him - and sex journalists from around the country - in the penthouse of the W Hotel in New York City, where he's hosting a conversation with us about anything and everything, from sex in America to STD's, from his stint on Loveline to his new radio partnership with the toothy Man Show staple, Adam Carolla. And he's pissed. "How many......

Dear Philadelphia, We love you. We hate you. To be all Dr. Phil about it, we love-hate you (we’re not full of self-righteous fundamentalist bullshit, but you get the picture). You’re rude, crude, and don’t hesitate to yell at us when we take, in your opinion, too much time shuffling our black stiletto-ed selves across Broad Street to take in the Kimmel Center’s latest fare. Yet, like that “totally deep” Goth kid we liked in......