The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. There's nothing at the URL as of this writing, but PR people tell us that some time early this week, code.google.com/radiohead will host a clip of a video for "House Of Cards" created using two crazy technologies called Geometric Informatics and Velodyne Lidar. Not used in creating the video were cameras of any kind. Those crazy Radiohead peoples. Great moments in......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Going Underground: The Underground Film Series at the Ukrainian League of Philadelphia (800 N 23rd) presents Radiophobia and Have You Ever Heard About Vukovar? at 8PM. Free Cellos Are Cool: Cellist Monica McIntyre performs at The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music (5841 Overbrook Ave), 8PM. $10 SATURDAY National Pretzel Day: In honor of this auspicious holiday Philly Pretzel Factory will be giving out three free......

SFist worried over drugstore chain Walgreens' celebration of Black History Month.Gothamist was surprised that apparently New York City is the fourth most miserable city in the country, after Detroit, Stockton, CA, and Flint, MI.Shanghaiist finds out what the Chinese think of Hillary and Obama.It was with a healthy amount of schadenfreude that Phillyist reported that former Eagle, and now Cowboy (ew), Terrell Owens owes the Eagles a significant wad of cash.Torontoist is two weeks......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. Eric Clapton Retrospective with Craig Thatcher Band House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 12/29/07, 8PM $11 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Jerry Blavat featuring The Trammps Atlantic City Hilton Mon, 12/31/07, 8PM $110 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Elvis......

An update on the Chester High School shooting: the victim was scheduled to be released yesterday from the hospital; the bullet went in and out of his leg and he didn't need surgery. Meanwhile, the suspect surrendered to detectives on Wednesday and was charged as an adult with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. The new principal of the school is trying to deal with the fallout, and change the perception of his school. Meanwhile, the......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Divine Canine: With the Monks of New Skete (Mon, 8PM-8:30PM, Animal Planet) - The first of two new Animal Planet shows debuting Monday night, this one is about some monks in Cambridge, NY who use holistic training methods on misbehaving dogs in order to transform them into loving pets. In this first episode, a monk tries to talk some sense into a naughty Cavalier King Charles spaniel.......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Nature (Mon, 8PM-9PM, PBS [WNJS]) - In this episode of the venerable PBS nature show, narrated by F. Murray Abraham, reptile expert Ron Whitaker actually goes looking for giant crocodiles - those are crocodiles that are over 20 feet in length! That's one of those things we'd never do, but are more than happy to watch someone else do. The episode description mentions that he succeeds in......

This is not a book recommendation, it is a call to arms. A call to refinement of taste, veneration of the self, adornment of the body, a call for attentiveness to the peculiarities of form and detail to the fine citizens of the Greater Philadelphia Area. Title: Against Nature (Have a look at http://www.huysmans.org for a satisfying collection of Huysmans’ works of criticism & fiction in both French & English.) Author: Joris-Karl Huysmans First Edition......

Oh no! Chanukah ends tonight, and Christmas is only a few days away! What's a last-minute-gifter to do? Never fear, Phillyist is here, with a couple of ideas, just for you! (Please note, that rhyme was completely and one hundred percent accidental.) For the Man in Uniform Silly String. Unlike the rest of this post, we're suggesting this gift in earnest. We always knew Silly String was fun, but if it can save a......

- Apple-pie packing, protesting grandmothers arrested for trying to enlist for service in Iraq. Well, that and "Defiant Trespass." - L'il Kim is being sprung. - A fifteen-year old has been arrested in last week's South Philly shooting, during which a 4 year-old was wounded. What ever happened to childhood?(via) - Mother Nature has made quite a mess of the area. At least while we dry out, we can be glad our drought worries......

Click Here for the matzo ball soup and mint jelly recipes.Lee Lee’s Great Grammy’s Matzo Ball SoupINGREDIENTS FOR SOUP: Whole (3-4 pounds) Empire chicken (the best - but any fresh chicken will do) Medium turnip quartered Four medium onions quartered Six celery ribs coarsely chopped/large dice Twelve (not 11, not 13) parsley stems Three large carrots quartered Eight peppercorns, crush Two sprigs fresh thyme Kosher salt to taste PREPARATION:Clean the chicken and discard giblets and salt cavity and outer skinLet it sit for about a half an hourWash salt off and place chicken in a medium to large stockpotAdd with turnip, onion, celery, parsley, carrots, peppercorns thymeCover with 4 or 5 quarts of cold water.... skimmed chicken fat from the stock (schmaltz) Two tbsp finely chopped parsley Kosher salt and fresh black pepper to taste One cup matzo meal PREPARATION:Whisk the eggs until blendedAdd the club soda, chicken fat salt and pepperBlend in the parsley and matzo meal.Cover and refrigerate the mixture for about 1 hour.... Rub vegetable oil on hands and form matzo balls with about two tablespoons of mixture.Drop in the soup and simmer covered and DON’T EVER PEEK (I’m told this is the secret, but I don’t 100 percent believe it because my balls never come out nearly as good and she always peeks) Garnish the soup with freshly chopped dill and serveFRESH MINT JELLY Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups fresh mint 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 bottle Pectin† PREPARATION:Rinse the mint Place in a bowls and coarselychop with a mezzaluna or a Chefs knifeAdd 2-1/4 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heatRemove from the heat, cover and let stand for 10 minutes.Add the lemon juice and the sugarMix well....

Jamie Cullum's come a long way since playing Zanzibar Blue. Back in 2004, the tuck-away restaurant was his Philadelphia venue of choice to perform his modern jazz and pop stylings. Talk about moving up – last night, he, along with song bird Brandi Carlile, sold out the Kimmel Center. The show's only flaw was its length: the performers had a curt 11 p.m. curfew, which cut Carlile's set down to five songs, and even Cullum......

Best of the week is compiled and edited by Seattlest's Dan Gonsiorowski. DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi's tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. LAist documented graf artist Banksy's most recent visit to LA in......

With the wild weather fluctuations we've been having lately, Phillyist is hard pressed to guess what season it actually is; luckily we have things like Philadelphia's annual Flower Show to remind us that Spring is, indeed, on its way. Running from Sunday, March 5th through Saturday, March 11th, this hayfever-inducing, horticultural hoe down highlights the creativity of professional and amateur florists alike. This year's theme is "Enchanted Spring…A Tribute to Mother Nature," and promises 10......

Slaking your thirst for crazy internet junk since a week ago (yes, in blog world we celebrate milestones as meaningless as one week! Also, shut up). Lists are what we're all about here at Phillyist (well...that, and Philly), so here's IGN's list of the Top 10 Worst Game Controllers. We remember from painful experience just how crappy the controller for the Atari 5200 was (after a while you had to jam those buttons in with......

Dear Mother Nature: We get it already. You like playing with our heads. After two weeks of gorgeous Indian summer, it’s suddenly turned to fall overnight. We were shocked yesterday to walk out into the chilly wind and see our sidewalks paved with fallen foliage. Where the day before, we could get away with a light trench, yesterday we had to return home to change coats and grab a scarf and hat. (Granted, the hat......

Dear Philadelphia: It’s been hot as a mother out there, hasn’t it? Cooler weather and showers aside, the only thing keeping us going at our nine-to-fives these days is the promise of a frozen margarita at Happy Hour. We’re beginning to understand that you don’t have to be wearing leather pants to have a “Ross (from Friends)” moment (we’re staying away from the baby powder and lotion). Yeah yeah, it’s supposed to be in the......