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! You guys picked the items in this list - which made this post a lot easier to write! And we thank you for that, because we're really kind of burning out on this......

A sad week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, No Country For Old Men. At UCLA, thousands of students celebrated the end of their quarter by running around campus in their undies (lots of photos in a two-part......

“Shit, I could write that,” said a woman at the Bridge on Monday, when told that Juno was about a teenage pregnancy. Thing is, dear reader, so could you. Not because you found yourself trying to buy a ticket for three to your junior prom, mind; but neither Juno nor this summer’s Knocked Up stray too far from the basic emotional territory set out in Nine Months, Father of the Bride Part II, and the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY First Friday Film Flix: Freshout and Expressway Productions present First Friday Film Fix: A Night of Genre-Defying Indie Film Shorts at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 7PM. $3. SATURDAY You Are Here. Honest: Performance artist Brett Keyser leads interactive expeditions in Independence National Historical Park; the group meets at the APS Museum (104 S. 5th). Requires a sign-up (email the APS Museum museum@amphilsoc.org with your name, phone number,......

...Ummmm: Two people who are no longer famous want to tell famous people how to be famous? Okay. (Via People.) ...Pregnancies, Part I: Somehow, we can't picture Christina Aguilera pregnant. (Via The Superficial.) ...Party Poopers: Rehab is such a buzz kill. Can't even have a party. At a club. In Vegas. Sponsored by vodka manufacturers. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Pregnancies, Part II: Whether you like Katie Holmes or not, we still think you'd......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Day Watch - Entry number two in the trilogy of films based on the best-selling Russian sci-fi/fantasy novels. The story is a classic one: the forces of light and good vs. the forces of darkness and evil. The movies are a huge hit in Russia, and are supposedly loaded with awesome special effects and thrilling action. We hear they're pretty confusing, though, so you might want......

This week’s quote comes from Godspell, the play which Barnstormers Theater will be producing very soon. The whole exchange goes like this: Jesus: Did I ever tell you I used to read feet? Jeffrey: You used to... what? Jesus: Some people read palms or tea leaves. I read feet. Look what it says! [looks at Jeffrey's foot] Jesus: Ahh, it says "Rejoice." Jeffrey: [looking at his foot] It says “Keds.” Now, on with the listings!......

...Stupid: This is why children shouldn't make movies. Movies should only have characters over the age of sixteen in them. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Awesome: One more reason to love Tina Fey. (Via Us Weekly.) ...Fidelity: Oh, KFed! This probably isn't going to help you in your quest to overturn the prenup! (Via The Superficial.) ...Overreaction: Yeah, we'd divorce him too. (But then, we probably wouldn't have married him in the first......

This week's quote is from the always-clever, very talented Peter O'Toole (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), who said: "I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit." Now, on with the listings! The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Once upon a time, we were in a spelling bee. You weren’t allowed to sing......

...Eeewwww: Teri Hatcher and Ryan Seacrest were caught... Please, don't make us finish that sentence. (Via Us Weekly.) ...Skank: Mariah Carey doesn't believe in underwear. Warning: NSFW images follow. (Via The Superficial.) ...Scientology: That's three weeks in a row that we've had a Scientology-related story to report: Katie Holmes has had six-foot high signs reminding her to be completely still and silent during childbirth delivered to the home she shares with Tom Cruise, as distress......

...Stupid: This isn't a stupid celebrity, so much as a stupid fan. A Kanye West fan showed up at the artist's Birmingham, England show sans ticket and decided that the best way to get into the concert would be by firing at the security guards in his way. (Via E! Online) ...Awesome: Sheryl Crow's prognosis is "excellent" after her breast cancer surgery last week. Ex-fiance Lance Armstrong, himself a cancer survivor, is confident that she......