Fun around town, for $10 or less: Put the Candle Back: Screening of Young Frankenstein as part of Laughter on the Banks under the Walnut Street Bridge (25th and Walnut), 8PM. Free Put the Rat Back: Screening of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 8PM. Free Andrew’s Video Vault: This month’s theme is "Stockhausen Syndrome, Day 7,'' featuring People on Sunday and Sunday in the Park with George at......

Get in one last beach read: PW folks and others give their recommendations for late-summer reading. Also, independent bookmongers show what we’re really buying. All right, we have no excuse for skipping the treadmill ever: Local doc and fitness instructor Marjorie Dejoie (aka Dr. Dej) talks about staying fit while battling sickle cell disease. Enrich yourself, or fail to do so: a guide to area continuing education and enrichment programs. EW! EwEwEw! Yeah yeah, it’ll......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The sad news has spread quickly across the internet that co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons Gary Gygax has died. A local blogger and former Phillyist read that article we posted yesterday about the decade's most misogynistic films and got so pissed he decided to analyze and deconstruct the entire thing in an impressive rant. Thanks, yagathai! Now we feel good about......

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. COMEDY D.L. Hughley Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 4/4/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Lisa Lampanelli Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre Fri, 5/2/08, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Wayne Brady Music Box at The......

Teamsters plan to rally outside the Four Seasons Hotel at 18th Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway at 1:30PM today because AmerisourceBergen Corp.'s annual shareholder meeting is being held there at that time, and the teamsters are accusing the company of unfair labor practices. Remember how Rick's Steaks was fighting to stay in the Reading Terminal Market? Well, the fight continues. A recent court ruling dismissed most of Olivieri's claims against Reading Terminal, but Olivieri's......

Ah, love. Though we may not have an overflow of the brotherly variety, Philly is offering plenty of options for those happy couples looking to sanctify said happiness with boxes of chocolates and a night on the town. We’ll tackle the latter here; we've given you some chocolate-related goodness already. If you forget to get a card and all the Rite Aid has left are American Idol Valentines, take heart: you can make your own......

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. Mark Eddie Scranton Cultural Center Fri, 3/7/08, 9PM $23 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster John Valby "Dr. Dirty" Crocodile Rock, Allentown Thu, 4/3/08, 8PM $10-$15 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Jimmie's Chicken Shack Chameleon Club, Lancaster Fri, 3/21/08, 7:30PM......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Massive: WZT Hearts, Wet Hair, Secret Abuse, Nimby, Evan Miller, Teeth Mountain, and Prince Hand Vs. Prince Hand at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut), doors 7:30PM. $5 Celebration: Opening reception for A Celebration of Life and Art, works by the late Marge Peterson, at Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford), 5-9PM. Free Reading: David Levithan reads from his new short story collection, How They Met and Other Stories, at Giovanni’s......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. COMEDY Lisa Lampanelli Tower Theater, Upper Darby Sat, 3/8/08, 8PM $32.50 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Kid Rock with Reverend Run and Dickey Betts Sovereign Center, Reading Fri, 3/21/08, 8PM $19.68 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Support the Young Ones: Philadelphia Young Playwrights presents staged readings of two plays, both winners of its 2007 Annual Playwriting Festival, written by William Penn Charter students at the Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S. 18th), 7:30PM. Free Movie Monday at the Troc: Eagle Vs. Shark DVD release and costume party (come dressed as your favorite animal and get a free drink), 7:30PM. The Troc is located at 1003......

The Daily News checks in with Nicholas Yarris, the first man exonerated by DNA evidence from Pennsylvania's death row, on the occasion of his receiving the last installment of a recent $4 million cash settlement in a malicious-prosecution lawsuit against Delaware County. A 15-page report, put together by an independent technical firm and commissioned by the advocacy group Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, states that two Montgomery County manufacturers in the Collegeville area whose emissions......

Such is the title of the latest book from equally adored/abhored author Dave Eggers. Hear him discuss What Is the What tonight at the Central Library. His book is the choice for this year's One Book, One Philadelphia program, which aims to increase awareness about literacy and libraries. Eggers is the literary darling that some people love to hate. We admit that his ubiquitous presence around the time that A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Black Hole: Comic book artist Charles Burns reads from his graphic novel Black Hole at Borders (1 S. Broad), 7PM. Free Leave Your Mark: Participate in Collective Imprints, a community art project surrounding the Rotunda (4014 Walnut) and its mission statement at 6PM. Free (no art experience necessary) Lounging: The Friendship Lounge, Fire in the Eyes of the City, Hot Damn!, The Climb, and A Day of Defeat......

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. COMEDY Chris Rock: No Apologies Academy of Music Thu, 2/28/08, 7:30PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Disco Mania: The Tramps & The Original "Blue Notes" Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack Sat, 2/16/08, 4PM & 7:30PM $20-$25 On......

Holy crap, people! It's 2008! Take a moment. Process. Okay? Good. According to the Gregorian Calendar, the new year begins on the first day of January. According to several arts purveyors in Philadelphia, First Friday happens on, well, the first Friday of every month. Which happens to be today. So, if you're planning on partaking of the first First Friday activities of 2008, here are a few stops we'd suggest. The old Real World Philadelphia......

It's that time of year folks, when we all lay down plans for the new year before promptly "forgetting" about them a month later. I'm hoping that making mine public will force me to stick to them... but check back with me in February. Get more active: I know, I know, isn’t this everyone’s resolution, even if it is most often tacked with the perennial favorite, “lose weight?” But I already have the daily gym......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: X-mas Eve Holiday Light Show: The famous light show at Macy's (1300 Market), every hour on the hour from 10AM to 6PM. Free (p.s. it will always be the Wanamaker's light show to us) And While You're There: Visit the Dickens Village on the third floor of Macy's (1300 Market), 10AM-6PM. Free See the Choo-choos: Holiday railroad display at the Reading Terminal Market (12th and Market), 8AM-6PM. Free......

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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! Phillyist likes a good excuse to shop, and the holidays provide that in spades. This year we wanted to stay closer to home with our gift choices, and give things that were more......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday: Last Friday: Last Friday at the Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S. 18th), featuring visual, literary, and performance offerings, 7PM. Free Saturday: Space is the Place: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosts a family day inspired by their Space is the Place exhibit, 11AM-4PM. Free with museum admission, $5-7 (children, adults) No, Not the Bourne: Arab: The Born Identity, featuring four spoken word poets sharing their experiences......

You know how we love the Reading Terminal Holiday Railroad. It's the holiday model train display that's set up annually just up the escalator from the Gallery, and when we see it going up, we know Christmas and the holidays are really on their way. You can see photos from the last two years' displays, and read us gushing about them, here and here. This year they've brought back more of the interactive elements......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Play Reading: Philadelphia Theatre Company reading of Map of Heaven by Michele Lowe at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard), 7PM. Free, but RSVP (215-985-1400 x311) Dysfunctional Family Night: Board games, music, crafts, drinks: It's the holiday all over again (sans drama) at the Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard), 7PM. Free Movie Monday at The Troc: The Simpsons Movie. The Troc is located at 1003 Arch Street.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free in the Plaza: La Vita Williams Guitar Duo on the Commonwealth Plaza Stage at the Kimmel Center (260 S Broad), 6:30PM. Free Movie Night: Reelblack and Sister’s Keeper at the I-House (3701 Chestnut), 7PM. $7 ($5 Student/Senior) Leslie Scalapino: Reading and discussion with writer Leslie Scalapino at the Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk), 6:30PM. Free Can I Borrow That?: Company Corvette with guests at Tritone (1508......

If you were a cool girl, you had a crush on a New Kid. If you were a nerd girl, you had a crush on a graphic artist. Phillyist fell (who are we kidding, falls) into the latter category with a decidedly loud thud. So it is with the drooling affect of an oversexed pre-adolescent that we greet the news that Adrian Tomine, our very first comics crush, will be reading tonight at the Free......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: The Science of Sound: Music virtuoso Fiidla performs his World-Soul music at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 8 PM. $8 ($5 student/senior) Reading Comics/Comics Reading: Douglas Wolk will give a brief lecture on the state of comics today (among other things) and Hans Rickheit offers a slideshow of work accompanied by avant garde violin at the Kelly Writer’s House (3805 Locust Walk), 6 PM. Free Miro Dance: Miro Dance......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. John Mellencamp w/Los Lobos Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City Fri, 12/14/07, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 10PM, Live Nation Abhijeet Caesars Atlantic City Sat, 11/10/07, 9PM $35-$150 On sale: Thu, 10AM, Ticketmaster Daughtry Sovereign Performing Arts Center,......

Philadelphia area native Alice Sebold's books tackle some pretty hefty topics. Her memoir, Lucky, confronts the rape she experienced as a freshman in college. Her first novel, The Lovely Bones, is told from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl who is raped and murdered. She narrates the story from heaven, watching as her family deals with her death. Sebold's novel may have been a hit at a time when chick lit ruled the shelves, but......

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. Sara Evans w/Josh Turner Sovereign Center, Reading Sat, 11/17/07, 8PM $37.75 Pre-sale: Thu, 10AM-10PM, Ticketmaster On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage Reading Eagle Theater at the Sovereign Center, Reading Thu, 11/29/07, 7PM $34 Pre-sale:......

A gunman attacked an armored car as it pulled up to service an ATM at a Wachovia Bank in Rhawnhurst early yesterday morning. He killed two guards, injured a third, and escaped with a bag of money. Surveillance cameras recorded the entire attack. The killer "is described as a black man, wearing a yellow baseball cap with a black logo, a black short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. His car appeared to be......

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. Good Faeries Ball The Troc Fri, 10/12/07, 8PM $27.50 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Bad Faeries Ball The Troc Sat, 10/13/07, 8PM $27.50 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Concerts First "Next Big Thing" featuring Houston Calls The Troc Sat,......