What’s new and/or interesting in TV this week. Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever (Tue, 8PM-9PM, Discovery) It’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel, meaning that you can expect a lot of shows based upon people getting killed or nearly killed by Great White sharks. If this is your sort of thing, and you can only catch one show, this would have to be it. Remember in Jaws where the old sea captain tells the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: There Goes That Spielberg Again: “Sharks, Spaceships and Spectacles: The Films of Steven Spielberg,” a presentation by Dr. Lester Friedman, with hors d’oeuvres and drinks, at the Prince Music Theater Independence Black Box (1412 Chestnut), 6PM. $10 As We Look Forward: Author Mitch Nathanson discusses his new book The Fall of the 1977 Phillies: How a Baseball Team's Collapse Sank a City's Spirit at the Penn Bookstore (3601......

The Sixers spanked the Knicks (124-84) on Wednesday night at the Wach. Tonight they will be in Orlando, then they’ll turn around and host the Magic on Wednesday at 7PM (get tickets or watch here). Here’s hoping that’ll be two for two. Tomorrow they’ll match up with the Miami Heat, against whom they are 2-0 this season. Flyers aren’t doing too good: their loss to the San Jose Sharks (3-1) last night at home was......

The Sixers lost to the Orlando Magic Saturday in an excruciatingly close game (108-106). They will try to regroup tomorrow night against the Washington Wizards at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here), and the Miami Heat on Thursday at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Flyers fared better, beating the Anaheim Ducks Saturday (3-0). They host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets......

The Sixers are trying to keep up the home court magic after trashing the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday (112-69), by beating the Orlando Magic tonight at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Flyers (who despite some people’s assessment aren’t doing that bad, even with that embarrassing loss to the Rangers (0-4) last night) host the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow night at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Kixx try......

After losing to the Knicks (81-89) on Friday and beating the Charlotte Bobcats away Saturday night (103-96), the Sixers hope to score big at home: seven of their next eight games are at the Wachovia Center. Catch them Wednesday battling the Milwaukee Bucks at 7PM (get tickets or watch). The Flyers had a break for the All-Star game, but now have to defend their #1 status with wins against the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night......

After losing to the Pacers Monday (110-103), and the Pistons Wednesday (86-78), the Sixers are hoping to beat the Knicks tonight. They’re hoping that snaps them out of the losing funk they’ve been in, which has seen them lose 10 of their last 12 games. The Flyers lost out big time to the Devils this week (7-3), but conquered the Penguins last night (4-3). Everybody’s eye is on the Atlantic Division, which is in a......

The Sixers weren’t able to pull it out against the Bulls, losing with a disappointing 100-97 score. Unfortunately it seems the Inqy is right: they’re not such a great team this year. The Flyers made up a two-goal deficit in the third period and got the game against the Bruins into overtime; sadly, overtime lasted 43 seconds and gave the win to Boston with a score of 4-3. The boys did better on the......

In hoops, the Sixers try to break their five-game losing streak with a win tonight against the Chicago Bulls at the Wachovia Center, 7PM. Broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet, or buy tickets. On ice, the Flyers come off a 5-1 road trip to challenge the Boston Bruins at home Saturday at 1PM at the Wachovia Center. Broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet, or buy tickets. The Phantoms, whose fourth straight win Wednesday night against the Lowell Devils kept......

Sometimes kids can be so frustrating that parents might want to throw them to the sharks. Well, on July 29th and 30th they'll get the chance to do just that. In celebration of Shark Week, the Adventure Aquarium is hosting a unique event at its Delaware Waterfront location. Breakfast With the Sharks serves up a hot buffet breakfast from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM, followed by a scavenger hunt, a 'meet and greet' with aquarium......

It isn't for a little while now, when the weather will hopefully be a little bit warmer (although Phillyist makes no promises to that end), but we figured that the POPPED! festival, April 9-15, needs to be on your radar already. The week-long event is a festival of Philly self-love taking place each night at various venues around the city, with the promise of reasonable ticket prices and various venue sizes. According to Philebrity, three......

...Insanity: Connie Chung might just be crazy. The best part is where she gets off the piano and grunts like it really takes effort. (We first saw it on The Colbert Report, but the video is hosted on YouTube and embedded above. ...Street Cred: Lindsay Lohan is a thug. (Via The Superficial.) Or maybe Sean Combs is just a bully. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Movies Scenes Happening in Real Life: Paris Hilton......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......

The Franklin Institute wants to know what you think about their IMAX films and rather than hound you on the street for change and your thoughts on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, they're going to let you in for free. The Franklin Institute will show a movie each night at 8:15 pm from Monday, September 12 to Thursday September 15. The only requirements: you have to make a reservation (by calling 215-448-1231 from 9 am......

Phillyist seems to be going through a parent-troubling, thrill-seeking phase lately. We got a new tattoo, we're talking about sky-diving in the near future, and last weekend, we went swimming with the sharks at Camden's Adventure Aquarium. Don't misunderstand - one does not swim with the sharks the way one swims with dolphins in the Caribbean; there is no frolicking in the waves or grabbing on to their dorsal fins for pull across the pool.......