Results tagged “suicide”

There's nothing like sex and murder to take one's mind off the economy, and today's story is perhaps one of the better scandals we've reported on.

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets.

A Haunting Tale of Two Endings

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment.

• Londonist was treated to some fantastic views of the city, courtesy of the 'Star Over London' airship.
• Bostonist spent the week celebrating New England's quintessential summer meal, the lobster roll.
• Torontoist explored the dangerous lives of stickmen.

The Attorney General's Office has accused Former State Rep. Frank LaGrotta of giving his relatives fake jobs in order to pay them thousands in taxpayer dollars. A cheval-de-frise (an iron-tipped log that's placed in a riverbed along with many others in order to gore the hulls of enemy warships) was recently found at the bottom of the Delaware River at the Sunoco Logistics pier in South Philadelphia. It's a relic from the mid-1770s, and...

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of the World, and lamented the possible loss of Texas's only feminist bookstore. Throughout the week, they interviewed a bunch of indie fashion designers and D-I-Y websites—Etsy, Ornamental Things, 31 Corn Lane, and Aorta Designs—for the upcoming Stitch Fashion Show. They also did...

This week's quote comes from Oscar Wilde, who wrote: "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal." Now, on with the listings!

It's rare that we get to talk about an indie rock show that features more than one band that we're familiar with and impressed by, but we're getting that chance today. Tonight at Johnny Brenda's both Film School (MySpace) and Eulogies will be playing, along with Cloud Minder and Minipop. Eulogies, on their self-titled release, plays a melancholy (but fun) alterna-pop that one might describe as emo - although we'd rather not, since emo has bad connotations, and we actually like Eulogies. (Download their track "One Man.") The vocals will remind you of J Mascis, and indeed the music has a vague Dinosaur Jr. flavor to it in general. Meanwhile, Film School, on their latest release, Hide Out, are putting out a fun, droning, new New Wave kind of indie pop, with a strong beat and a Yo La Tengo feel, and with brilliant track titles like "Sick Hipster Nursed by Suicide Girl" (a song that manages to be just as excellent as its title). (Download "Lectric," a kick-ass track off Hide Out.)

...S-M-R-T: Miss Teen South Carolina swears she is, despite vast evidence to the contrary. (Via Jessica and Ross, on Yahoo! and across the internets.)

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities.

Films: The Cats of Mirikitani, Cigarettes and Whiskey and Wild Wild Women, Sweet Mud

Films: The Bothersome Man, The Kovak Box

Films: Day Night Day Night; The Boss of It All

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you.

...Assault: Not only don't we want to be on the road when she's driving, now we don't even want to be on the sidewalks! (Via The Superficial.)

I would like to begin this review by strongly urging all those who believe in abstinence-only sex ed classes to see . There has never been a better defense of Joycelyn Elders' opinions on sex education—even though it was written over a hundred years before President Clinton appointed her to the office of the Surgeon General.

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.

Maybe Whiskey Dix has lost its charm (and maybe its license...again); maybe you just feel it’s time to get out during daylight hours. Maybe mom used to shield your eyes on the street and now you’re curious about the "freak shows" she wanted you to avoid. In any case, check out the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention. The three-day affair isn’t just for inked up bouncers and other assorted burly dudes, either. Attendance often includes families and people just in it for the spectacle. You know, people watchers like yours truly.

- Former Eagle Andre Waters has died - the victim of suicide.
- Nate Wiley, saxophonist at Bob & Barbara's, has passed away following a recent stroke. (via)
- Oliver Neal, picked up for drug possession, somehow managed to produce a gun and shoot himself in the back of the head while sitting, alone, in the back of a police vehicle.
- A young man was shot three times in the back (by parties unknown) in the Wissanoming part of town.
And in slightly less depressing news...
- Richard Powell's The Philadelphian - known to many of us only in its cinematic form, The Young Philadelphians (the book's been out of print for ages) - is being re-released in a 50th anniversary edition.
- City Magazine has partnered with Capogiro to offer readers a chance to design and win their own custom pint of gelato. Seems like a chilly time of year to be conferring over frozen confections, but we're a sucker for the gelato at Capogiro, so we might give it a whirl. Image via Morguefile

Sometimes, we really have to wonder if there's any excuse for bad taste.

Thursday is certainly tempting and titillating this week, as not one, but two events feature the beast with two backs tonight:

...Seriously? Oh, that Michael! He's so crazy! (Thanks to Editor Jim, via MSNBC.)

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.