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The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The New York Times has an interesting article about a little device known as the cell phone jammer. (Via Jill) Yahoo! gives us a run-down of Video Game VIPs. Pretty good picks, but if you can't tell the difference between Ryu and Ken, you're not really a video game fan. (Via Ross) If there's anything weird going on in the world,...

For a band with only a three-song EP to its name, Vampire Weekend sure has polarized the indie rock blogs. It’s like a cage match between hype and backlash: on one side you’ve got a long line of critics and fans hailing the New York band’s refreshingly polyrhythmic, Afro-pop sensibilities, while on the other, there are just as many people resenting the mounting hype or their sunny tunes or both. (You can sample some of that criticism, which ranges from “What’s the big deal about this band?” to “They’re the Jimmy Buffetts of indie rock,” here.)

...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.)

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Okay, so this error isn't actually Philly-related. But it was submitted to us by Phillyist reader Christina, and it comes from this article in . We know we're not infallible (which you commenters don't hesitate to point out to us!), so it's comforting to know that the "big dogs" sometimes have trouble with little things like subject-verb agreement.

...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.)

...Cry-Baby: Umm... They ain't your personal belongings if they don't belong to you! (Via The Superficial.)

...Cartoons: The wonderful thing about tiggers is most definitely their propensities for violence. (Via Local6.com.)

...Main Points Missed: That's us, missing the main point. This story is adorable, but hello? When did Pennsylvania become part of the Midwest? (Via .)

...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?)

...Confirmation that Eugenics May Not Have Been a Bad Idea: That poor kid. (Via The Superficial.)

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!

...Poop: People bronze their babies' poop? Seriously? (Via The Superficial.)

...Gay Iconography: That is a very good question. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?

...Philadelphia Recognition: Jodie Foster, Phillyist's graduation speaker, actually gave quite a good speech, and what you can't hear in the clip is all the Penn grads singing along with her. Superficial, you disappoint us. (Via The Superficial)

Interesting story in today’s New York Times about our own papers, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News.

...Legal Troubles: Snoop Dogg and his posse caused some trouble in London Heathrow Airport and ended up getting themselves arrested. They were apparently smashing bottles of whiskey in the Duty Free shop. It all started when someone asked Snoop to pass the Courvoisier when he'd made it clear he'd only accept Gin and Juice. (Via E! Online.)

Speaking of outwardly directed, Philadelphia Weekly’s Jessica Pressler has nominated the city of Philadelphia as “The Next Borough” in The New York Times.