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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.)

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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.

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

...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.