Here's what went down in the 215 blogs this week, with some unintentional emphasis on cheesesteaks. Dan Gross at the Daily News Philly Gossip blog spilled the latest pseudo-celebrity gossip: cheesesteak mogul Tony Luke Jr. has landed a starring role as a boxer in upcoming film The Nail, set to start shooting in South Philly May 20. We can't wait to have our streets blocked off for camera crews and craft services. In other cheesesteak......

It's in a Philly sports fan's nature to bitch and moan about the often nonsensical moves made by the people in charge of our sports teams. Of course, we're not always rational beings ourselves. Hell, we're getting excited about the Sixers, who are—let's face it—a mediocre basketball team. So how can we possibly expect the people who run our teams to be rational? But we've just about had it with the Eagles' front office. It's......

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With Hillary Clinton's big primary wins in Texas and Ohio, it seems that the national eye has turned towards Pennsylvania and our primary on April 22. So much of the news about Michael this week was about his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. He says he's going to campaign hard for Clinton, who is no longer the presumptive nominee, as she was when Nutter gave his endorsement. Given that race may now be back in play......

The new writers just keep on coming – this time, in the form of Stephanie Mannis, a chronic Yelper who won us over when she sent us a bit of marketing collateral she wrote for work about an American answer to the Beatles. Welcome aboard, Stephanie! Here's the buzz in the 215 blogs this week: Jeff Deeney over at Phawker sang the praises of author Susan Jacoby, who in turn railed against the dumbing down......

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. Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's First District Plaza Sun, 4/13/08, 8PM $30-$40 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster Running Red Lights with Desoto Jones The Trocadero Thu, 5/13/08, 7PM $10 On sale: Fri, 12PM, Ticketmaster Time Again The......

Animal cruelty investigators raided some rowhouse stables on Fletcher Street yesterday, giving the owners 24 hours to relocate the 60 horses on the site. The Daily News paints a pretty horrific picture of the conditions the animals were living in. Chelsea Clinton was at Penn yesterday, stumping for her Mom, and said we should expect to see her and her family a lot in the near future. Which sounds like a threat to us. Beware,......

The good news for the Drexel men (12-19, 5-13) is that, unlike last year, they won't be sitting on the edges of their seats waiting to see if they get an invitation to the Big Dance. The Dragons ended their regular season with a Senior Night win over James Madison before losing on the road at Hofstra. With the regular season over, it's CAA tournament time, and Drexel will open with a matchup against Delaware.......

Looking back on a week's worth of local Craigslist hijinks. The question of the week has still gone unanswered: Do hot punk guys want to make out with fat chicks? Why anyone would have any use for a wax person is beyond us. They seem pretty lazy. Is it considered selling out if you try to hock your own British accent on Craigslist? This guy (with the help of his mom) has what you need......

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......

Monday challenges the average human to perform incredible feats of bravery and strength every week. It is the Goliath to our David, the Microsoft to our Yahoo!, the [insert viable presidential candidate here] to our Ron Paul. We do not choose it – it chooses us. Then it abuses us. Degrades us. Makes us to feel as if our feelings, if they exist at all, don't actually matter. Yes, we will say it, because......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Mon, 8PM-10PM, Fox) Terminator is finishing up its first season already (boo!) with a special two-hour episode, featuring John and Derek disagreeing over whether they can trust Cameron; Cromartie still tracking John; and Ellison finding out he has an enemy inside the FBI. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (Mon, 9:30PM-10:45PM, TCM) This brand new documentary explores the......

For awhile there, it was looking like this column could be retitled "Educators Gone Wild," as one of our winners and a number of our runners-up work(ed) in the Philadelphia area's schools. There was the ecstacy-dealing high school basketball coach, the "abstinence education is the only appropriate sex education" administrators at Archbishop Ryan, the elementary school teacher who wrote threatening messages throughout her school and the pedophile special ed teacher. But it's not just educators......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. The 2009 Toyota Corolla, which encourages you to "Live the Dream for Less Coin." UWISHUNU, because you wish you knew. Busted Tees, which introduces three new designs a week. If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.......

Dear YouTube: There's so much about you to love. From Tay Zonday to Samwell to He Man Sings to Liam Kyle Sullivan to Barats and Bereta (that's their newest video on the right) to Eepy Bird to the Numa Numa kid to Chad Vader to, um, stuff like this, you have given me hours upon hours of entertainment since your launch in February of 2005. I've spent countless nights staying up until four in the......

You know how Michael rolls – green. And not green like dollar bills with 19" wheels and reverse-spinning rims. Green like he's going to be reducing his carbon footprint. The new Mayoral wheels are a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid. And he even saved the city some coin, as he paid for the Tahoe with his leftover campaign funds rather than taxpayer money. Of course, we think that if Michael was really serious about helping save the......

Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama exchanged blows in Ohio Tuesday leading up to next week’s primary in that state. 161 delegates are at stake. The exchange of criticism focused largely on Clinton’s position on the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. On free trade, there appears to be little difference in the candidates’ rhetoric and voting records. Clinton, however, faces a challenge on the issue that Obama does not. Obama claims that......

Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. Phillybits has another great submission for us this week, and writes: "What's funny is that on an older faded sign for the same business, they have it spelled right."......

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. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Fillmore at the TLA Sun, 4/6/08, 8PM $27.50 ($30 day of show) On sale: Fri, 12PM, Live Nation Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour co-starring Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain,......

The Drexel women (15-11, 10-5) were looking like contenders after three straight wins, including a spanking of William & Mary. But then reality set in, in the form of #10 Old Dominion. The men (11-18, 4-12) didn't have to worry about being exposed as mediocre–everyone knew they stunk. But apparently they still felt compelled to show everyone, in the form of losses to William & Mary and Fairfield. Their regular season will sputter to a......

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 Tour Borgata Casino, Atlantic City Fri, 5/16/08, 8PM; Sat, 5/17/08, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) MUSIC Sasha & John Digweed Fillmore at the TLA Thu, 4/3/08, 9PM $30......

A friend of mine had a rather interesting encounter on a train last week. You see, she has a new baby (I've mentioned her before) and her own business, and as you can imagine, she's often pretty pressed for time. She's great at what she does, and amazingly enough, even with the baby, she always manages to complete everything she needs to do by the time she needs to have it completed. But sometimes,......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. American Experience (Mon, 10PM-11PM, WHYY) A profile of legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), whose Wild West Show introduced millions in the eastern US and Europe to the American West. The bio includes many archival photos and film footage, as well as comments from various authors and historians, and from Gary Dull Knife, whose grandfather worked for Cody. Nova (Tue, 8PM-9PM, WHYY & WLVT) This episode takes......

Photo credit: sniderscion Torontoist spent its week uncovering who was behind mysterious ads for a drug called "Obay" that popped up across the country (Scientology? Frank Shepard Fairey?), first tracing them to an advocacy group called Colleges Ontario and then confirming their suspicions a few days later.Phillyist learned how to put on a puppet show – it's not as easy as you might think!Shanghaiist discovers that the average starting monthly pay for fresh graduates......

This weekend there are several cool dance events going down, most of them on the cheap. We were going to front-load (dance-load?) Frugal today, but then thought it might be better to devote a little more space to each. Besides, with all this slushiness, wouldn't you rather watch other people move than do so yourself? If you need a little something tomorrow afternoon to make you forget about said slush, consider heading over to the......

Have a nominee for Asshole of the Week? Send it to us! This week's winner was a no-brainer. How could we pick anybody but the man who grabbed pretty much all the headlines, Milton Street? Where could we even begin? The biggest news, of course, was Milton being convicted of tax evasion. But our favorite part of this whole ordeal was Milton's "defense," sort of like the one Wesley Snipes pulled out in connection with......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. The 2009 Toyota Corolla, which encourages you to "Live the Dream for Less Coin." UWISHUNU, because you wish you knew. Joe Jackson's Rain, available now on Amazon.com. Busted Tees, which introduces three new designs a week. If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.......

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. Paramore and Jimmy Eat World Mark G. Etess Arena, Atlantic City Fri, 5/2/08, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 6PM, Live Nation On sale: Sat, 12PM, Live Nation In Flames with Children of Bodom and A Life Once......

The Drexel Lady Dragons (14-10, 9-4) got a pair of solid home wins this week, topping Delaware and James Madison. Now they'll take the show on the road, heading to William & Mary tomorrow night before a big showdown with #10 Old Dominion on Sunday. Things weren't quite as peachy for the men (11-16, 4-11). They lost a tough double-overtime game to Old Dominion last Thursday. Fortunately, they edged out a win against Delaware over......

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. Bong Hits for Jesus The Troc Fri, 3/21/08, 6:30PM $15 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Dub Trio The Troc Thu, 3/27/08, 6:30PM $10 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster The Maine & The Secret Handshake The Troc Thu, 3/20/08, 6PM......