Photo of Charlton Athletic FC and the Thames Barrier by Dean Nicholas. 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.Seattlest wondered if a suicide prevention net was really the best idea for stopping people from jumping off the Aurora bridge.Gothamist was grossed out when hearing a man......

Remember that advertising campaign that used to say that Philadelphia is more fun for tourists when they stay over? Unfortunately, a couple tourists from Missouri recently found out when Philadelphia isn’t so much fun. Namely when you get plowed over by a drunken South Philly douchebag when you are just trying to cross the street to see your hometown St. Louis Cardinals play the Phillies. One of the tourists, 53-year-old Cindy Grassi, died from her......

The Philadelphia area is under an excessive heat watch through Sunday. In response, the Philadelphia Senior Center, in conjunction with Comcast-Spectacor, will give away 300 fans on a first-come, first-served basis this morning. The Daily News examines how an alleged DUI killer's outrageous MySpace page is not exactly helping his case. (What a freaking idiot.) The city's Board of Revision of Taxes meets at 10AM today to vote on the Actual Value Initiative, a plan......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Rock the Vote and MySpace have gotten together to create a little contest called DemROCKracy. The band with a MySpace page that registers the most voters through Rock the Vote’s voter registration tool on MySpace will win prizes including Gibson guitars and the chance to perform on a major concert stage. (Via Julia) The rumors are true: Robert Downey Jr. will play Sherlock......

Although I frequently lament abuse of the English language, I'm also the first to admit that the internet has a language of its own. I'm not talking about L337, I'm not talking about LOL, and I'm not talking about the bad grammar that permeates most MySpace profiles. I'm referring to the language of hypertext, which makes it possible for us to write sentences like: "Don't be that guy" and "Her attitude toward adoption reminded......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Today is Tax Day. If you're not feeling so jolly about paying your income taxes, Irving Berlin and Danny Kaye can help (via Jill). If you're still depressed after that, just go get yourself a free donut at Dunkin' Donuts; they're giving one out today to anybody who buys a coffee. Speaking of taxes, we're depressed that digital......

Looking back on a week's worth of local craigslist hijinks... This poster may not be very perceptive... "Bored moms" don't usually like to offer themselves up for "adult" photo shoots. Remember last week's headless deer? It's, oddly, still available. Place your bids before it's too late! Another treasure from the craigslist trove is this wonderful elephant foot/giant beer mug. Attention: MySpace/Facebook experts (everyone ages 15-30?)! Someone has a use for your useless skills! And your......

The current Facebook Status of our nation’s prominent political figures: Barack Obama is not agreeing with the comments of his Facebook Friends but he cannot block them either. Hillary Clinton is dodging sniper fire while she writes this. Bill Clinton is on the road again! Yeee-hawww! John McCain is committed to staying on MySpace and Facebook as long as is necessary. George W. Bush is sleepy. Dick Cheney is listening to Peter Gabriel’s So.......

Yet another Christian holiday comes to pass on this bright and sunny day. Today is Good Friday. It marks the day Jesus suffered and died for the sins of humanity. But look at that face—He doesn't let it get Him down! It's Good Friday because He knew how much Friday would always mean to us, and asked His publicist to put a good spin on the otherwise gloomy fact that He died today. The......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Looks like Spore is coming to the iPhone, too. People, do you know what weekend it is? It's Super Smash Bros. Brawl launch weekend!! GameStop will be holding Brawl tournaments and midnight launches this Saturday at 2,500 of its stores, including a number in Philadelphia (via). Joystiq has their own first impressions of the game, as well as a metareview. Finally, they also......

Remember those makeshift stables in Strawberry Mansion that animal cruelty investigators raided yesterday? Well, the owners of about 40 of the horses living there removed their animals yesterday, as ordered. About 20 more horses were allowed to stay in three garages on Fletcher Street near 27th that had been made into stables while owners of those properties made repairs. The other structures will be bulldozed today. Yesterday, City Council gave final approval to a lease......

Everyone, meet Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus's brother, Trace Cyrus. He's taken his Achy Breaky genetics and taken a sharp left toward electronica with his band Metro Station (MySpace), and he's taken Mason Musso, brother of Hannah Montana co-star Michel Musso, along for the ride. The band's electronic instrumentation and poppy vocals will both be on display tonight as Metro Station supports Cobra Starship (MySpace), the motherfuckin' band trying to board the motherfuckin' plane, at the......

'Twas the Sunday after Valentine's Day and all through the World Cafe Live, folks were stirring about, probably even mice. A familiar face graced the stage to prepare the audience for the night's headlining act. It was none other than Dawn Landes. Her weapon of choice varies (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano). Her songs, though, remain the same. At times upbeat and hopeful; at times, introspective and hopeless. She's touring the country in support of......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Some cool stuff is coming out of the NY Toy Fair, including pics of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull LEGO figures; some news and behind-the-scenes footage about upcoming movies like Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars; and Mattel Speed Racer toys. Apparently there's going to be a total......

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We like to compare bands to other bands when we talk about them. We find it helps to give a good idea of what they sound like. Once in a while, a band comes along whose sound we can't define as analagous to anyone else's. And as much as we've listened to Alabama indie rockers Wild Sweet Orange's five-song EP, The Whale, lately, we just can't come up with a "sounds like" for these guys.......

Despite their name, NYC four-piece Vampire Weekend (MySpace) is not a shoe-gazing, emo goth band. In fact, their self-titled debut LP, just released at the end of last month, is perhaps best described as "sunny" - the very antithesis of a vampire's idea of a good weekend. This band, beloved of many blogs (including us), performs bouncy, funny, clever, retro indie/punk/pop/New Wave songs about love. Their music is so fun it feels like there has......

Tomorrow night, One Republic is playing The Trocadero. We've never heard of them, and outside of the song that automatically pops up on their MySpace page, we have no idea what their music sounds like. So why are we previewing their show? Because their opening act is Eric Hutchinson (MySpace) whom we fell in love with when we caught him co-headlining at the World Cafe Live with Philly's own Matt Duke. So much so, in......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The cast is filling out for the upcoming Fox sci-fi drama Fringe, produced by, amongst others, man of the hour J.J. Abrams. Sounds like it's going to be an X-Files type of thing. We're down with that. Speaking of J.J., the director of the Abrams-produced Cloverfield is already in talks to do a sequel. Seeing that the recent controversy about Mass Effect made......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Friends, today is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day! Woo hoo! This Phillyist just took part by deleting his account, and he's feeling free and easy. Dude. Cheeseburger in a can. (Via Jason) Harvey Weinstein wants another Rambo movie, and already has an idea for a plot wherein the character would return to the United States. Yet more G.I. Joe casting......

Have a nominee for Asshole of the Week? Send it to us! Normally, kids get a pass for doing asshole-ish things. Let's face it, kids are just immature, and 95% of them will knock off most of the really asshole behavior by the time they're adults. But some kids are just shamefully, hopelessly doomed to a life of being assholes. A couple such kids are the eighth-grade dipshits who beat up a mentally challenged, partially......

We had very high hopes when we made our way to the Electric Factory for Y-Rock on XPN's FREEZEtival 2008. After all, Louis XIV (MySpace) delivers smart, edgy electro-rock, Editors' (MySpace) first two albums have gotten some pretty good critical reviews, and Hot Hot Heat (MySpace) is one of those bands that we remember enjoying like five years ago and lost track of, so we were eager to hear what they've been up to. First......

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. Every Time I Die, The Bled, and The Human Abstract Chameleon Club, Lancaster Mon, 3/17/08, 6PM $15 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Gavin Degraw Fillmore at the TLA Sun, 3/2/08, 8PM $21.50 Pre-sale: Wed, 10AM - Thu, 10PM, Ticketmaster......

It got cold all of a sudden, didn't it? We had a nice little mild winter going—just like we'd asked for—for a little while. But suddenly, it's, well, winter in Philadelphia. And winter means one thing: frigid, freezing weather. So, appropriately, Y-Rock on XPN is bringing FREEZEtival 2008 to the Electric Factory tomorrow night. When it comes to music that can get you feelin' warm and funky on a cold January night, not much can......

Know how once in a while, you hear about some awesome free concert that happened in New York or LA and wonder why we don't ever get those things in Philly? Wonder no longer, thanks to Malibu Rum, who will be bringing both free cocktails and a free show by indie-electro-pop darlings VHS or Beta (MySpace) to The Electric Factory this Saturday as part of their Malibu Winter Beach Bash tour. Wait, did we say......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Former Midway employee Patrick Goschy says he will "sue Nintendo for patent infringement, claiming that he created the idea of a motion controlled system very similar to the Wiimote/Nunchuk combo currently in use in Nintendo's Wii." Click through for a video he released of him showing off his system way back in 1999. John Rogers, who obviously has......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! I'm a music guy. I listen to a ton of music, and because of Phillyist, I've been able to hear a lot of great stuff I never would have heard otherwise. But, no......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! My favorite part about about being a Phillyist writer is the late-night orgies checking out all sorts of music I never would have heard of, let alone heard, if I wasn't involved......