What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. What Would Jesus Really Do? (Mon, 8PM-9PM, CNN) - A discussion of how Jesus might respond to various contemporary issues, like the war in Iraq, global warming, and the divide between rich and poor. Includes commentary from various "experts," including Jerry Falwell. Christmas Specials (Mon, 8PM-9PM, ABC; Mon, 8PM-11PM, NBC; Mon, 8PM-10PM, AMC; Mon, 10PM-11:30PM, WHYY) - Some of these have already played this month, and we......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With - Jeff Garlin plays a rather pathetic Chicago actor who lives with his mother, and who, in the opening scenes of the film, gets dumped by his girlfriend, loses a part to Aaron Carter, and leaves an Overeaters Anonymous meeting to go to an ice cream parlor. When he falls for a girl there (Sarah Silverman), it could mean......

Maybe you've been missing out, all this time, on www.BadmintonStamps.com, written by Philabuster and SkinnySlim, two witty, sometimes charmingly snarky, guys who are way more up on the music-slash-party scene in Philadelphia and Brooklyn than you are. Their great site has two battling playlists to keep you entertained at work; music and other news from Philly and that still-sometimes affordable borough; and hot links to songs carefully paired with the long soundbite-sized posts. Check......

The Inquirer says last night's fifth, and next to last, televised mayoral candidate debate was pretty much boring and pointless. The only interesting bit was when all the other candidates violently disagreed with Nutter's "stop-and-frisk everybody" idea. But what, you ask, is up in the mayoral race these days, anyway? Well, according to political strategists and recent polls, Nutter's coming up strong (he's "running like Secretariat," in fact), and the race may now be......

This Spring is the third anniversary of Lifeknot, online meeting place for people of all ages, based solely on interests and hobbies. The CEO and founder, Matt Muro, began Lifeknot after using online dating services that seemed to force an instant romantic relationship. “I felt that online dating sites rushed people into the relationship stage of a friendship and social networking sites linked you to so many people that the intimacy of establishing a......

Girls Rock Philly is part of a foundation that works to run summer camps for local girls, ages ten through eighteen, in which they get the opportunity to "make their own band." In the process, they do musical training, while also honing their song writing skills and learning how to design band merchandise. Girls Rock Camp began in Portland, Oregon, in 2000, and this year will be its first summer in Philly. In an effort......

Implosions are awesome. Just ask the thousands of people who crowded into South Philly's streets, and eventually, onto Interstate 76 to watch the implosion of Veterans Stadium at 7:00 AM on March 21, 2004. Some kept their Saturday night parties raging until morning. Others got an early start to their Sundays. Both groups had their drinks to keep them going: beer in paper bags or Wawa coffee in paper cups. Phillyist was part of the......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Almost 40 covers of "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" with even more in the comments. Probably not advisable to listen to them all in a row (in fact, we suspect that's a form of torture prohibited by the Geneva Conventions), but certainly a fun well to dip into every once in a while. (Via) Damn it, why couldn't Al have been this......

For some reason we've yet to determine, it's nearly impossible to finish Elite -ist before one a.m. It wasn't a problem when we were undergrads, but it's not a lot of fun now. Austinist: Want to go to an awesome festival in December? Parisist: We still think this looked like fun. Bostonist: Shiny things? Really? We could win that. SFist: We sure hope this video is still online by the time Elite -ist is published!......

No, this isn’t a Halloween post, though it could be. Viva Voce will be playing at Johnny Brenda’s on Friday the 13th (cue sinister music here) with Silversun Pickups and Like a Fox. Viva Voce just put out a new album (see subject line for title), the fourth album from this Alabama-moved-to-Oregon husband/wife team. In a word, their sound is “smooth,” a mix of Air and Pink Floyd, but with a female lead. The......

Bensalem police have arrested 27 people, the majority of whom are youngsters, supposedly responsible for more than 1500 acts of vandalism totalling more than $100,000 worth of damage. The best part is, the vandals were found because they were bragging about their exploits on MySpace. A friend of a friend of ours tracked down one of the people who mugged her on MySpace, too. Ah, MySpace: home of the modern band, and the stupid criminal.......

The Ten Commandments (Mon and Tue; 9PM-11PM; ABC) - Passover and Easter are on their way, and you know what that means: time to watch The Ten Commandments on TV! But wait a minute - this isn't the old Charlton Heston Ten Commandments; this is a new two-part TV mini-series starring Dougray Scott as Moses, Naveen Andrews (from "Lost"), Claire Bloom, and Omar Sharif. Miniseries produced for ABC have turned out to be surprisingly good......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Like most people we know, Phillyist finds clowns a little...creepy. So we were rather amused by this game I Hate Clowns, in which floppy, seemingly unconscious clowns are tossed up into the air and you are required to chuck metal "pies" at them (hitting them while they're in the air gets you the most points). Each level has a different point goal and......

Phillyist is not one to discriminate. We understand that there are actually interesting things that go on in the suburbs. Or at least we’re told. Saturday night July 16th, Portland, Oregon’s Lion Fever will test this theory out for us in West Chester. The Skyline Drive, aforementioned Lion Fever and Bellmer Dolls are playing a 21+ show at Rex’s Bar, 344 West Gay St., one of the few venues outside of Philly that actually plays......

Vital Stats - Brad Maule (a.k.a. B. Love) - 28 years old - Grew up in Tyrone, PA - Creator, phillyskyline.com What do you do for a living? I work for a web-hosting company, doing web site consulting and design. I am a freelance photographer for AOL CityGuide and I have contributed to skyscrapers.com, which features skyscrapers from all over the world. It’s called emporis.com now. I’ve been doing that for about three and......