On Sunday I attended my second ever NFL game. The first game I attended was the Giants at the Redskins. The outcome of that game was inconsequential to my overall enjoyment of the matchup. I liked neither the Giants nor the Redskins. I don’t even think I really enjoyed the experience. It was mainly a function of the ridiculous drive that has to be made in order to reach FedEx Field (the home of the......

If you're looking for a fun yet complex novel to read in Rittenhouse on upcoming crisp fall days, look no further than local author Matthew Quick's debut novel The Silver Linings Playbook. At once comically dark (think Coen Brothers) and touching, this is a book that will have you cringing at the actions of the main character Pat Peoples while also whole-heartedly rooting for him as he attempts to assimilate himself back into society. Told......

Last night, in case you missed it, the Eagles were topped by familiar foe Dallas. If you did miss it, shame on you. The teams combined for 54 first half points. If you didn't miss it, you'll know that six of those points were not awarded to DeSean Jackson. We all know rookies make rookie mistakes from time to time. Intentionally dropping a ball on the ground at the one-yard line is not a rookie......

The Eagles’ single game tickets went on sale today at 10 AM. Birds fans across the nation sat white-knuckled at their keyboards staring at Ticketmaster’s website around 9:42 AM. Were you shut out? You’re not alone; here is a recreation of what happened…......

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......

I’m filling in for Ross this week with Asshole of the Week, and the honorable fossilized simpleton from Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter, is my selection for this prestigious award. This camera-ready attention whore, who is so desperate for air time that he calls up 610-WIP every Monday morning and eagerly reveals how little he knows about Philadelphia sports while the majority of the hosts' mics are turned off in order to stifle their stupefied laughter,......

As a member of the Writers’ Guild of America, I am not really allowed to write posts for Phillyist, so you probably have noticed that there hasn’t been much from me on the site since the Philadelphia Eagles’ merciful demise. (By the way, this is all code for “I have been feeling really lazy” – Karl Rove’s words – lately and have been trying to do as little thinking as possible.) But something annoyed the......

Ah, what I wouldn't give to be the average George Bush supporter at this very moment in time. If I could, then I could delusionally ignore what I have just seen and pretend like everything is all right with "the home team." Yes, the Eagles just thoroughly dominated the overmatched Jets! Yes, there are WMDs hidden behind one of the flat-screen TVs in Saddam Hussein's palatial domain that just haven't been found yet! Yes, voting......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. What Perez Says About the VMAs (Tue, 9PM-10PM, VH1) - Everyone's favorite internet celebrity gossip master turns his wit upon MTV's Video Music Awards. Moving from the internet to TV seems like a backwards step to us. Although of course we wouldn't turn down the offer of a Phillyist TV show if somebody wanted to help us make one... P.O.V. (Tue, 10PM-11:30PM, PBS [WHYY]) - The film......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Heroes (Mon; 9PM-10PM; NBC) - As we mentioned in Whiz last week, Christopher Eccleston - Doctor Who himself! - is joining the cast of the show this week as an invisible man named Claude (tee hee). Meanwhile, Nathan and Simone try to help Peter, Hiro goes looking for a samurai sword, Horn-Rimmed Glasses works on taking care of Sylar, and the police hold and question Niki. So,......

Statistically, the Philadelphia Eagles have the number one best offense in the league, but you would have thought we had the number one worst offense from the game we played against the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Linc Sunday afternoon. Of course, we also are number one in the NFL for dropped passes, and that particular number one we did live up to; our receivers dropped plenty more, apparently in the hopes of keeping us......

You may have perhaps heard at some point this week that an NFL team known as the Dallas Cowboys is coming to town this Sunday night to play against our Philadelphia Eagles. You may also remember that said Cowboys have playing for them a fellow named Terrell Owens, who used to play for us. What does all of that mean? It means, as the AP so aptly puts it, that the T.O. circus is coming......

Just as fans were coming to terms with the Phils missing the playoffs, they switched to Fox and saw that their next big hope, the Philadelphia Eagles, were quickly on their way to a mediocre 2 - 2 start to their season. The Eagles, who followed up a tough opening night loss to Atlanta with two wins over the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, went down quickly to the Kansas City Chiefs, who pounced......

The Philadelphia Eagles begin their 2005 campaign to Super Bowl XL tonight in Atlanta. The game is a rematch of last season's NFC Championship game, which the Eagles won over the Falcons in order to get to Super Bowl XXXIX. In addition to our normal preparations for tonight's game (scripting our John Madden jokes, duct taping our Ike Reese jerseys), we also went to our staff and the Philadelphia blogosphere to get a sense of......