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People, people, people. We know we begged of you last week to vote your hearts out for Shane Victorino. And as it turns out, y'all listened to us! So, we're calling on your super voting powers again; this time to bring the Travelocity Gnome to Philadelphia. He's gotta beat out Boston and DC and right now Philly is neck-and-neck with that swampoodle down south. (Ed. note: Sorry, DCist.) So do your civil duty and bring that little guy over here!

No, this isn't about tomorrow's primary election (although you should be sure to vote in that, too), it's about local band and one-time Phillyist interview Liam and Me (MySpace). Their video for "Say It Out Loud" (embedded here) is in the running to become this week's "Freshman" video on mtvU. Don't get mtvU? Doesn't matter! Vote anyway (an unlimited number of times, even) and show those college kids one more way that Philadelphia is awesome.

The folks over at the bi-partisan Committee of Seventy want to make sure that we all get to the polls on May 19th to vote in the primary election. We think it's a noble goal, so we just wanted to join them in reminding you that the deadline for applying for an absentee or alternative ballot is May 12th at 5:00pm. You can visit VotesPA for more information on the election and voting. You can sign up for deadline alerts and even find your local polling place. Like we said during the 2008 Presidential election: if you don't vote, you can't complain. So vote.

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Last Friday, we mentioned that friend-of-Phillyist Chris Illuminati was competing in the semifinals of Broken Pencil's Indie Writers Deathmatch 2009. Thanks, no doubt, to many of you, Chris managed to advance in the finals, securing his place by a single vote. Said final round ends at midnight on Sunday, so take a few seconds to support Chris (who's currently trailing 48% to 52%). Remember: you're allowed to vote once an hour, so set yourself a timer and vote often. Because, after all, you've gotta support the home team.

PhillyBurbs.com blogger and friend-to-Phillyist Chris Illuminati (yes, that's his real name) is in the fight of his life right now (okay, so he's had an easy life), competing for a top spot in Broken Pencil's Indie Writers Deathmatch 2009. So far, Chris has beat out one worthy competitor, but he'll have to beat another to make it to the finals, and his huge lead has narrowed over the past few days. He's still winning by a more-than-respectable 14 points, but in the final days of the semifinals, the score can shift quickly. So click on over, take 30 seconds to register, and show some Philly pride by voting for Illuminati. He'd do the same for you.

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You know how we're always popping in right about here to tell you what you can't miss? Well, to miss this would be downright irresponsible. More importantly, it would rob you of every American's fundamental right to demand change, to join together in one of two (or any one of several decidedly quieter, although no less vital, third party) voices and express yourself in the most important venue there is: the voting booth.

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Would many LGBT folks actually support McCain in the first place? Not that we don't love an Obama presence at OutFest. Shame he won't be there himself, but if you have $2,300…

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Dear Philadelphia Voters:

We admit it: we were some of the people utterly pooh-poohing the notion that Pennsylvania would be at all relevant in the presidential primaries, much less the hotbed of Democratic campaigning it’s turned into over the last few weeks. We were really just used to not mattering. But lo! What light through yonder voting-machine-curtain breaks? ‘Tis Chelsea Clinton, and Obama starting some shit that’s all the rage on the news channels. Guess we matter after all. You like us, DNC, you really like us!

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.

Did you ever imagine yourself getting paid to be a food critic? Most of us have at one point. (We bet that food critic is on your dream job wish list right below travel writer.) Surely most of us will never reach Craig LaBan status, but here's a way that we can all rate our favorite restaurants and receive something in return. Zagat's is calling for reviews of Philadelphia area restaurants in their online survey. They are offering a free copy of the resulting Philadelphia Restaurants guide book to all participants in the survey. The only catch is that you have to create a login for their site, and will most certainly be bombarded with emails in the future, but that's nothing unusual. Once you sign into the Philadelphia Restaurants survey, you will be asked to rate the restaurants, which are listed by neighborhood. Or you can just dive right into the full list comprised of restaurants in the city and also many suburban spots. Warning: if you dine out as often as Phillyist, this survey might be a little bit of a time suck. But instead of mindlessly searching the internet for celebrity gossip during your next lunch break, devote twenty minutes or so to this task. We think that the payoff of a free guide is worth it. Even if you don't have time to complete the whole survey in one sitting, you have until March 23, 2008 to submit your votes. So get voting and get your free book!

OK, we'll admit, the title of this post is deliberately sensationalistic, but every part of it is true, in one way or another. Anyway, it got your attention, right?

• Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye.
• Shanghaiist was shocked to find a cameltoe in the city's only English-language paper.
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