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The Onion Ceases Distribution In D.C., Philadelphia
Culture Buzz A sad day for lovers of Joe Biden, satire.
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Vigilante Cell Phone Jammer Is A Bona Fide Super Hero
Culture Buzz Because he's the hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now. This is Eric, and he's fond of using an illegal cell phone jammer to silence people being loud and rude on Philadelphia's public transportation. Do they make these for iPods and babies?
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Penguin Storm Ahead
Culture Buzz NBC 10 Philadelphia meteorologist Bill Henley identified a severe penguin storm headed toward Harrisburg during his weather forecast Wednesday morning.
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NBA Dance Party
Sports Buzz This photo is amazing. During the Heat/76ers game, a rather fierce bout of voguing erupted. Heat indeed, Chris Bosh…Heat indeed. And keep a special eye out for LeBron James.
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Flyers Fans Gang Beat Rangers Fans After NHL Winter Classic
Sports Buzz The Big Lead uncovered this video that taints an otherwise awesome sporting event. This altercation broke out outside the famous Geno's cheesesteaks in South Philly on Monday - look for a knockout at :28. One of the Rangers fans was an off-duty cop and an Iraq War Vet.
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16 Beautiful Photos From The NHL Winter Classic
Sports Buzz Warmer than usual weather conditions delayed the start of the NHL's annual outdoor Winter Classic two hours on Monday, with the Rangers ultimately prevailing 3-2 over the Flyers at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The game, and stunning photography that accompanied it, was well worth the wait.
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Video: “It’s Always Sunny” Goes To The Jersey Shore
The gang goes to the Jersey Shore. And it is glorious. (via gotchamediablog.com)
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Video: Hair Band Cinderella Shills For Hot Dog Chain
Before becoming one of the '80s most iconic heavy metal recording artists, the Philly-based foursome got hairspray money by doing commercials for Pat's Chili Dogs. Air date: 1983. (via.)
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Guy Named Casey Anthony Getting Death Threats
TV Buzz Don't feel too sorry for him. He had his phone number on Facebook. (via mediaite.com)
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Image: Migratory Patterns Of Fresh Princes
Like the magnificent Swallows of Capistrano, the wild Princes of Fresh make a preternatural journey across thousands of miles. Boy are Will Smith's arms tired. Rimshot followed by groans.
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Image: A Visual Metaphor For Last Night’s Snow Storm
The Northeast got pounded by another blast of white stuff, bringing Washington D.C. to its knees and dropping more than twelve inches on New York. Last night on Philadelphia's Fox29, weatherman John Bolaris illustrated the rigid, punishing front.
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Video: Massive Explosion in Philadelphia
A leaking gas line exploded in Philadelphia this morning, killing one and injuring five, all of it caught on video. Horrifying and amazing at the same time.
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Link: Bike Share Technology is Coming to Philly
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uwishunu-PhillyFromTheInsi...
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Much like the systems already in place in Denver and Chicago, Philadelphia residents will soon be seeing pods springing up around town that will house the shared bikes. They are free for the first half hour of use, after that small charges accrue every additional 30 minutes.
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Link: Philadelphia’s Blogger License: $300
http://citypaper.net/articles/2010/08/19/blogging-busines...
Yes, even your crappy Blogspot site about the cheese your cat likes will be subject to the licensing fee. The city considers any blog with the potential for revenue to be a business, and thus subject to their bureaucratic restrictions.
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Image: Efforts in Philadelphia to Save Showpiece Ships
Three historic but badly aging ships sit along the Delaware River as supporters pursue various schemes to revive them.
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Video: Death of the Drexel Shaft
An early morning implosion of the Amtrak Steam Plant called Drexel Shaft near 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Never heard of it. But I like to watch things go boom. via.
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Link: Art to Make You Laugh (and Cry)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/arts/design/28philly.ht...
There is a particularly Philadelphian brand of hardy, low-budget, do-it-yourself, do-it-for-love creativeness evident in art and art spaces across the city.
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Racist Pool Club
Culture Buzz The terrible staff at The Valley Swim Club barred a bunch of Black campers from swimming after fear that they would change “the complexion of the club.” The club, which boasts “open membership,” is apparently welcoming to all types of Caucasian, bigoted a-holes.
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Link: Fake SEPTA Sign Tells It Like It Is
http://www.philebrity.com/2009/06/15/widespread-septa-hac...
For weeks now, we've been hearing tell of a very well-executed signage prank, laid all over, deep within the byways of SEPTA that, once and for all, aiming to tell the truth about what is perhaps the nation's most inefficient (and certainly the most surly) public transit system. This is that sign.
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Link: Car Hits Philly Crowd, Killing 3 Kids; Mom Injured
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
AP - A woman is in critical condition after a car being chased by Philadelphia police crashed into a crowd and killed three young children, at least one of them hers.
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Video: Sarah Palin Booed at Hockey Game
Sarah Palin was met with a chorus of boos Saturday night at a hockey game in Philadelphia. The “Hockey Mom” was in town to drop the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers' season opener, but this town doesn't take too kindly to strangers. These are the same fans who threw a rain of batteries at J.D. Drew and hurled snowballs at Santa Claus. So, you've got to wonder, what were Palin's handlers thinking?
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