Just got back from the Phillies World Series Celebration Parade, very good time! It was made even better by the complete lack of Mummers. It was really nice to see so many happy people having fun and behaving for the most part, maybe they’re just exhausted from the two previous nights of car-burning, luggage-stealing debauchery. [...]

Porcelain Suffers Crushing Defeat: I like Kevin Smith a lot (the man, not his movies), he’s a funny no-bullshit kind of guy and a very informed movie reviewer. So I’m sad to hear (and see!) just how obese he has gotten. Smith recently broke a toilet. Ooof! Pull it together Kev, quit the pot, hit [...]

More Sleeveface: Are you in a pissy mood like me? Here’s a little sleeveface to brighten your dark soul. Need Another Reason to Dislike Denis Leary? I don’t. This pretend-fireman, pretend-hockey player and legit joke thief has been ripping off comedians (entire bits from Bill Hicks) for years.  His comedy career-defining bit “I’m an Asshole” [...]

Philly-based photographer Michael T. Regan shot The Hold Steady at the World Cafe Live last May and has some stellar pictures to prove it. View Slideshow »

Sorry Firefox, There’s a New IE Hater in Town! Hey designers and developers, you thought checking your code for two browsers on two platforms was a pain? Let the CSS hacks begin! Google Chrome hopes to be your new web browser and more importantly, the catchall utility to manage your web experience and your life. [...]

“Move it son, I need your toys, I’m making serious stuff here!” – Sorry chubby-fingered little ones, Legos are not toys anymore. They are the premiere building material for robot nerds and conceptual artists alike. So you can stop building that stupid little house, junior. It’s crap compared to this stuff: The Art of Brick: [...]

Must Read: Patton Oswalt gave an inspiring speech at the graduation ceremony of his old high school. It is quite awesome: hysterical and heartfelt. “The week before graduation I strangled a hobo. Oh wait, that’s a different story. That was college.  I’m speaking at my college later this month. I’ve got both speeches here.  Let me sum up [...]

Green Before Green was Hot: Those thrifty and stylish recyclists and reusers at ReadyMade are now offering a digital edition of an entire printed issue. Make sure you take a look-see at the cool, recycled sheds near the back. It would make for a nice weekend project, if a weekend consisted of 250 days. While [...]