Monthly Archives: July 2011
Stand Up at The Raven Leaves Our Midnight Anything But Dreary
Every Thursday night, the Raven Lounge in downtown Philadelphia makes the radical transformation from a hip, scenester club to a hip, scenester club with Stand Up comedy. It’s incredible. The Raven features modestly-priced drinks with the mandatory Philly specials, toys … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Events, Fun Stuff, Top 10 List
Dress Down Day No. 137
The after-after-after hours Brooklyn-bound train tends to be much more relaxed than any other time of day. It’s a nice break from the clusterfuck of New York; like nap time for grown ups.
I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Horrible Bosses
“Horrible Bosses” caters to the morbid fantasies of abused employees: the thought that your employer can simply disappear with the pulling of a trigger or the slicing and dicing of a kitchen knife. Bosses can make your life a living … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Review, Special Guest Blogger
Comedy Stands Up at NoChe in Center City Philadelphia
After promoting and advertising this event for quite some time, the sold out Comics on Chestnut event officially went down this past Friday night (7/22/11). The line up was spot-on as always, featuring some old favorites and some fresh faces. … Continue reading
WTF is this?! (of the moment)
from 40OZpimp. I’m not sure exactly what I’m watching, but I can’t look away. I didn’t think anyone could out-redneck the entire audience of a Professional Wrestling event, but it’s happened. The only good thing that could possibly come of … Continue reading
Wasted Talent (of the moment)
from MarkRonsonVEVO. Our morbid fascination with celebrity deaths was once again satiated this weekend with the loss of English singer-songwriter, Amy Winehouse. Her talent was unquestionable, but her death is not particularly a shocking or surprising event. We can’t have … Continue reading
Not Wasted Talent (of the moment)
from NakedFamousVEVO. The Naked and Famous certainly fall into the MGMT/Passion Pit/Phoenix mix of music that sounds exactly like them, but if you like that sort of trippy, poppy, dance music, you’ll totally love them just as much. Or have … Continue reading
Seeing Double: Top Ten Movie Clones Released Cheek-to-Cheek
Originality can be a rarity within the sparkly streets of Tinseltown, its cinematic offerings tending to consist of remakes, reboots, copycats and sequels which consistently dominate the worldwide box office. Just this week, Hollywood is presenting the US with Will … Continue reading
Filed under Fun Stuff, Movies, Review, Special Guest Blogger, Trailers
I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
And so it ends. Eight movies, all glorious; millions of fans, all utterly devoted; billions of dough flooding the bank, all very much deserved. The “Harry Potter” franchise truly has become a gigantic staple of contemporary popular culture, each magical … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Review, Special Guest Blogger
