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OFFICE SPACE: 34 Ad Reps Given Pink Slips
NEW YORK Less than a week after about 70 newsroom employees were laid off at the Philadelphia Inquirer, at least 34 advertising positions – including 16 part-timers – are being cut today at Philadelphia Newspapers, which handles business operations for the Inquirer and Daily News.Henry Holcomb, president of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia, said the affected employees were being informed Monday morning one by one, with union representatives sitting in on the meetings with management. “We have just gotten word and they are in the process of informing them now,” Holcomb said about the impacted employees, who are among […]
GAYBO: Zane Insane For 2007! Sal’s On 12th Goes Way Gay! Dreamgirls Is Gay All Day! Hooray For Gay!
BY TOMMY ZANE Weeks have just flown by and I’ve been oh, so silent. But that just means more chat to share with you, my pets! Ah, The Holidaze — finally over. Yeesh. No hospitalizations or friendships ended in a fury of expletives, thank Goddess. After listening to James Brown for nearly two hours, New Years Eve I was wasted on champagne and vodka — a deadly combination. Frolicking in a makeshift Stevie Nicks-style skirt, spinning in circles to the sounds of Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy” nearly made me barf. Other New Year’s hotspots: Robert Drake and company held court at […]
Penn Brainiac Charged With Bashing Wife’s Brains Out
Prosecutors, however, said his alibi didn’t hold up. Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor has said the scene was staged to look like a burglary. “Dr. Robb lied to the police about an obvious motive for this murder, his knowledge of his wife’s recent plans to divorce him and obtain a significant portion of his wealth,” according to an affidavit by Upper Merion police Detective David Gershanick. Robb was charged with first- and third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence and lying to authorities. His wife, Ellen Robb, 49, had told relatives and others that she […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos on today’s Fresh Air.
NOW PLAYING: At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art
A few moments later, the doors opened, and visitors began to pour in – a woman with a cane, a woman in a wheelchair, a man with a cane, a young man with an earring, a mother with toddler – all focused intently on the huge painting. This was the moment, the culmination of an intense campaign to raise a record amount of money to keep this iconic painting in the city. There were so many people crowding in and pointing and looking that the gallery and the crowded hall outside were enveloped with a blockbuster aura. Hundreds streamed by […]
GUNCRAZY: Death Knocks On Door Of Oxford Circle Man, Described As Tall, Dark And Evil
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Police are searching for any clues after a 25-year-old man was shot to death while answering the door to his Oxford Circle home Sunday. Officials said Jamie “Jimmy” Fuentes was fatally shot while opening the front door of his home on the 1200 block of Alcott Street just before 10:30 a.m. The suspect fired four shots at the entrance to the home while Fuentes? young stepson was inside, police said. Fuentes was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. […] Investigators are hoping fingerprints from Fuentes’ front door will lead to a suspect. […]
HIGHER COURT: Ex-Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist Was Drug Addict, Suffered Hallucinations, Believed CIA Was Out To Get Him, According To FBI
Also detailed in the declassified file was Rehnquist’s 1981 hospital stay for treatment of back pain and his dependence on powerful prescription pain-relief medication. The FBI investigated his dependence on Placidyl, which Rehnquist had taken for at least 10 years, according to a summary of a 1970 medical examination. When Rehnquist checked into a hospital in 1981 for a weeklong stay, doctors stopped administering the drug, causing what a hospital spokesman at the time said was a “disturbance in mental clarity.” The FBI file, citing one of his physicians, said Rehnquist experienced withdrawal symptoms that included trying to escape the […]
INCONVENIENT TRUTH: Unsettlingly Warm Out Today
“The stretch of unseasonably warm weather is unprecedented and will be above normal for almost 30 days in a row now. Our normal is 38,” CBS 2 Meteorologist John Bolaris said.[…] The main force behind the record warmth is mostly related to El Nino, a weather phenomenon that occurs every several years and usually creates milder winter for the northeast. El Nino occurs when waters off the Peruvian coast continue to warm late in the year. The phenomenon was first mentioned over 110 years ago by Peruvian fishermen who were perplexed by the strange weather, but even more baffled by […]
Cops Smash Another West Philly Pirate DVD Mill, Curbside Supply No Longer Meeting Demand For Hidden Camera Rips Of Rocky And Happy Feet
Yesterday, authorities said they had broken up the operation at 48th and Walnut Streets, arresting one man – whom police did not identify – on suspicion of trademark counterfeiting, and seizing goods with titles ranging from Rocky Balboa and Happy Feet to classics such as Cinderella. “Anything you want to see in the movies is what’s in here,” Detective Frank Straup said last night, motioning to neat piles, arranged from current titles to older ones, with adult entertainment on one side and CDs in the back. Films were recorded crudely, with a camera sneaked into a theater. In another room, […]
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME: Houston 10 Year Old Hangs Self On Bunkbed After Watching Saddam Swing; Local Kid Fucks His Shit Up After Watching Jackass 2
HOUSTON – A 10-year-old boy was apparently mimicking Saddam Hussein’s execution when he hanged himself from a bunk bed, police and family members said. Sergio Pelico was found dead Sunday in his apartment bedroom after watching a news report on the execution of the former Iraqi leader, said Webster Police Lt. Tom Claunch. “Our gut reaction is that he was experimenting,” Claunch said after officials spoke with family members. An autopsy of the fifth-grader’s body was pending. Julio Gustavo, Sergio’s uncle, described the boy as happy and curious. He said Sergio had watched TV news with another uncle on Saturday […]
GAMBLOR: Rule Of Thumb, Never Takes Iggles Superbowl Odds From A Girl Who Can’t Find Her Top
“Prior to the Titans loss, the Birds dropped three of their previous four despite being the favorites in each game. Obviously a huge reason for their late season rally has been the reemergence of Jeff Garcia as a top flight QB. Since taking over the QB duties, Garcia has completed 62% of his passes while throwing 10 touchdowns to 2 interceptions. Garcia?s familiarity with the West Coast offense obviously made his transition to starter that much easier. […] The best part of all is if you were to bet the Philadelphia Eagles to win the 2007 Super Bowl heading into […]
UFO Crashes Thru Roof, Fucks Up Empty Nesters’ Dream Bathroom, Feds Alerted, Test Results For Kryptonite Pending; Neighbors All Agree, ‘Most Exciting Thing’ In Six Years At Least
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey. Nobody was injured when the golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup, struck the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night. Federal officials sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft. The rough-surfaced object, with a metallic glint, was displayed Wednesday by police. “There’s some great interest in what we have here,” said Lt. Robert Brightman. “It’s rather unusual. I haven’t seen anything like it […]