BY AMY Z. QUINN We know how it is: so many words to read, so little time to surf for free porn. That’s why every week, PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you, freeing up valuable nanoseconds that can now be better spent ‘roughing up the suspect’ over at Suicide Girls or what have you. Every Thursday we pore over those time-consuming cover stories and give you the takeaway, suss out the cover art, warn you off the ink-wasters and steer you towards the gooey caramel center of each edition. Why? Because we like you. ON THE COVER: CITY PAPER: […]
NEWS CLUES: It’s Like Adderall For Your Eyeballs
GET REAL ESTATE: Subprime Crisis Spurs Home Loan Interest Rate Freeze WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has hammered out an agreement to freeze interest rates on certain subprime mortgages for five years to combat an escalating number of home foreclosures, congressional aides said Wednesday. A person familiar with the matter said the rate freeze would apply to borrowers with loans made from Jan. 1, 2005, through July 30 of this year with rates that are scheduled to rise between Jan. 1, 2008, and July 31, 2010; likewise, the program would only be available for owner-occupied homes — to ensure the […]
SERGE GAINSBOURG & BRIDGITTE BARDOT
“Bonnie & Clyde” RELATED: The young Center City Philadelphia couple charged with stealing many identities and tens of thousands of dollars to live a lavish lifestyle (see related story) has been arraigned on additional charges that they burglarized neighbors’ apartments as part of the alleged scheme. Bail for Jocelyn Kirsch was increased to $105,000, and bail for Edward Anderton was raised to $130,000, based on the new charges. Parents of the two defendants were in the courtroom and looking distraught on Thursday morning. Both families were expected to post bail, after which Kirsch was expected to return to her family’s […]
FORECAST: Positively Himalayan
[Hat tip to reader ANSEL ADAMS for this snap of Sixth & Passyunk taken moments ago] Light snow developing by midday could hamper the afternoon rush hour. Snow showers have already hit Harrisburg and Lancaster, as a storm system moves eastward, having already blanketed the Midwest. The snow could become steady this afternoon in the Philadelphia area, before ending late tonight, according to a National Weather Service snow advisory. Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches of snow are expected. MORE
Ever Get The Feeling Stephen A. Smith Is Mad At You?
“And when you look at the internet business, what’s dangerous about it is that people who are clearly unqualified get to disseminate their piece to the masses. I respect the journalism industry, and the fact of the matter is …someone with no training should not be allowed to have any kind of format whatsoever to disseminate to the masses to the level which they can. They are not trained. Not experts. More important are the level of ethics and integrity that comes along with the quote-unquote profession hasn’t been firmly established and entrenched in the minds of those who’ve been […]
NEWS CLUES: It’s Like Adderall For Your Eyeballs
Italian Court Orders Tweety Bird, Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck Testify ROME, Italy (AP) — Tweety may get a chance to take the witness stand and sing like a canary. An Italian court ordered the animated bird, along with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and his girlfriend Daisy, to testify in a counterfeiting case. In what lawyers believe was a clerical error worthy of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a court in Naples sent a summons to the characters ordering them to appear Friday in a trial in the southern Italian city, officials said. The court summons cites Titti, Paperino, Paperina, Topolino […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Top Five Things You Should Know About Madlib At The Starlight Ballroom Last Night
WHEN THE SAINTS COME MARCHING IN: Madlib, Starlight Ballroom, Last Night NWA member Arabian Prince was nice enough to start the Bounce Tour early for the Starlight, queuing up a soundtrack of some old and new beats. Even better, Prince tested the crowd’s knowledge of some of the oldest jams, only to scoff at the general level of MC ignorance in the audience. It would appear that he’s still “with attitude.” Percee P has been in the game 19 years longer than you, and therefore is a far doper MC than you could ever hope to be. As if his […]
KILLADELPHIA: One More Dead Since U Went To Bed
Two men were shot – one fatally – last night in Powelton Village, police said. The shooting occurred just before 11 p.m. at 40th and Green Streets in West Philadelphia. A 26-year-old, shot once in the abdomen, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead a few minutes after midnight, police said. The homicide was the city’s 370th this year. The other man, 45, was in stable condition at HUP with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. Another man was critically wounded this morning in the 100 block of West Thelma Street […]
SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS: 1000 Nights
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings with Budos Band Friday, December 14, 2007 Fillmore at the TLA 334 South Street Philadelphia, PA Doors: 8:00 pm | Show: 9:00 pm
NEWS CLUES: It’s Like Adderall For Your Eyeballs
Supremes Say City Council Has NO Say Over Casino Built In, Um, The City SugarHouse has won a major victory in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in its fight to build a casino on Philadelphia’s waterfront. The high court has ruled in favor of SugarHouse Casino in its battle with city council over zoning and other necessary approvals. Councilman Frank DiCicco has led the casino fight in council. His spokesman is Brian Abernathy: “We were surprised – maybe not shocked, but certainly surprised. More than anything, I think we’re outraged by the court’s decision.” Abernathy, who says he interprets the high […]
TONIGHT: Madlibs, Peanut Butter & A Wolf
BY EVA LIAO Madlib is a super-mysterious musical magician. He’s involved in a billion different hip-hop projects, and chances are you’ve heard his music. But you wouldn’t know it since he’s so low-key and rarely gives interviews. When speaking to his publicist, she says, “Madlib only does interviews on select months.” Then real nonchalant-like, she’s all, “you’d be lucky to catch him during an ‘on’ month.” It seems it’s all a ploy to keep things simplistic at bay. But the irony is that there’s nothing simplistic about his music. In fact, the story of Madlib is actually a bit complicated […]