Philadelphia – November 08, 2006- Today America’s oldest cultural institution, the Library Company of Philadelphia, celebrates its 275th anniversary with a gala celebration. In 1731, at the age of 25, Benjamin Franklin and fifty of his friends founded the Library Company of Philadelphia so that people of moderate means could better themselves through reading. Today, 275 years later, the Library Company is the nation’s oldest continuously operating library and is home to more than 500,000 volumes documenting American history and culture from the 17th through 19th centuries. The institution continues to operate as a functioning library for the general public […]
HOT DOCUMENT: Reporter’s Notebook, Dateline 400 N. Broad, 1:30 PM
reception is mixed. there were rumors that the dmes [Deputy Managing Editors] had tried to stage a palace coup last week. this may be tierney‘s way of paying back their disloyalty. i can’t imagine that marimow will want to keep them on. those suspected of signing the petition for amanda‘s removal looked very glum. amanda appeared to be taking it bravely. i thought she looked relieved, though some seemed to think she was biting back tears. Some believe ann [Gordon] will stay on long enough to be the hatchet woman. as far as marimow [pictured lower right, demonstrating how he […]
LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD: Music Man Hal Wilner Phones Home, DeLuca Accepts The Charges
On this Saturday afternoon, Willner, the record producer renowned for daring multi-artist albums such as his new The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited, is wearing his hat as music director of Saturday Night Live. On his desk at 30 Rock, there are Cecil Taylor and Jelly Roll Morton CDs, and across his T-shirt Chuck Berry is doing the duck walk as Willner goes about the nerve-wracking task of scoring a live television show that is being rewritten as the day goes on. […] His far-ranging musical sensibility makes Willner, 49, the perfect man for this job […]
THIS JUST IN: AMANDA BENNETT OUT AS INKY EDITOR, NPR’S BILL MARIMOW IN
Announced just minutes ago in a newsroom meeting at 400 North Broad. Also, Inquirer Editorial Page Editor Chris Satullo now to report directly to publisher Brian Tierney. More details as they come in. In the meantime, here’s Marimow’s CV: Bill Marimow is NPR?s ombudsman, a position he assumed in October 2006. Before joining NPR in May 2004, Marimow had worked in newspapers for the previous 34 years. He was editor of The Baltimore Sun for four years, beginning in 2000, and managing editor for six years before that. During his years at The Sun, the newspaper received Pulitzer Prizes for […]
FEARMONGER: Meaningless Terror War News
We will not miss stories like this clogging media arteries like a hot pork injection: Threatening Note Found on Philadelphia Plane, Prompts Search A plane that was heading to Philadelphia from San Diego, was searched after a passenger reported finding a threatening note onboard. After the flight landed around 3pm on Tuesday, it was held for about an hour, while it was searched by a bomb squad. It was searched in a remote location, and the runway where it landed was shut down.The passengers and crew that were on the plane, were transported to the terminal by bus. After the […]
These Are Your Rights: WAR IS OVER, IF YOU WANT IT
From: sean@r5productions.com Subject: [R5] Hey You! Don’t Forget To Vote Today ! Date: November 7, 2006 2:27:23 AM EST To: ALL Hello – Just a reminder for you go out and vote today (no matter who the candidate) In Pennsylvania (and Philadelphia) voting takes place between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM. To find your polling place go to this page and enter in the address where you last registered to vote. If you moved since 2004 and you did not register, you can still vote at your old polling place! See this blog post for more info. Our friends getting […]
REMINDER: You Heard It First, Folks
Phawker, November 2nd: Inquirer To Lose 150 Jobs Rest of Media, November 7th: THIS JUST IN Inquirer To Lose 150 Jobs
ENDORSEMENTS: Inquirer Almost Gets It Right, Again
INKY EDITORIAL BOARD: In the Eighth District, Republican incumbent MIKE FITZPATRICK vows to remain a moderate in his caucus. He calls for a new Iraq strategy, understands conservation issues, and knows his district well, having served 10 years as a county official. The Democrat, Iraq veteran Patrick J. Murphy, needs more seasoning. We’re guessing this was some kind of innoculation against the inevitable cries of ‘liberal bias’ the Inquirer Editorial Board would open themselves up to out in the exurbs if they endorsed the entire Democrat side of the dance card. What a buncha pussies! Sometimes there just isn’t two […]
GAYBO: First We Take Santorum; Joan Collins At The Forrest; Woody’s For Sale?
TOMMY ZANE REPORTS: It’s Election Eve 2006 and I’m just up to my ears in excitement! Now, remember to stick to the plan: First we take Santorum, then the rest of The GOP in 2008. The Hillary/Obama ticket is gonna rock those Republican bitches into the next decade! You may ask, is the world ready for a dyke and a black man? HELLS YES! If the last eight years has proven anything it is this: You simply cannot drop the soap in front of a Republican. It’s too risky. Republicans are just too unstable, too many are just barely holding […]
COVER WARS: Whose Artfag Kung-Fu Is Stronger?
HOLD THE PHONE! What’s this? Jeebus, nobody saw this coming, not even us — and we run this thing. In a surprise move, the People’s Paper trumps both PW and the CP this week with this inspired cover art for the DN’s story on online predator/quickchange artist Jeffrey Marsalis. Not only did the DN trump both weeklies’ artfag kung-fu — sorry ladies, neither of you ‘popped’ this week, hey, it happens — but they are the only major publication we are aware that actually found a real life monster to put on their cover for Halloween. Well done People Paper […]
WIDESPREAD PANIC: 150 Newsroom Jobs To Be Axed; Inky/DN Rumormill In Overdrive; ‘People Are Shitting Bricks In Here’
After a brief lull in the suspense when all parties involved agreed to a 30-day contract extension, the tension in the newsrooms of the Daily News and The Inquirer has racheted back up to fever-pitch. “People are shitting bricks in here,” says a newsroom source who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity.”And nobody is saying anything. There’s been no word from the newsroom leadership about any of this, just a lot of rumors, speculation and panic…Almost all of our stars are under 40 and [with the seniority rule] this would just wipe out most of our best reporters. As […]
I LUV LUDI: Ludacris To Star In The New Black ‘Fame’ Set At High School For The Creative and Performing Arts
MTV’s nighttime network The N has signed a development deal with actor, rap artist and producer Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges as he takes his first step into the television production industry. The N, MTV Networks’ programming arm available in 52 million households, has tapped the star for its new drama Halls of Fame, on which he will serve as executive producer as well as starring in it and producing the original music. Driven by today’s most popular music, the drama features multi-talented students at the Philadelphia High School of Performing Arts, focusing on two sisters: 21-year-old singing phenomenon Starla and 15-year-old […]
We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It
I WAS MEANT FOR THE STAGE: The Decemberists, Electric Factory, November 1, 2006 Colin Meloy On How Democracy Is A Great Place To Live But A Bad Way To Make An Album: “I was listening mostly to British folk revival stuff from the seventies; I was listening to a lot of Pentangle and Shirley Collins and Fairport Convention. I think that really is what drove me in this direction. But Jenny is a huge Jethro Tull and ELP fan, so I think she was really excited to go crazy all over the album. This record, more than any other, has […]