All drunk-up again. Watching “Deal or No Deal.” ASK MOTHER PHAWKER instead. Sure, you could always call and ask mommy, but that will just turn into a whole ‘thing.’ EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY What with the shouting and the running and the exploding and the crying. ONLY ON PHAWKER. There is a rumor out there that Mother Phawker is actually Valania wearing his mom’s flesh tuxedo in some kinda bizarre Ed Gein homage. No, no and no. First of all, you sick fux, my mom is alive and well and driving me NUTS, bless her heart. Besides, she would never […]
Money $hot: Suicide Girls Won’t You Come Out Tonight?
BABY’S GOT BACK: A Suicide Girl Meets Her Public, Starlight Ballroom, October 19, 2006
Artsy: I Need A Lover With A Lohan
“Untitled” by Beth Heinly, First Friday at the Black Floor Gallery. Shhhhh! No one must know…
O, I Wish I Was In The Land Of Cotton Old Times There Are Not Forgotten, Look Away, Look Away, Dixie Land!
Eat The Press: NBC Won’t Run This Ad For Dixie Chick Flick Because It Might Hurt The President’s Feelings, Reason Number 911 Why We Won’t Miss TV When It’s Finally Over
Cover Wars: Whose Artfag Kung-Fu Is Stronger?
Alright, we’re finally catching up with the alt-weeklies’ breathless pace of publication and we’re actually doing this in almost ‘real time.’ Despite that bit of unpleasantness with the City Paper earlier this week, and our tenuous grasp on gainful employment with PW, we vow to remain objective. And this week, it’s a toss-up: Both papers have fairly killer covers, so hats off to all involved. PW rocks the Yankee Hotel vertigo shot for Steve Volk’s I-spent-a-night-there-last-week story on the creepy ol’ Parker. CP goes with a gorgeously retro cartoon recreation of that classic image of car show babia majora showing […]
What Would Jesus Do: If You Have Any ‘Moral Issues’ With Stem Cell Research We Ask That You Direct Them To This Man
“Never let your morality stop you from doing the right thing.” –Isaac Asimov
Inquirer and Daily News Staffers Vote To Authorize Strike: ‘It would be mutual suicide.’
At approximately 6:45 p.m. Thursday, the rank and file of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia voted almost unanimously to authorize an Inquirer/Daily News strike. Just to be clear, this does not mean a work stoppage has commenced, it merely means the Guild membership has given the negotiators what most inside 400 North Broad agree would be “the nuclear option.” The Guild’s contract expires October 31st. “I was just talking to one of the editors today and we both agreed that it would be mutual suicide,” says a Guild member who asked to remain anonymous. “Nobody on either side wants […]
The Early Word: Sweatheart, Cars Will Burn
(Got an event that needs some luv? Well, you better have a badass flyer or ain?t nobody goin? no how. Seriously. And send it to FEED@PHAWKER.COM. Like, early and shit. We?ll let you know if it sux or not. Because, really, you should know.)
Oh Snap: PW Music Editor Calls U-Outfitter Music Picker On Conflict Of Interest
Jeebus! We take off one week from hearing no evil and the bossman comes into our cubicle, unzips his fly and pisses in the bowl of Cheerios: Dryw Scully is music promotions director for Urban Outfitters. That means he’s in control of the Urban Out [sic] jukebox, picking the tracks you hear while shopping for skinny jeans at the company’s stores. Not a bad gig. Dryw Scully also manages Favourite Sons. They’re currently on the Urban Outfitters playlist. This — according to your tolerance for such things — is either a glaring and shameful conflict of interest or just kinda […]
Project S.M.E.R.C. or Wiping The Smirk Off Smerconish With The Dirty Rag Of Truth
Another regular feature here at Phawker will be truth squad-ing the wingnut memes and distortions of token DN red-stater/ Big Talker gasbag Michael Smerconish. Let us say up front that we have no reason to believe Smerconish is a bad person, per se. Nakedly ambitious, remarkably self-absorbed, a little clueless in the way all patricians are about what really happens beyond their manicured hedgerow? Sure. He’s also polite and well-spoken, especially when sending out invites to one of his this-will-get-me-on-O’Reilly-again verbal hammer parties where he smashes some easy-target liberal glass house with barely contained glee. Usually it’s some diluted-to-suit-local-taste variation […]
Public Service Announcement: Admiral Sestak Sinks Weldon’s Swift Boat Before It Leaves Dock
Daily Kos: Scalping The Chicken Hawks Previously: Weldon Says Fed Probe Sticking Out Of His Rectum Was Put There By Sneaky Dems
Comcastic: Fresh Prince To Become The Chocolate Pat Croce?
Actor/rapper Will Smith could be the latest entertainer to hold a stake in a professional basketball team. The Philadelphian is among a set of investors interested in purchasing the Philadelphia 76ers from Comcast-Spectacor, according to The Philadelphia Daily News. The group, which was assembled by basketball legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving, would like to have a meeting with officials from Comcast in the near future, a source told the newspaper. […] Recent speculation suggests that owners could ask for as much as $450 million for the Sixers, the Daily News reports, adding that the amount would represent the largest price […]