The etymology of ‘jawn’

Jawn’s been in the news lately the Daily News‘ Bill Bender got the perfect quote from a witness to one of the many worrying building collapses, and “The whole jawn came down” will now live forever. We thought, then,…

TONIGHT: Vijay Iyer at Penn for free

Tonight, the awesome jazz pianist Vjiay Iyer is giving a talk at Penn that’s free and open to the public: Grammy nominated pianist and composer Vijay Iyer talks about his music, career, and cultural politics with Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr.…
- Mar 17, 2014 - 8:59 am
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Attempt at Guinness record for biggest bar crawl happening here in a month and a half

God dammit. St. Patrick’s Month may have just ended, but Philadelphia will have only about a month’s respite from plagues of amateur drinkers. On May 3, someone is trying for the Guinness record for world’s largest bar crawl here in…
- Mar 17, 2014 - 8:55 am
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Cinedelphia’s full schedule includes premieres, local films, “I Believe in Werner Herzog” burlesque

The schedule for the PhilaMOCA-centered Cinedelphia film festival is up it runs April 10-27, and it has some extremely deep cuts. Here’s a few: The “I Believe in Werner Herzog” burlesque takes only its name from the semi-ubiquitous Philly-area graffiti;…
- Mar 17, 2014 - 7:42 am
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Mayor Nutter is in the ballet Sunday, so here’s his head on a ballerina’s body

The ballet announced this morning that Mayor Nutter would be appearing in a walk-on role in Sunday’s matinee performance of Coppélia at the Academy of Music: For one performance only Mayor Michael A. Nutter joins the cast of Coppélia!…
- Mar 14, 2014 - 12:18 pm
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Things the philly.com troll being sued for defamation also hates: Obozo, the gays, Cher

Newsworks’ Emma Jacobs reports that a judge has ordered Philly.com to turn over the information of one of its commenters, who goes by the name “fbpdplt,” for a defamation lawsuit being filed by political playerÿJohn Dougherty, head of Local 98…
- Mar 14, 2014 - 7:16 am
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Rocky: Das Musical the new Broadway show as it first ran in Germany

Rocky: The Musical officially opened on Broadway last night, and, seriously, everyone went. The reviews are mixed, but the overall opinion is somewhere around “The music’s pretty bland, the actors are pretty good, and the design and choreography are great,…
- Mar 14, 2014 - 6:23 am
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Long Live the King of Jeans

Neal Santos SQUAT PLOT: The two oddly positioned figures in the famous King of Jeans sign have a limited amount of time left at Passyunk and 13th, where theyve made out awkwardly since 1994. But will they end up in…
- Mar 6, 2014 - 10:44 am
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Long Live the King of Jeans

Neal Santos SQUAT PLOT: The two oddly positioned figures in the famous King of Jeans sign have a limited amount of time left at Passyunk and 13th, where theyve made out awkwardly since 1994. But will they end up in…
- Mar 6, 2014 - 8:43 am
- News

Long Live the King of Jeans

Neal Santos SQUAT PLOT: The two oddly positioned figures in the famous King of Jeans sign have a limited amount of time left at Passyunk and 13th, where theyve made out awkwardly since 1994. But will they end up in…
- Mar 6, 2014 - 7:30 am
- News