Culture

I can only remember one time that the Joker served me cheesesteaks with extra stink clouds at Geno’s.  But that is totally unfair to portray it like something that happens even when the patrons aren’t on shrooms. Philebrity posted this morning a video from Taiwan that indicates the nation’s disdain for...

In our new series “INTERNET ODDITIES” Philthy Blog investigates “The Josiah Project”. If you thought you had it right about being a real man in today’s Judeo-Christian society… well then take a second guess Philthadelphia. We’d like to thank our friends over at the Found Footage Festival for finding...

Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell (Saw) introduced the midnight screening of Insidious at the Toronto International Film Festival by saying that they wanted the film to be “this generation’s Poltergeist”.  Those are some large shoes to fill.  Prior to knowing their intentions, I did recognize some similarities...

Libation: Blast by Colt45 ABV: 12% Available: April 5th, 2011 We’d like to thank our friends at Colt45/Pabst for this review. As you grow older, there are some things in this world that you just have to do alone. Come Tuesday, you’ll have to do the dishes alone after...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXGYK1eP_wo In case you missed the Super Bowl and subsequent noise made thereafter about it (I wouldn’t necessarily blame you), the social-buying-community-turned-media-giant Groupon aired a Super Bowl commercial that, accordingly to Groupon’s official blog, aimed to “draw attention to cultural tensions created by brands.” We could say, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!...

What is GFM? For those of you who do not know what GFM is; it is the Get Free Movement (http://www.getfreemovement.org).  GFM is a collective of artist involved in the hip hop community.  GFM members are Tim Blackwell, Jeffrey Carroll, Damas Clay, Langston Clement (DJ Fox Boogie), Dante Lundy,...

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For years I have dreaded New Years day. Speaking from a bartenders perspective, New Years day has always been amateur hour. Dealing with mass amounts of intoxicated people has really skewed my view on what New Years day, and what the Mummers is about.  But 2011 has opened my...

So when Conrad contacted me about leaving Philthy… I thought WTF?!? NOOOOOOOO…I literally spent the whole day thinking about what would become of Philthy Blog once our main contributor decided to part ways… I thought about canning the blog completely… then it came to me… Why not add more...