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Brad Pitt Spares Philly from Zombie Apocalypse

Plan B Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s production company, has chosen to shoot zombie film World War Z in Glasgow, in part because of its physical resemblance […]

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?uestlove and The Roots to Channel Beethoven

Now that they’ve wrapped their fourth annual Roots Picnic, ?uestlove and company have announced plans for a new studio album. The album, partly inspired by […]

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Ed Rendell Wants Smokin’ Joe Frazier To Punch You in the Face

Add this to the list of things he’s doing with his free time: Former Governor Ed Rendell has begun fundraising to erect a monument honoring […]

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Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” Musical Officially Happening

In the 1976 classic, Adrian asks Rocky why he wants to fight. “Because I can’t sing or dance,” he replies. Looks like he may  have […]

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Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Stephen Starr, The Zahav Boat, Art In The Age and Some (Food) Porn

It’s been another big week here at Foobooz World HQ. We’ve had news from the bigs, news from the neighborhoods, told stories of strangeness and […]

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Precipitous Perch for Perch Pub

Brian Freedman worries for Perch Pub, wondering if it’s the right concept for the location. For all its vaunted neighbors—the Kimmel Center and the Bellevue […]

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Now Closed: Italian Bistro On Broad Street

If you were planning on stopping by the Italian Bistro on Broad Street for some manicotti before the upcoming weekend’s showing of Tosca at the […]

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Chain Restaurant Could Replace Borders

The Borders at Broad and Chestnut is closing as the chain heads towards bankruptcy. The real estate broker for the space told the Philadelphia Business […]

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Photo of the Day

Gene Smirnov/Russian Standard/Center City

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Care to Donate to an M. Night Shyamalan Scholarship?

Three creative types—who the Scoop assumes have never come close to creating anything like The Sixth Sense—have launched a website accepting donations to help send […]

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Photo of the Day

Photo by Jeff Fusco/ Musician Ben Arnold

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Eric Ripert and Jennifer Carroll Dinner at 10 Arts

Here’s an event for Top Chef fans, whether in love with Eric Ripert’s steely eyes or Jennifer Carroll’s Philly atty-tood, fans will want to be […]

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It’s Beer O’Clock at PHL

Now through August, check out a cool installation at the Philadelphia Airport— a true bastion of fine art. Created by Bloomsburg-based Stanley Clockworks using 300 […]

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Newsflash: Most Artists Aren’t Rich

In today’s Daily News, Will Bunch hangs out with some recent Art Institute grads who are having trouble finding jobs in their field. The students […]

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Bruce Springsteen’s Philadelphia Story

Pop in the headphones and listen to Pierre Roberts’s 1998 audio documentary, which awesomely chronicles Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s experiences in Philadelphia. […]