Philadelphia has not seen a championship parade since the 76ers won the NBA title in 1983. But after the Philadelphia Soul captured the Arena League Championship at Arena Bowl XXII it was assumed by many the city would once again have a ticker-tape parade down Broad Street. Yea, not so much.
In lieu of a [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Philadelphia Soul Celebrates Championship With A Group Of Persons, Vehicles, Or Objects Moving Along In An Orderly, Formal Manner
July 31, 2008
Uarts Students Ask, "What is Love?"
The Love Park sculpture designed by artist Robert Indiana was first placed in the plaza near City Hall in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration. Aside from being temporarily removed in 1978 and then permanently placed back at the site, the sculpture has gone virtually undisturbed. Until now that is.
Students from the [...]
July 30, 2008
Rittenhouse Homesless Disappear, Are Delicious
Philadelphia residents who frequent Rittenhouse Square have recently noticed a drop in the amount of homeless residing in the area and sleeping on various park benches. The city attributes the drop in more frequent patrolling of the area by police, but a Phunyun investigative report finds that the drop in homeless may have a more [...]
July 30, 2008
Skate-boarder Style May Hurt, In the Pants
Men… Men… Men. There’s nothing I like seeing more than a hot male doing his thing in the tightest clothes possible. Within the skating and rocking community, the tight legged, tight butt’d, well… tight everything pant/jean has been all the rage. And who am I to complain? Well I’m Alessa the Great, and complaining is [...]
July 29, 2008
McNabb Allergic to Racism
Today at training camp in Lehigh, Philadelphia Quarterback leader Donovan McNabb was motor carted off the football playing area after having an allergic reaction to racism. McNabb, now in his tenth year, lead the half of the team that scores offense onto the field and started a football drive. After receiving the snap from center, [...]
July 28, 2008
Daily News Dredging The Bottom Of The Barrell For Philly’s Sexy Singles
Today the Philadelphia Daily News began their annual Sexy Singles search, but after years of searching they seem to be coming up short in their nominations for the region’s most attractive and eligible singles.
Daily News section editor Karyn Peters says the city’s reputation for having some of the most unattractive people in the country has [...]
July 28, 2008
Anti-Straw Purchase Campaign Misses Mark
A recent television ad campaign starring Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham targets those individuals involved in straw purchases of handguns. In this scenario, a person who cannot purchase a weapon due to their ineligibility gets a proxy buyer to acquire the gun. The commercial states that the D.A. will prosecute any buyer of handguns that [...]
July 28, 2008
Eagles’ Lito Sheppard Traded To Book Publisher For Dictionary
Disgruntled Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard received the trade he had been seeking earlier today when the team moved him to book publisher Random House for a Webster’s Dictionary and a book to be named later.
After hearing an interview with the two-time Pro Bowler where he claimed the Eagles were showing him “disappreciation,” Random House, [...]
July 25, 2008
Ignoring Irony, Rabid Sports Fans Call Dark Knight Fans, "Nerds"
Last week The Dark Knight, the latest film in the Batman series, earned over $18.5 million in midnight showings its opening night. The movie was shown in an unprecedented 3,040 screens across the country at the stroke of midnight. For many of the people who were able to see the movie in the wee hours [...]
July 25, 2008
Billy Penn/the Philly Curse WANTED Dead or Alive
On the road to the world series in 1993, the Phillies fitted the William Penn statue atop City Hall with an oversized red Phillies cap. In 1997, the Flyers adorned Penn with an oversized orange away hockey jersey. Both resulted in heartbreaking loses and neither were successful in ending the “philly curse”. In the 2001 [...]
