Well, Duh.

zOMG! Somebody didn’t update their WordPress (or something) and Philebrity is now listed as an “attack site” when one tries to visit it on Firefox (with safe browsing enabled). Apparently, the site installed a trojan/exploit when Google recently visited it.

Or perhaps somebody hacked the site in an attempt to have it blocked? (Is this the new DDoS?) What a story! I won’t rest ’til Dan Gross gets to the bottom of it.

Update: ‘Twas a hole in WP, and everything’s been fixed. Now the long, agonizing wait ’til the site is removed from Google’s list.

‘Phillymag’, Starring: You!

This month’s Phillymag contains an article about everyone’s favorite city-sponsored blog, uwishunu, and the entire marketing of Philadelphia to the outside (tourist) world. It’s also about Steven Wells going to Iceland, a guy finding an anvil in Chinatown and “Caroline Bean, a good-looking 26-year-old with a subtle diamond stud in her nose.”

As such, it touches on the little Philadelphia soirée Philebrity and uwishunu held during South by Southwest in Austin earlier this year. And then there’s a little jab at Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney by Phillymag for appearing in an ad Phillymag’s ad department came up with. And then there’s this:

“[H]is recent appearance in a breathtakingly cheesy Philadelphia magazine advertisement supplement… had bloggers and other professional Philly haters on their knees thanking God for the material: “What a fucking douche,” chimed one. “Welcome to the new millennium folks, where having actual wealth is no longer a qualification to be a ‘power couple,” said another. “Selling out is the new in.”

Anyway, those comments by “bloggers and other professional Philly haters¹” are none other than three anonymous comments left on this February Philadelphia Will Do post! Gasp, I know. I know youse don’t comment here all that much — perhaps its my, um, acerbic wit — but just look what you can get.

¹Are there other “professional Philly haters” other than bloggers/writers? If so, how do I get a job as one? I’m thinking I could just walk around Center City and tell people off, and then somebody could give me money. I mean, writing’s okay and all, but if I could find a way to do fewer work than I am now, I’d jump — well, slowly walk — at the chance. Either that, or Phillymag has discovered the secret: “Daniel McQuade” is actually a copyrighted invention of Review Publishing and it’s actually several guys writing this site, who are indeed bloggers and professional haters.

Daniel McQuade Deathwatch: Oh Man Are We Being Sold To Village Voice? Oh Wait Maybe Not! Oh Wait Maybe! Oh Wait No! DAMMIT, THIS IS CONFUSING AND SAD!

Oh my God I’m sitting in the staff meeting right now and Village Voice Media executive editor Mike Lacey is right here and he’s about to fire me right now holy shit and oh my God and what do we do and AAAAAAAAAH!

Er, no, wait. Despite the reports from Philebrity saying Philadelphia Weekly had been bought by Village Voice Media, that’s not true.

A source — perhaps not an exclusive top-level source, but one nonetheless — says that Review Publishing (PW, South Philly Review, AC Weekly) is most likely being sold, but not to Village Voice Media.

So Mike Lacey isn’t in our office right now, he wasn’t at our meeting this morning and he certainly hasn’t fired me. Huzzah!

BREAKING/PHILEBRITY EXCLUSIVE: PW BOUGHT BY VILLAGE VOICE! [Philebrity]

Hipsters Continue Infiniti Media Blitz

I must say, I was so enamored by the Joey Sweeney/Philebrity Infiniti testimonial that I missed this continuation of the Philebrity/Infiniti crossover later in the magazine (click to enlarge):

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m picking one up tomorrow.

Yesterday: Hipsters Now Popular Enough To Shill $30K Cars

Hipsters Now Popular Enough To Shill $30K Cars

You might be wondering just what the above photo is. Or, if you know who the people are, you might be wondering just why Philebrity power couple Joey Sweeney and Ruth Carpenter are standing in front of their Nolibs loft palming an Infiniti G.

Well, I’ll clue you in: Sweeney and Carpenter are featured in a three-page “Special Advertising Section” (read: advertisement) for the Infiniti G, which they enjoyed on a weekend at the Tropicana. (”Of course!” you’re saying as you slap your head. “Of course this blogger and his girlfriend were featured in a three-page spread about their weekend with a $30,000 car at the Tropicana in Atlantic City! I should have known that!”)

Follow me after the jump for an in-depth analysis of the advertisement.

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Thank You, Milton Street

Who knew that one man’s two-word sentence — “I’m in!” — could lead to so much immediate hilarity. But when those words come out of the mouth of Milton Street, then they lead to historic levels of said hilarity.

And now a post on the Inquirer’s mayoral race blog that recaps what Street said at the McDonald’s he went to after announcing his candidacy.

Let’s charticle it.

• The only member of his campaign team is his 40-year-old son, Milton Junior.
• Will he do any fundraising? “I don’t need television. I’m going to get all the publicity I need confronting all the other earthlings running.”
• How does he feel about the reaction to his candidacy? “What I’m doing is not popular. They’re going to say, ‘Here comes crazy Milton!’”
• Here’s how he feels about his opponents:
  • Bob Brady: “Doesn’t have the brainpower to be mayor. You know it and I know it. He is a good old guy who was a carpenter on the street.”
  • Michael Nutter: “Michael who?” The post then says Milton used a “racial slur” to refer to Nutter. I don’t know if this was Watermelon Man or what.
  • Chaka Fattah: “He’s okay.” Hmmm.
  • Dwight Evans: “I don’t see why Rep. Evans is running when he could be Speaker of the House. He’s in line to be Speaker, the Speaker moves the legislation. So what kind of deal was cut? You have a black problem and you make a deal to have a white Republican Speaker of the House?… It’s time that black people take care of black people.”
• Street wouldn’t add new police officers, but he would: “I’d organize all the men in the community, and I’d get my police commissioner and deputize them, you know like they do in Texas. Give them arrest power and walkie talkies, and then they’d be working for free.”
• To further add to the hilarity, a Philebrity’s post on the subject has sparked a can’t-turn-away 20+ comment debate about whether his headline — “Milton Street On The Class Of ‘07: All Y’All Are House Ni**ers! Some Of You Might Be Dumb, Too!” — and the site in general are racist. Money quote: “Chris Rock can write a headline like the one above, but you guys can’t. PERIOD.”

I’m about to say this can’t get any better, but every time I think that, something else wacky happens in the race. For example, back in November, I joked Milton Street should make a mayoral run. And now it’s actually happening!

Truly, God has rewarded Philadelphia for its troubles — gun violence, no sports title since 1983, no plows — by giving its citizens the greatest election of all time.

Inside Milton’s World [Mayorpalooza]
Milton Street On The Class Of ‘07: All Y’All Are House Ni**ers! Some Of You Might Be Dumb, Too! [Philebrity]
Nov. 28: Richardson Dilworth To Make Mayoral Bid

Leftovers: ‘Bulletin’ Declares War On Priest Jokes

• In today’s Evening Bulletin, the following letter from publisher Tom Rice appears:

Last Thursday, this newspaper ran an editorial cartoon which was deeply offensive to Catholics and especially Catholic clergy and their supporters. This cartoon ran without my knowledge or consent. Nevertheless, as publisher of The Evening Bulletin, I accept ultimate responsibility for this offense to the community and offer my sincere apology. I am ashamed that this cartoon so offended good people I respect and admire. I will do everything necessary to ensure that nothing like this occurs again.”

What was the offending cartoon? This syndicated one from the Mike Shelton of the Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) that was published there on Oct. 4. You can read it by clicking this link or the thumbnail above. It’s a priest-boy molestation joke (really fresh, Mike) that is offensive because no priests have ever molested any boys.

• Dan Gross reports that local band Capitol Risk will be filming a video at The M Room for a contest sponsored by Ellio’s Pizza. In the old music world, you had to tour for a while, maybe self-release an album or two and hope that somehow, your music found its way into the right hands and was good enough to get you a deal. Now, you just need to win a contest sponsored by a company that makes toaster oven pizza. [Daily News, last item]

• A review of all the greatest hits compilations coming out for Christmas. You’ll be happy to know that Roxette, T.A.T.U., Staind P.O.D. and Jamiroquai are releasing their “hits” this Christmas. [Your Band Sucks]

• In light of Tower’s closing, Jonathan Takiff writes about the future of the music industry, with a bonus photo of one of those guys holding a sign informing you of the store’s impending closure. [Daily News]

Blogicized: ‘In The Itchy & Scratchy CD-ROM, Is There A Way To Get Out Of The Dungeon Without Using The Wizard Key?’

• If you’re into this sort of thing, you can wail on some nerds this weekend since the Wizard World convention is in town. Or, uh, you can go to the convention and see Kevin Smith and Jim Lee. Either one. [Phillyist]

• Yes, Philadelphia sure needs a Philadelphia Journalism Review. Perhaps we can staff it with bloggers. [PressThink]

• It’s unanimous: Nobody in Philadelphia wants Gavin Floyd anymore. Sigh. [Huge Tiny Mistake]

• And, hey, let’s throw some plugs: Johnny Goodtimes at the Planetarium; Philebrity Beach Party in, uh, Northern Liberties.

Leftovers: The Wonderful Mr. Barbaro

• The horse speaks! Well, through his publicist. [The Morning News]

• Hey, guess what? In the case of a disaster, we’re not so screwed after all. Well, if you believe a website on the Internet. [KYW 1060]

• Philebrity hacked by Spy Kids! Soon, the villains from another Robert Rodriguez movie (From Dusk TIll Dawn) will be attacking the sire, just watch. [Philebrity]

• Fumo aides in email: “He REALLY wants that mail gone.” Bum bum bum! [Inky]

• A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago has continued to chronicle the spelling bee. Fantastic. [Throwing Things]

When TV Learns From Blogs

Uhh… NBC 10? I’m a Philebrity fan, too, but I don’t know if you should be using essentially the same headline they are on the story about the Doylestown man who jumped over the side of a cruise ship and died.

Local Man Goes Way Overboard! [Philebrity]