Phillies ace Cole Hamels was a unicorn. The tooth fairy. Santa Claus. From August 2002 till May 2006, the man — a boy, really — was a mythical figure for Philadelphians. A sasquatch. He may as well not have existed.

I'm normally no daredevil, but I took my life into my hands a few weeks ago. Multiple times. I had to traverse Interstate 80 for

Mary Tracy, renowned billboard battler, is confused. She finally has a mayor she really likes. So how come, she wonders, is she still fighting City Hall?

"I suppose the disembodied breasts [I submitted] are not funny enough for CP. Oh well! Love ya anyway. Where else would I go to get my tranny hooker services?"

Convention fever hits this week as state delegates prepare for the national conventions.

If you stand at Pattison Avenue and listen through the cool of the evening at The Lakes — South Philly's FDR Park — you can hear the echo of skateboard wheels clacking and whirring.

It's much easier now for casual photographers to come away from vacation with exceptional shots than it was under the slide-show regime.

In 1978, Nathan Sawaya's parents gave him his first set of Lego bricks. Sawaya's childhood passion for Legos hasn't waned.

Don't wait around for a velvet curtain to part at Miro Dance Theatre's Open Studio next Thursday night.

Art & the City | Between Two States: Trenton Duerksen & Ryan McCartney | Until I Reach My Home ...

Say what you will about Ghost, Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore nailed that four-handed clay-throwing thing.

Now at the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio, Parenting 101 is a series of musical vignettes touching upon the pain of giving birth, the nasty accidents of potty training, the trauma of kindergarten, the perils of your child's first date, the foibles at their wedding and the witnessing of the cycle turning full circle when your offspring becomes a parent.

Records sound better than CDs. I was going to say they sound different, but that would be wishy-washy. CDs are more convenient in almost every respect, and cover a wider frequency range, but in terms of musicality, they are inferior to their vinyl forefathers.

Don't let the name fool you. The members of Ponytail know how to let their hair down. Touted as one of today's best live bands, the Baltimore foursome plays prepubescent math rock with enough energy to power a small plane.

Rock/Experimental/Classical Fanatics like to tout their favorite thespians' abilities by claiming they can recite the phone book and make it interesting: Composer/keyboardist/blogger Nico Muhly has

Anti-folk's got a reputation for being all gentle boy-girl vocals and ditties about bikes and cartoons, but Schwervon!'s nothing like that.

1 Chips | 2 Pizza | 3 Popcorn | 4 Oyster Crackers | 5 Olives

When Rosalie Kicks starts talking about her latest project, Pinheads!, it's hard to imagine she 9-to-5s it in human resources.

After entering National Mechanics last Wednesday, I knew the task at hand wouldn't be simple. A large group of Runway Project vets had already assembled, and my dear friend and fellow fashionista Amber and I were new to the game.

Hey hot pants, keep your thong to yourself with the help of Sailor Jerry's tattoo-art-inspired belt buckles.

Halloween isn't due up on the calendar for another two months, but that doesn't mean you have to wait to get your zombie fix.