"Was she wearing her Obama Girl T-shirt with a little 'I voted for Obama' button on it when she wrote the article? Or perhaps a 'Yes, we did' hat?"

Does Bill Clinton cruise into his library to check out books and use the free Internet to surf for porn? Does anyone have a membership card in the Nixon Library, and what are the late fees like? Is there a special section for Jimmy Carter's books in the Jimmy Carter presidential library?

In a world ruled by the market, news must compete with entertainment and journalism is losing.

As 2009 embarks, let's look back at what 2008 meant to the Flyers, Sixers, Eagles and Phils, and why it matters going forward.

Then there were poignant moments, moments full of heartbreak instead of humor. Moments, that in some form or another, will, sadly, be repeated in the coming year.

Those who know C.S. Lewis only through his Chronicles of Narnia novels might be surprised by the wry and very adult themes here, though they will recognize the underlying Christian allegory.

Rock Bottom by Michael Schilling | Kill Your Friends by John Niven | The Singer by Cathi Unsworth

The Winter Fest centers on a program featuring heralded alumni and current members. It's called Group Motion All-Stars, and there is truth to this advertising.

The exhibit is a nostalgic selection that sheds light on our foods, our cultural backgrounds, our religions and our businesses.

How Sweet It Is: Pairing Wine and Chocolate | Sunday Supper | Standard Tap Firkin Tapping | January Jingle at the Prime Rib | Kick the Winter Blues at Shady Brook Farm

According to Barbone, the New Orleans jazz funeral is perhaps the church's best representation of this dynamic. It's nice, he says, to be able to call a chapel "standing room only."

Fri., Jan. 2, 7-10 p.m., exhibit through Feb. 1, Juanita and Juan's, 125 N. 11th St., juanitaandjuans.com

$20 (five-card set), available at Art in the Age, 116 N. Third St., 215-922-2600, artintheage.com

Wed., Jan. 7, 6 p.m., $5 (free for museum members), University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St., 215-898-4000, museum.upenn.edu

Winter Bird Census | Sat., Jan. 3, 7:30-11 a.m., free, Schuylkill Environmental Center, 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, pre-register at 215-482-7300, ext. 110, schuylkillcenter.org