At the Philadelphia Unemployment Project's first-ever resource fair for the jobless, two sorts of folks showed up: those wit', and those wit'out.

Beep. I take down names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, plus reasons for their calls. A broken furnace, gas off, electric cut. Some need kerosene for portable heaters, their only heat source. One 83-year-old lady from North Philly needs another ton of coal.

In real life, Bush's eyes are set close and his nose looks like a beak. Up close, the effect is like an angry chicken — except that his cologne smelled like Chanel.

Close-up, the effect on library walkability in certain neighborhoods is "pretty devastating." When a neighborhood is shown on a human scale, library walkability plummets.

There were Jews at Love Park who were not supportive of Israel's actions. These protesters, pushed to the perimeter by a cordon of police, held handmade signs that read, "Stop the attacks on Gaza," "Philly Jews: Not in my name" and "We didn't survive genocide to commit another."

With the Internet expanding, with the good stuff it's brought (like Wikipedia) has come an explosion of disinformation. It seems that bullshit and lies, as we learned from Fox and the Bushites, is now an acceptable norm.

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

For these kids on the brink, the best thing that Obama could do for their community would be to create jobs. And, so, here were four young adults, dressed in crisp camo, offering good jobs and a chance at self-respect — soldiers, who knew where these kids came from, and where they could wind up.

As he defines it, Jackson's job is get people to talk about racism. To throw light on the invisible elephant that ironically looms even larger since Obama's ascent.

The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute flick which debuted last year, has all the makings of a new Christmas classic, only with Scrooge rebranded as a green hero.