While we all wait with bated breath to see how our new Lord and Savior, Numero 44 himself, is going to save us from further economic peril, we thought we'd give you a preview of the action Philadelphia might be seeing when the Obama Economic Stimulus Package kicks into high gear. President Obama has made it very clear that he sees infrastructure revitalization as the key to the country's success in the 21st century. Investing in the very systems that keep society running—roads, sewers, transit, buildings... basically......

There are always questions that arise when a tour like this one rolls into town—one headlined by a charismatic frontman once at the top of the rock charts who has since struggled because of drug addiction and problems with the law. One who has sold tens of millions of albums with his original band, but whose subsequent efforts have fallen short of that success. Questions about whether that frontman still has that edge, that charisma that made him one of the most popular rock vocalists of the 1990s.......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. SteveGetWell.com is a site where you can leave your well wishes for Apple CEO Steve Jobs, as well as acquire Get Well Steve badges for your site. (Via) A few more details about the upcoming live-action Disney movie John Carter of Mars. More on Coraline from the film's director. Justin Long on Drag Me to Hell and After.Life. Sci Fi Wire covers some of the winners of the......

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What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. One Way Out (Mon, 9PM-10PM, Discovery) A new season for this Discovery Channel series starring escapologist Jonathan Goodwin. His first task (the first half-hour) is to free himself from 200,000 bees crawling on his body. In the second half-hour, Jonathan experiments with cold temperatures as he traps himself in an ice tank, tests his will in an icehouse, and submerges his head in cold water while upside-down. The Truth According to Wikipedia (Tue, 10PM-11PM, WHYY) A documentary......

After watching the 14th arson of 2009 savagely gut a block of rowhouses early yesterday morning, Coatesville officials declared a state of emergency to help protect residents in this small community of about 11,000. The four-alarm blaze began about 11:30 Saturday night at the back of a house in the middle of the 300 block of Fleetwood Street. It spread quickly to 15 houses, causing damage of well over $1 million and leaving dozens homeless, said Kristin Geiger, a city spokeswoman. All residents were evacuated safely, she said. Six......

You've probably never heard of The Atomic Square (MySpace). I hadn't, until about 9:30 this morning. On a whim, I checked out The Khyber's website to see what shows were coming up, and the description of The Atomic Square, a local band who is playing there tonight, caught my eye:[T]his is a new or out-of-the-ordinary type of ambient in that the drums' role is so pronounced. It gives the music a sharp edge in a sub-genre that too often dangerously blands......

What's new in Philadelphia-area theaters this weekend. Wendy and Lucy A movie about a girl and her dog. That's about it, but sometimes simplicity in storytelling can be a reason for the movie to shine, and it appears that is the case with this film. It stars Michelle Williams as Wendy, a down and out woman making a trek across country with her dog, Lucy, in the hopes of finding a better life in Alaska. This quiet tale of one woman's struggle with surviving the day......

We're all very familiar with the iconic Obama image which was reproduced in hundreds of thousands of posters during the campaign. It was created by artist Shepard Fairey and that work of art was recently acquired for the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Because artist Shepard Fairey has been under a lot of scrutiny from some because of his alleged violations of intellectual property in lifting imagery and design from others, and because Fairey has said in interviews that......