Win Free Tickets to Beyonce at Revel In Atlantic City

Yes. You read that headline right. I know that earlier this week, I published a review of my rather lackluster weekend experience at Revel. But after speaking with casino management today, I am pretty confident that they are taking this very seriously and are in the process of making big changes. I also convinced them to give up a pair of tickets to see Beyonce at Revel on Monday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Want to win them? Locked inside my desk is a piece of paper with a whole number written on it. It's greater than 0 and less...

I Went to Revel and All I Got Was A Whole Lot of Frustration

What I learned at Friday’s sold-out Maroon 5 show.

On Friday night, I took my 13-year-old cousin Brianna (and Brianna's mom and my wife) to Atlantic City's new $2 billion-plus Revel hotel and casino to see Maroon 5, fronted by The Voice's Adam Levine (a bearded version), whom Brianna, her mom and her grandma describe as "yummy," "sexy," and "yummy," respectively. It was the first live event ever at Revel's Ovation Hall, which is welcoming Beyonce this coming weekend for four sold-out shows. I went into this endeavor expecting to hate Maroon 5 and love Revel. Boy was I wrong. Here, some observations.

Billy Joel Has Time to Read Philebrity, Answer Every Insult

Billy Joel has sold more than 150 million albums. He's won six Grammys. And he was once married to one of the world's most beautiful women. So what does a 63-year-old super-rich musician with a background in substance abuse and depression do on your average Tuesday night? He sits around reading nasty things that bloggers are saying about him. On Tuesday, Philebrity published a story about the University City District's Heart & Soul project, an awesome-sounding piano pop-up in which the public will be invited to play on a series of artist-decorated pianos throughout West Philly. Philebrity's headline? "For University City's...

Here’s Your Next Jersey Shore House

Our guide to last-minute summer rentals.

Very soon the Atlantic City Expressway and Garden State Parkway will be jammed with Philadelphians fleeing to the Atlantic. And although most SPF-toting, beach-bound people tend to start booking their Jersey Shore rentals over the winter, there's still time to get yourself a nice little Shore house for a week or the whole summer. This year, procrastinators might make out better than the advance planners.

The 12 Most Annoying Women on TV (Not Including Kardashians!)

Oprah is the center of the storm.

Last night, former P. Diddy intern Aubrey O'Day, one of the most annoying, obnoxious and repulsive women on television, was excised from Celebrity Apprentice, just one week after Lisa Lampanelli, another one of the most annoying, obnoxious and repulsive women on television, was "fired." And tonight, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian, a veritable triumvirate of awful femininity, are on Jay Leno, making me want to pull a Keith Richards on my flatscreen.

Announcing the Cast of Rittenhouse Square, the Reality Show

From Marc Vetri’s parents to Chuck Peruto.

There's a rumor going around town that casting is underway for a docudrama titled Rittenhouse Square. Now, this is not going to be The Real Housewives of Rittenhouse Square, a show that's been a rumor but never a reality for years. No, this particular reality show idea, said to be backed by one of the folks behind Kid Nation (Lord of the Flies in the New Mexico desert—ring a bell?), will follow the comings and goings of Philadelphia's poshest zip code and the colorful people who live or just spend way too much time there. So to aid the producers in their search for the best that RitHo has to offer, here's a short list that would actually make for "good" TV.

More Philadelphians Getting Naked at Traditional Korean-Style Spa

Cheap massages trump modesty in Cheltenham.

Stand on the south side of the intersection of Front Street and Cheltenham Avenue, and you're in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood within blocks of both the shuttered Cardinal Dougherty High School and SEPTA's Fern Rock Transportation Center. Cross the street, and you're standing in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, at the shabby old Melrose Shopping Center, which counts among its tenants Baskin & Robbins, a state wine store, CVS, a nail salon and, in the basement, Chung Dam, Pennsylvania's first and only Korean-style spa, where the customers—both men and women— are all getting naked. Good thing there are no windows.

Blanka Zizka Is Ready for Anything

The Wilma Theater director talks Angels in America, the death of her ex and her plans for the future.

In 1976, pregnant Czechoslovakian actress Blanka Vinicova and her boyfriend, Jiri Zizka, defected from their Communist homeland, eventually landing in Philadelphia. It was here that they married, raised their son, and signed on as co-artistic directors of the Wilma Theater, in the infancy of the city’s live arts scene. More than 30 years on, the son is grown, living in New York, and Jiri is gone, having died of liver failure in January. But Blanka seems ready for anything.

Don’t Buy Your Beyonce Tickets On StubHub

After 15,000-plus fans scooped up tickets for her three shows at Atlantic City's brand new Revel in a matter of minutes, Beyonce has announced a fourth show at the casino's 5,000-seat Ovation Hall, scheduled for Monday, May 28th aka Memorial Day. So before you overspend on StubHub, where tickets for the three sold out shows start at a mere $255, know that you'll be able to pick up tickets for the new show for as little as $95 starting next Monday, May 14th via Ticketmaster, assuming you're quick enough, of course. Note that a pre-sale for Beyonce.com members starts this...