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Possible Arson Reported In Harrison-- Harrison was evacuated last night at around 11:30 due to a fire on the 12th floor. Police arrived on scene to take samples and allegedly found a clump of flammable material that could have been used as kindling, indicating a potential arson. Yikes! Keep checking back as more information comes in.

Triple Stabbing At 40th And Market-- Three people were stabbed last night at the  intersection of 40th and Market, only a week after a fatal shooting at the same spot.  According to NBC Philadelphia, two brothers and an older man got into a fight just after 11 PM, and all three were wounded. Yikes.

UTB Presents: Philly On The Phourth Of July

If you're spending Independence Day near actual Purple Mountains Majesty or real Amber Waves of Grain, more power to ya! But if you're spending the fourth here in Philadelphia– WHERE ALL HISTORY BEGAN– then we have some good news: it's gonna be poppin'!  And Wawa may have legal license to your soul by the end of it.

Cloud Search On Locust

A man on Locust Walk handed a tipster this flyer yesterday at around 5 p.m. While this isn't the type of missing poster we're used to seeing, it has been rather steamy in Philly recently, and perhaps some clouds could do us good. If you happen to tweet at the oddball specified on the paper, you'll find a "Philadelphia Doom Fortress"-based "raconteur and thought criminal." Cute!

Penn Researchers Read Minds

Penn Psychology Professor Michael J. Kahana can read your mind. Well, not quite, but give him a couple years--he's pretty close. In an attempt to show how electric signals in the human brain reflect thought, Kahana discovered that our memories form a "neural fingerprint" that is different for each person.

Passion Pit Sets New Video In Philly

2012 Flingers Passion Pit seemed to enjoy playing for our tweaking, enthusiastic masses in April. But we had no idea how much of an impact we had on them until this week, when they released the video for their new single "Take a Walk." We cant't deny the fact that they like us, right now-- THEY LIKE US!

Surprise! Sunless Tanning Could Also Cause Cancer

It's summertime, and you're tryin' to get your bronze on. Everyone and their uncle may have warned you of the dangers of sun exposure, especially with recent end-of-times Philly temperatures and that pesky ozone hole. No worries, you think. There's always spray tanning, you think.

Brushstrokes Of Genius

Neuroscience and the fine arts, together at last. It seems like a match made in Opposite Backwards Mirror Land, but Penn PhD candidate Greg Dunn has managed to pair the two quite harmoniously.

New Study Isn't Very Meaty

The nomstravaganza that is Memorial Day Weekend just got more stressful. Weighing salad-y things against their red blooded American grill-able alternatives is difficult enough, but now you also need to worry if your choice will make you INSTANTANEOUSLY SWAP GENDERS!