Bad Behavior
Student Sues Lehigh University for $1.3 Million Over Mediocre Grade
Talk about your grade inflation—Megan Thode is suing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., for the C+ she received in a fieldwork class in her graduate […]
Wife Said She Killed Former Penn Star for Looking at Porn
The Inquirer reports on the death of Delco resident, Matthew White, a Penn basketball star in the late 1970s who was drafted by the Portland […]
North Korea Tests A Nuke, Probably Hastening Mankind’s Inevitable Doom
NBC News: “North Korea declared Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a nuclear bomb after the detonation was detected by the U.S. […]
Woman on I-95 Adultery Billboard Protesting I-95 Adultery Billboard
Seems everybody hates the pro-adultery billboard over on I-95 in Southwest Philly. For you prudes who haven’t made a point of driving over to see […]
Blondell Reynolds Brown Says She’s Not Going Anywhere
Brushing aside allegations that she used campaign funds for personal reasons, as well as the federal charges being levied against her former campaign manager, Blondell […]
How a “Villanova Rape Tweeter” Got Deleted
Early last month, I tweeted a completely innocuous message about being glad that my mother was with me when I fainted twice on the floor […]
Teen Girl Threatens to Kill Crossing Guard
In a town full of corruption, seemingly, at every level and corner of government, the lowly crossing guard stands alone—a symbol of sweetness to and […]
WATCH: Sister Barbara Forecasts Philadelphia’s Destruction During the End Times
Sister Barbara, who spends a lot of time thinking about the end of the world, had a dream about Philly’s destruction during the Biblical End […]
NYT Examines Temple’s “Cradle To Grave” Violence Prevention Program
Today’s New York Times takes a look at a Scared Straight-type program at Temple University Hospital, a violence prevention program called “Cradle to Grave” that […]
Former Council Campaign Manager Charged With Theft
It keeps getting worse for Council Member Blondell Reynolds Brown. First it was revealed that she paid personal debts out of her campaign funds—an ethical […]
What’s With the Guy in the Ku Klux Klan Outfit on Chestnut Street?
A colleague snapped this photo during her lunch break today. In case you have to squint to see the sign, it reads: THE KKK KILLED […]
Pastors Protest Pro-Adultery Billboard along I-95 in Southwest Philly
Sugar Daddies strike Philly again. Yesterday, a group of–no surprise here–ministers protested a billboard along I-95 in Southwest Philly advertising a paid hook-up/basically prostitution service […]
Chester County Woman Pleads Guilty in Husband’s Death
A Chester County woman on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murder charges, on what would’ve been the first day of her trial. Morgan Mengel was accused […]
Bob Menendez’s Alleged Prostitutes Were Really Exchange Students, and Other New Details from the Dominican Republic
Well folks, we’re both a lot closer and a lot further from knowing what the hell New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been doing in […]
Why Are Conservatives Defending Audi’s Rapey Super Bowl Ad?
Every Super Bowl brings with it a few commercials that cross the line into sexism and even outright misogyny. There was Dexter’s Dodge commercial a […]