Social Graces
Who Else Misses Wrapping Paper?
Have you heard? Christmas is coming. Every September it’s the same old lamentation: The stores put up all of their Christmas stuff (and it is […]
What Business Owners Can Learn From Madonna
Madonna was late for her concert at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night. How late? Oh, about two-and-a-half hours late. She kept close to 20,000 […]
Of Course a Cheating Husband Proposes to His Mistress Near a Toilet
Cheating is cheating. That’s all there is to it. No getting around it. You can explain it away or justify it or blame someone else […]
Americans Still Shocked by Naked People
You may have read the story this morning—at least you probably read it if you gobble up tabloidy nonsense, as I do—about Prince Harry’s rather […]
Stop Trashing East Passyunk
Oh Philadelphia, can’t we have nice things? Can’t we even have trashy things? Apparently not, not even in our nicest, least seemingly trashy neighborhoods. For […]
In These (Very) Small Ways, We Are All Olympians
There’s nothing like the Olympics to remind us how insufficient we are. Our lives don’t feature medals and pageantry and easily remembered storylines. For two […]
Your Child Is Probably a Thief
My nephew Patrick was down at our Shore place over the weekend. I own a small abode in Ocean City with my brother and sister-in-law, […]
Why You Shouldn’t Put Photos of Your Kid on Facebook
It’s no secret that many parents are monitoring their children’s use of social media these days. But for parents of kids too young for Facebook […]
Why, Jersey Shore Beachgoers, Why?
I’m lucky enough to spend some time at the Jersey Shore during the summer, and I’ve made some observations. Here goes. 1. Why do boys […]
How Philly Comedians Handle Hecklers
Last week, comedian Daniel Tosh’s handling of a heckler started a firestorm online. His remarks were out of line, but a lot of people seemed […]
Bob Costas Was Not Happy With Our Recent Olympics Post
I came back from the July 4th holiday last week and had a surprising message on my voicemail. It was Bob Costas, asking me to […]
Ha. Ha. The French Are Getting Fat, Too
The French have a new reason to hate us. We are making them fat. My son Jonathan got me interested in French Fat when he […]
What Would Happen If We All Complimented Average Service?
The other day I took two of my children out to dinner at Panini’s, a teeny BYOB on Market Street. We had used my Groupon […]
Now the Media Is Bullying School Bus Monitor Karen Klein
I was 11 years old that night I went out after dinner to Mr. Grocer. Mr. Grocer was a small, 7-Eleven-type store a few blocks […]
The American Economy Might Be Built on Free Tote Bags
A few weeks ago, I dropped by Love Park for the “Top Chef” roadshow, featuring a four-round cook-off between TC alums Eli Kirshtein and homegirl […]