Philadelphia Magazine

Joel Mathis

@joelmmathis
City Life

Still Phreezing!

Temperatures remain under the freezing point for second day in a row.

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Is Your Expensive Wedding Destroying America?

Mathis: How the wedding arms race exacerbates income inequality.

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These Heroic Philadelphians Broke the Law and Saved Freedom

Mathis: You should, too

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SNL Finally Has A Black Woman. Is Sasheer Zamata Funny?

The video evidence says yes.

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Phreezing: The Day in Social Media

Philadelphians document the record cold.

City Life

Kevin Hart’s Big Year Starts With Jet Magazine Cover

He’s co-headlining a movie, magazine with Ice Cube.

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Scorpion Stings Haverford Township Grocer

Grocery clerk stung by a tag-along scorpion.

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What’s Up With All That Werner Herzog Graffiti Around Town?

A meme pays tribute to the German auteur.

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Report: Craft Beer Adds $2 Billion to Pennsylvania Economy

Beer brings us together. And keeps us employed.

Eagles QB Mike Vick in red practice jersey
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The New York Times Hasn’t Forgotten Michael Vick’s Sordid Past

After a playoff lost, retreading old ground.

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“Jihad Jane” Gets 10-Year Sentence

50-year-old suburban Philadelphia woman expected to get prison for terror plot.

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Butkovitz Starts New Term as Controller, Eyes Mayor’s Office

The city’s watchdog is starting to get itchy feet.

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No “Depression”: Urban Outfitters Tosses Tee

Where’s the line between sensitive and over-sensitive?

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Christie Delays Public Signing of Immigrant Tuition Bill

But he’s already signed it privately.

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Broad Street Ministry Ordains City’s First Openly Gay Minister

“He sees himself first and foremost as someone called to pastor God’s people.”