Opinion
Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health: Lemons, Lemonade … and Lemon Rind
The two-time Super Bowl champ admires Food Network star Robert Irvine’s work with our military and first responders as much as he lauds his attitude […]
Yo, Eagles Fans, Cut It Out
Aren’t you tired of the narrative being that we actually suck — as people? Aren’t you sick of hearing all those morally grandstanding outsiders saying, […]
Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health: Giving Thanks For My Trio
This Thanksgiving, the two-time Super Bowl champ is especially grateful for three men who started out as colleagues — and have become family, and keys […]
Paul Offit: R.I.P. CDC, 1946-2025
A renowned CHOP immunologist on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weaponizing the CDC to promote his anti-vaccine views. Read more at The Philadelphia Citizen.
Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health: Let’s Stop Suicide – Together
As the Eagles prepare to play Dallas this weekend, the two-time Super Bowl champ mourns the death of the Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland — and highlights […]
The Michelin Guide is a Good Thing for Philly … and the World
Philly Mag Today: Why the Michelin Guide Isn’t a Threat to Philly’s Food Scene Last night we bore witness to a seismic shift in not […]
Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health: “If Not Me, Then Who?”
Veterans Day may come and go – but we should support our nation’s heroes and their families all year long. The Travis Manion Foundation showed […]
Philly’s Schools Are in Trouble. The Answer Isn’t Higher Taxes
Listen to the audio edition here: I’m a big believer in education. A great school can transform a kid’s life — and a great school […]
When Did Everything Become So … Disneyfied?
Listen to the audio edition here: This past year, as part of my long, self-imposed quest to check off as many boxes on the list […]
Which Philly Restaurants Will Make the Michelin Guide? Our Critic’s Bold Predictions
As anyone who has been paying any attention these past few months already knows, the Michelin Guide is spotlighting Philadelphia’s dining scene for the first […]
Why I Didn’t Wait in Line for a Last Bowl of Ramen at ESO
When I showed up at ESO late in July for a final bowl from one of the best ramen shops in the city, there was […]
The Assault of the Influencers
On my rare vacations, I tend to become one of those people who fantasize about starting a new life in whatever location they’ve traveled to. […]
Make America Kind Again
The news report out of Jersey’s Gloucester Township in March was decidedly shocking: A kids’ weekend flag football tournament had devolved into a 40-person melee, […]
Don’t Give Theresa Caputo Your Money
She sees dead people. To paraphrase the great Philly-shot movie The Sixth Sense, this is the premise of supposed psychic Theresa Caputo. The “Long Island […]
Philadelphia’s Last, Best Chance to Lift Ourselves Out of Poverty
For many years Philadelphia has had the dubious distinction of being “the poorest big city in America.” Our poverty rate is more than 20 percent […]