Opinion
Citizens Bank Park: A Decade in the Stadium We Didn’t Want
The first 10 years of Citizens Bank Park, I think we can all agree, have been pretty great. Five division titles. Eight winning seasons. One […]
Normcore? More Like “Momcore”
The Thursday Styles section of the New York Times last week contained a big bloomingarticle on the fashion trend known as “normcore,” which the article […]
Let’s Teach Philly Kids to Use Guns — Properly
Over the weekend, a 2-year-old boy in West Philadelphia shot and killed his 11-year-old sister. The gun —a .357 Magnum — had been stored on […]
Dear Chris Christie: It’s Time to Give Up on 2016
Dear Governor Christie: It is over. For the good of the Republican Party, the State of New Jersey, you, and your family, it is time […]
Response: Women Aren’t at Philly Tech Week for You To Look At
“That Tech Girl Talk session? Seems pretty hot,” wrote Gene Marks in his article “The 56 Things You’ll Likely Overhear at Philly Tech Week” on […]
Race and the Roots
of Philly Transit Strikes
As this is being typed, the news reports about contract negotiations between SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 sound increasingly optimistic. One of the […]
VIDEOS: 6 Great Letterman Philly Moments
Sometime next year, there won’t be any more Top 10 lists. There won’t be any more stupid human tricks or throwing items off a five-story […]
Tom Wolf Is the Future of Politics
We’re just a few weeks out from the Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, and two should-be contradictory facts appear to be completely true: • Barring […]
The 56 Things You’ll Likely Overhear At Philly Tech Week
More than 20,000 people are expected to attend more than 140 events at next week’s Philly Tech Week. AT&T and Chevrolet are the big named […]
Dear L.A.: Here’s What You Can Expect from Jay Z and Made In America. XOXO, Philly
Early this week, word leaked that Live Nation and Jay Z were exploring the possibility of bringing the Made in America festival to Los Angeles, […]
The #CancelColbert Controversy: Should Racial Insensitivity Be a Fireable Offense?
Twitter is one of those places where there is always outrage, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which part of the outrage war really has […]
Poor and Accused of a Crime? You’re Better off in Philadelphia than Anywhere Else in Pennsylvania.
There are those who will see it as a mixed blessing, but there is one thing Philadelphia does better than every other city in Pennsylvania […]
Science Finds a “Stupid” Gene. What Should We Do With That Information?
Linguist/philosopher and Philly native son Noam Chomsky once postulated that the current era of human history might “provide an answer to the question of whether […]
The Phillies’ Amazing Opening-Day Win in 12 GIFs
Baseball is back! And yesterday was an incredible start for the Phillies, as they walloped the Rangers by a football-like 14-10 score. It was an […]
There Is No Reason “Amateur” Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid
Like Kurtis Blow, basketball is my favorite sport. I, too, like the way they dribble up and down the court. Basketball’s a sport I enjoy […]