To be clear, Keith Olbermann fired first. No, he wasn’t fired (although who would be surprised) — he took a shot at Philadelphia Flyers fans […]
In the end, the Sixers even sucked at sucking. They ended their season Wednesday night just as they started it: with a victory over the […]
Finally facing the music about the test’s lack of efficacy, the rollout of a new Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) says that the College Board has […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY Did you buy your mom a Mothers’ Day card yet? It’s probably been on your mind since Monday when American Greeting dropped this heavy-handed […]
Fifty years ago today, the first Wawa opened at the corner of MacDade Blvd. and Swarthmore Ave. in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Today, you can get free […]
Suddenly, Penn State football fans have some hope. Maybe, just maybe, they’re going to get their bowl games back. Maybe, just maybe, Saturdays in Happy […]
Yesterday, the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were announced, and Inga Saffron of the Inquirer won the Pulitzer for criticism! Saffron’s one of my favorite local writers, […]
World War II fascinates my 10-year-old son Michael, so I rented the movie Pearl Harbor from Verizon. I forgot what a horrible movie it is […]
In The New York Times last week, there was a piece about college admissions and diversity in the wake of the Fisher v. University of Texas […]
We’re 12 games into the season, and the Phillies are 6-6. In their first homestand of the year, they were swept by the Brewers — who […]
The first round of announcements regarding May college commencement speakers has wound down, and if you think college admissions are competitive, you should see the […]
This week, the National Constitution Center opened the doors to Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello, its six month-long exhibition about Thomas Jefferson. And to my surprise, […]
With Thursday’s document dump and accompanying double dog dare, the Case of Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s Abandoned Sting has now played long enough for us […]
A few weeks ago, after tipping back a few too many beers, a friend of mine opened up about his girlfriend and their loving but […]
http://vimeo.com/91355367 Picture yourself walking toward City Hall. Traffic zooms past you and as you stroll down Market Street, you dodge rushed business people texting and […]
