Opinion
Confessions of an Olympics 2014 Junkie
I had a hard time tearing myself away to write this. The German and Russian women’s ice hockey teams are facing off in the living […]
A Night at The Opera. On Twitter.
Yes, I was one of the philistines who Tweeted during the opera Friday night. No, I don’t really have any regrets.
CVS To Stop Selling Cigarettes … But Is That Enough?
Wednesday, drugstore chain CVS announced that it will no longer sell tobacco products. (And now people want Walgreens to follow suit.) The move will cost […]
Your Guide to Watching the Olympics Anywhere
The Olympics are here! Well, okay, they’re not quite the Olympics — these are the Winter Games, the not-so-beloved younger brother of the Summer Olympics. […]
Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Culture Is Spoiling the Culture
Spoiler Alert: This post contains references to several TV and movie surprises, all five years old or more. If you are spoiled by any of […]
What Can Snow Tell Us About Unused Public Spaces?
Snow is pretty when it falls, then it just lays there. The pristine white is blackened by muddy boots, urinating dogs and car debris as […]
End Black History Month Now
A version of this article ran in February, 2012. Despite being the self-described “Angriest Black Man in America,” I agree with many whites who argue […]
Purse Snatching Doesn’t Mean Philly Women Need Male Protection
“Where are our men? Why are they not protecting us?” Tyema Sanchez recently told the Daily News. “Men are failing us. I feel as though […]
Should Flyers Claude Giroux Be a Late Addition to Team Canada?
Wednesday afternoon the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that star sniper Steven Stamkos would not participate in the Winter Olympics for Team Canada. His horrificly fractured […]
Confessions: I Write the Online Dating Profiles of Wealthy Men
As I sit here alone in my bedroom with my dog, I have a community of 1,077 Facebook “friends” and a combined total of some […]
End The Philadelphia Inferiority Complex Now!
I’d only lived in Philadelphia for about three years when The New York Times published the article everyone is still pissed about. Yes, the one […]
Let the Millennials Rest: Leave Afghanistan Now
From beginning to end, the U.S. involvement in World War II — the biggest, bloodiest confrontation the world has ever seen, and hopefully ever will […]
Mike Missanelli Responds: Deadspin Is Journalistically Corrupt
There is so much wrong with the Deadspin story “Philly Radio Host Gets All Homophobic In Email Fight With Listener,” I am not sure where […]
A Frame-By-Frame Analysis of the Geico Philly Cheesesteak Commercial
Did you watch the Super Bowl Sunday? Of course you did, it’s the Super Bowl, and even football-hating heathens tune in. While we didn’t get […]
Five Reasons Ending Philadelphia’s “Resign to Run” Law Would Be Bad for the City
We gave politicians the right to be corrupt. We did it when we gave them the power to pass legislation that benefits no one but […]