Opinion
13 Movies Worth Your Time Christmas Weekend
Shaking off an egg nog- and cookie-induced coma after waking up in a pile of shredded gift wrap? Swap out the toffee for popcorn and […]
Meet the Part-Time Philadelphian Who Used Facebook to Make America Pay Attention to the Minimum Wage
The minimum wage was last raised in 2009, when it reached its current level of $6.25 an hour under legislation approved in 2007.* Had it […]
The Day We Ate Arnold the Pig
It’s not every day that a family of Jews hosts a pig roast, but that is exactly what my sister did at her suburban Washington […]
All the Pressure Sunday Will Be on Cowboys
Anyone who says that at mid-season — when the Eagles were staggering around at 3-5 — they knew the December 29th game in Dallas would […]
Jon Solomon’s Top 5 Hip-Hop Christmas Songs
For a quarter of a century now, WPRB DJ Jon Solomon has been staying up all night playing holiday music from Christmas Eve deep into […]
I’m Not a Bad Driver. I Just Don’t Drive the Same Way You Do.
America: What a country. A wonderful melting pot of races, ethnicities, religions, genders. More and more each day, it seems, we discover new differences between […]
The Dilemmas of an Agnostic Christmas: What Do We Tell Our Son About a Faith We no Longer Share?
“Daddy,” my 5-year-old son asked me on Friday. “Why do we celebrate Christmas?” This was a question I’d been expecting for a few weeks — […]
Anchorman 2: Is It Possible to Have Too Much Ron Burgundy?
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Philadelphia showtimes. He’s reading local news in North Dakota. He’s interviewing Peyton Manning. He’s selling trucks. He’s sitting on a journalism […]
As You Make Your 2014 Resolutions, Ask Yourself This: Are Your Friends Good People?
As the New Year approaches, we are all thinking about the 2014 resolutions we ought to be making to better our lives and allow for […]
When, if Ever, Should Parents Be Allowed to Let Their Children Die?
Two recent news stories have brought an important question into the public dialogue: How much power do parents have over the lives — and deaths […]
On Gay Rights About-Face, Tom Corbett is Literally Unbelievable
I don’t want to call Gov. Tom Corbett a liar. So let’s just say that he strained credulity this week with his explanation for why […]
Four Resolutions Philadelphia Must Make for 2014
The end of the year finds many resolving to be more… well, resolute about who they are and what they stand for as they reflect […]
13 Ways to Avoid Being Broke at Christmas
Not enough money for Christmas presents? Yeah, I thought so. That’s because you spent too much money in 2013 on frivolous things. Well, that ship […]
Top 10 Philadelphia Tweets of 2013
It’s end-of-year time, and you know what that means: Lists! Okay, most things on the Internet are in list form now, but December is still […]
Twitter Fight! About that Epic Tom Ferrick-Helen Gym Dust-Up
I feel your pain, Tom Ferrick. I once got caught up in the emotions of the moment when Philebrity slammed a post by Greg Meckstroth on […]