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Shirley Temple Was a Celebrity. George Zimmerman Is Not.

Following the passing of film icon Shirley Temple on Monday, a common refrain in the pieces that commemorated her life and work was that she […]

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How Mike Missanelli Misses the Point of His Deadspin Controversy

Mike Missanelli seems to have learned the wrong lesson. Missanelli, of course, is the local sports talk radio host who was suspended last week after […]

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Requiem for a Meme: Bob Costas’ Pink Eye

The 2014 Winter Olympics just became a whole lot less entertaining with the announcement that Matt Lauer will replace Bob Costas in the main anchor […]

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Would Bob Costas Be On TV With Pink Eye If He Were a Woman?

If you haven’t been tuning in to NBC’s Olympics 2014 coverage, then you might now know that veteran Olympics anchor Bob Costas has been showing […]

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In Triple Package, Do Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld Actually Believe What They’re Saying?

Amy Chua is the self-proclaimed “Tiger Mom” who came into the collective consciousness in 2011 when the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt of her […]

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Here Is a Pennsylvania School Tom Corbett Did Not Run Away From

Here’s a real press release from Gov. Tom Corbett’s office. We’ve changed it slightly. See if you can figure out how!

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]