Opinion
Is DeSean Jackson Right? Do Eagles Fans Boo Too Much?
Good things tend to happen when DeSean Jackson scores a touchdown. When the speedy wideout finds the end zone, as he did Sunday in Green […]
Your Cell Phone Is Stealing Your Soul
“Do you remember,” my husband said in the middle of yesterday’s Eagles game, apropos of nothing, “how when you used to call a friend’s house, […]
End the Michael Vick Era. It’s Time to Build Around Nick Foles.
Even if Michael Vick has a bionic hamstring transplanted into his cranky leg before next weekend, it’s time for Chip Kelly to stop equivocating and […]
The Philadelphia Region’s Most Dangerous Places (and its Safest)
What is the most crime-ridden municipality in the Philadelphia area? Surprise! It’s not Philadelphia. Not even close. In fact, according to the website NeighborhoodScout.com, Cape […]
Pat Toomey Is Becoming the Arlen Specter He Once Destroyed
When they woke up on Tuesday morning, Pennsylvanians checking the news could’ve been forgiven if they’d been transported back 10 or 20 years. Topping the […]
Don’t Clench Your Butt in Front of These Cops
I’ve spent nearly a decade investigating and reporting on the fallout from America’s inexpedient and misguided “War on Drugs.” I’ve talked to people who’ve spent […]
Philly Hotels: Stop Whining About W and Element and Clean Up Your Act
In the news this week: Another Philly hotel battle. A bunch of hotels are ganging up on one of their own. A group that calls itself […]
Former NBC 10 Reporter Don Lemon a Hypocrite on Stop-and-Frisk
For some reason, Don Lemon’s tenure in Philadelphia as a WCAU NBC 10 news reporter doesn’t stick out in my mind, probably because he existed […]
Wilt Chamberlain Is the Greatest Philadelphian of All Time
Who do you think the greatest Philadelphian of all time is? I asked a bunch of people this question over the last week, and nobody really […]
Au Contraire, Marriage is For You
First thing’s first: I’m sure that Seth Adam Smith is a really, really nice guy. If you’ve seen the pictures on his website and read […]
Philly Gets Richer, its Suburbs Get Poorer, and the Middle Class… Vanishes?
Something that hasn’t yet sunk into the regional psyche has surfaced in the local media: Philly is getting richer and its suburbs poorer. That’s a […]
Randall Cunningham Was a Surfer!?
The NFL Network’s documentary series A Football Life is must-watch viewing for any fan of the sport. If you’ve seen the excellent episode on Jerome Brown […]
How Do You Bully a 300-Pound NFL Lineman Like Jonathan Martin?
To anyone whose kid has ever suited up for competitive sports, the news out of Miami last week was incomprehensible. Dolphins left tackle Jonathan Martin, […]
Can Nick Foles Play Even Better Next Week?
Throughout his largely forgettable seven-year career with Baltimore and the Eagles, Adrian Burk threw 28 more interceptions than TD passes. In 1951, his first year […]
Snarlin’ Chris Christie Will Be the Perfect Republican President
Chris Christie is going to be re-elected as New Jersey’s governor this week, but forget that. Now’s the time to start focusing on his presidential […]