Opinion
Lena Dunham on the Cover of Vogue? Is Hollywood Finally Getting It?
Hollywood and the fashion and beauty industries go hand in hand. Traditional beauty operates within a narrow scope, generally suggesting that women are seen as […]
10 Best Local Philadelphia TV Ads on YouTube
It was approaching 1:30 a.m. Some friends and I were sitting on my couch watching TV, but there was nothing on. Obviously, it was 1:30. […]
Would Private Charity Be More Effective If the Wealthy Were More Charitable?
Conservative critics of government social welfare programs argue that private charity, which Americans engage in on a vast scale, can help those in need better […]
Joan Walsh is Wrong: Liberals Should Criticize Obamacare Problems
One of the things I hate about ideology—left or right—is how easy one’s worldview about politics can transmute into something lazier, dumber, tribalistic and ultimately […]
Media Matters, the Organization that Called Out Fox’s Fake Commenters, Is a Liberal Goon Squad
Yesterday, my fellow Philly Mag blogger Joel Mathis was able to rile up the ire of the left with his post “Fox News Used Fake […]
Inquirer Cockfight! How Old, Out-of-Touch Men Ruined a Newspaper
The tragic kabuki dance being played out by the owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer shares a dubious distinction with the Inky staff – all the […]
Obamacare’s Tech Problems Can Be Solved
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for computer glitches. Yesterday morning, President Obama publicly apologized in the Rose Garden for the frozen screens and […]
Playoffs Still a Possibility for Eagles… With Michael Vick Under Center
When Nick Foles was led off the Lincoln Financial Field to have his head injury examined, it would have been perfect if Michael Vick had […]
Are You Part of the “Sleepless Elite”?
The White House has announced a “tech blitz” to take on the glitches at HealthCare.gov that have been thwarting millions of Americans attempting to sign […]
Is Tom Corbett a Secret Socialist?
Is Tom Corbett a socialist? Crazy question, of course, for a Republican governor perhaps best known for suggesting Pennsylvania’s unemployed workers prefer receiving state benefits […]
Camden County Congressman Rob Andrews Investigated by 60 Minutes
Camden County Congressman Rob Andrews is having a bad couple of months. In late August, the House Ethics committee announced it was extending its investigation […]
I Used to Think Léger’s Work Was a Meaningless Hodgepodge [GALLERY]
I have never been a big fan of the French modern painter Fernand Léger. His work always looked to me like a meaningless hodgepodge. I’m […]
There Is No Reason for Anyone to Be Happy About How the Shutdown Ended
Shutting down the shutdown and avoiding imminent default was not like Idris Elba in Pacific Rim “cancel[ing] the apocalypse.” Democrats making victory laps on the […]
Meet Krokodil, the Dangerous New Drug Narcotics Officers Really Hope Doesn’t Make it to Philadelphia
These days, it’ll cost you anywhere from $10 to $50 to get high off of Oxycontin, depending on the size of the pill and the […]
Philly Has Its $45 Million in State School Funding. Now What?
So now the Philadelphia School District has its $45 million in state aid—and a bit of breathing room. Now what? The good news is that […]