Opinion
Why Are You Walking Barefoot Around Center City?
It was 11 a.m. on a Friday at 15th and Locust when I saw it: a man, in nice khakis and a polo, holding his […]
Missanelli: Innes and Bruno Partnership Melts Down — I’m Still Standing
Many people lately have asked me to comment on the state of Philadelphia sports talk radio, which finds a competitor station acting out a myriad […]
Which Shark Week Star Is Your Favorite Jersey Shore Point’s Spirit Shark?
Shark Week is upon us, friends. The Discovery Channel’s annual celebration of scary fish and worse puns kicked off Sunday, and it looks to be another banner […]
Is Pittsburgh Really Better Than Philly? (Spoiler Alert: No)
So there’s this website, NerdWallet.com, that’s ostensibly a personal finance site but which often sends out press releases ranking cities compared to this or that criteria […]
The 12 Worst Pieces of Public Art in Philly
Philadelphia is a city awash in public artworks. Some of them are magnificent. Some of them are dreadful. The thing about public art that’s dreadful […]
The Phillies Don’t Deserve Your Cheers
I’m sitting here watching a Phillies game on a Wednesday night. They are getting pounded, 6-0, by the Milwaukee Brewers, another reflection of the brutality […]
Colonel Mustard, In the Refrigerator, With Corporal Ketchup
I’m a reasonable woman, by which I mean I don’t get riled easily. I understand that not everything in life, or on the Schuylkill Expressway, […]
We Owe Mr. Trump a Big “Thank You”
Now, more than ever, I’m a huge fan of Donald Trump. The guy’s having a tough week, to be sure, but as NBC cuts their […]
Whitewashing History
Recently it was revealed Boston-bred actor Ben Affleck asked the producers of the PBS genealogy show Finding Your Roots to omit the fact that his […]
There Are Still Confederate Flag Shirts for Sale in Wildwood
For four years now, I’ve been chronicling Wildwood boardwalk t-shirts in a silly column on this website. Last year, I wrote about a constant presence […]
The Dick Cheney-ization of America
Back in 2004, then-Vice President Dick Cheney horrified conservatives when, at a town-hall meeting in Iowa, he came out in favor of gay marriage, a […]
There Are Two Ways for Sixers Fans to Look at the Jahlil Okafor Pick
Basketball writer Derek Bodner is covering the NBA draft for Philadelphia magazine at Sixers Draftland. The results of Thursday night’s NBA draft left many Sixers fans confused […]
Philadelphia, We Needed the Cheesecake Factory
Everyone has their safe space. Maybe you like to take a time-out at Rittenhouse Square when the office feels like it’s closing in. Or perhaps […]
