Opinion
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending June 12th
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
Hank Baskett: From Training Camp to Marriage Boot Camp?
I knew Hank Baskett as a role-playing wide receiver who had decent-enough size to be considered a red-zone weapon for the Philadelphia Eagles. It turned […]
Sixers Spat With Wells Fargo Could Prelude a Move to Camden
I don’t really know what to think of the Wells Fargo Center. For example, the original first sentence of this story was, “The Wells Fargo […]
Why Doesn’t Serena Williams Get Her Due? She’s a Black Woman
After winning the French Open finals on Saturday — despite a terrible case of the flu that caused her to vomit in the middle of […]
“Mattress Girl,” Caitlyn Jenner, Abortion, the Bible and You
Last week was a mad-crazy week for gender relations. To recap just a few of the highlights:
How Pope Francis Made It Safe for Me to Come Crawling Back to Church
It was in second grade that I first suspected I didn’t belong at St. Cecilia’s. I was only 7, but when I looked into Sister […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending June 5th
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
Here’s What I’d Have Asked LeSean McCoy About His Chip Kelly Remarks
LeSean McCoy is a coward. One day he’s calling his former coach a racist and the next day he feels no need to either explain or […]
11 Best Things About Going to A Reading Fightin Phils Game
It was Irish night at the Reading Fightin Phils, and so a leprechaun was on the field before the game. I don’t think he was […]
5 Dos and Don’ts for Flying Your Confederate Flag
Confederate flags outside #WXTU festival in #Camden called 'message of hate' http://t.co/FYaH9206Bl via @RprtrDan pic.twitter.com/aXw14AxUy5 — MetroPhilly (@MetroPhilly) June 1, 2015 The WXTU 31st anniversary […]
In Campus Sex Assault, Rights of Victims, Accused at Odds
Though Columbia University president Lee Bollinger denies an intentional snub, he did not shake Emma Sulkowicz’s hand when she — carrying a dorm mattress — […]
Internet Meets Caitlyn Jenner, Immediately Sexualizes Her
I was getting coffee when Caitlyn Jenner met the Internet. Not fancy coffee — regular drip, black, get that cinnamon-sugar shaker away from me — so we’re […]
Who Wins, Who Loses in a Philly Newspaper Strike?
The reason a potential newspaper strike is of such interest, course, is because the city’s major daily newspapers — the Inquirer, Daily News, and their […]