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Hey You Guys: In Philadelphia, Paying Your Taxes Is Basically Optional

Hey, Millennials! Everyone has been trying to convince you that Philadelphia is an awesome place to live, and it is. Sure, we have lots of […]

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I Went to the Mets Opener in Phillies Gear — and I Wasn’t Even Heckled

I last attended a Mets game in New York in 2006. It was an 88-degree Saturday in August. A Jon Lieber error led to three […]

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Apple’s New Emoji Have Created Brand New Ways to Be Culturally Insensitive Online

More than half of Americans are in possession of a smartphone, with many using emoticons. It is fair to say that while all races are […]

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I Can’t Get On Board the Hillary Clinton Bandwagon. Yet.

Man, I wish I could jump on board the Hillary Clinton bandwagon. I’d love to be rooting for the First Woman President right now. I’d […]

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That Was Fast: Hillary Clinton Already Attacked for Running While Female

Well, that didn’t take long. The same day Hillary Clinton officially launched her campaign for president, she was scrutinized for doing so while being a woman. […]

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Chris Christie: Cut Social Security for the Rich

Chris Christie says he wants to eliminate Social Security benefits for high-income earners, the Wall Street Journal reports. MANCHESTER, N.H.—Gov. Chris Christie called for reduced […]

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If You See a Cop Stop, Start Recording

For the past week, the country has spent a lot of time — perhaps too much? — watching North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager fire […]

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The Astonishing Ubiquity of Walter Scott’s Death

I spent the better part of the last week avoiding video of the Walter Scott shooting. I read the various articles that accompanied it as […]

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Buy This App and Never Talk to Your Child Again!

When I wrote a few years back about the precipitous drop-off in the number of young men getting driver’s licenses, Uber was just beginning to […]

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Kathleen Kane Crosses a Final Line

That’s it. Kathleen Kane is over, or should be at any rate. Not officially, of course. We don’t know yet if Montgomery County D.A. Risa […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The NFL Hired a Female Ref

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending April 10th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?

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Good Fans Boo Bad Teams

A snarky tweet to my Twitter account the other day make me think hard on the subject of what makes a good sports fan. And […]

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FLOWCHART: A Handy Guide to the Wide World of Philly Crowdfunding

When the first couple crowd-funding requests popped up in my Facebook feed, I was a fan. It was hard not to be. Out of the […]

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Jonathan Papelbon Doesn’t “Feel Much Like a Phillie” — But Why Would He?

Jonathan Papelbon does not feel all that much like a Phillie. The Phillies closer told the Boston Globe this before yesterday’s game against the Red […]