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A Lesson for Seth Williams in Kathleen Kane’s Abandoned Sting

Let’s give Seth Williams a round of applause. I’m not being facetious here. Williams’ decision to take Kathleen Kane’s “double-dog dare” last year and pursue charges […]

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5 Reasons Temple Got Snubbed by NCAA Tournament Selection Committee

Temple basketball fans got an early Christmas gift last year when the Owls routed Kansas by 25. “I think we played about as well as […]

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The Real Reason Penn’s Tuition Is Going Up Again This Year

Penn has just announced that the cost of its undergrad tuition will go up by 3.9 percent this year. This is the sixth year in […]

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Two Stats That Show Harrisburg Is Stacking the Deck Against Philly Schools

Dear Sen. Jake Corman: I’ve been thinking about you lately. Admittedly, I wasn’t too thrilled to see you displace local favorite Dom Pileggi as the […]

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In Defense of the Erin Express

Last year, the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day was absolutely gorgeous. Unseasonably warm and impossibly sunny, it was the kind of day that Philadelphia occasionally hands […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The NRA Lost Face

Do you have a gun? Do you think I have a gun? Most media reports would have you believe that ever since President Obama’s election, […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending March 13th

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

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Sometimes, Racism Is Just Racism

The story about a bunch of young racists bound together under the fraternal bonds of exclusion and utter stupidity has grown with leaps and bounds […]

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Does Trading Nick Foles for Sam Bradford Make the Birds Better?

When the trade for Sam Bradford was announced, my first reaction was that Chip Kelly was a secret spy, like in those movies where a […]

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3 Reasons Mayor Nutter Shouldn’t Build That New Prison

At first glance, you can’t blame Mayor Michael Nutter for wanting to build a new prison. The House of Correction — which has an awesome […]

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What the Hell Happened to Penn Basketball?

“Finally,” my friend Chris said, “We have a basketball team again!” It was the first game of the 2010-11 basketball season. Penn was about to […]

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Philly: Stop Tying Your Dog Up Outside Already

I’m one of those women – let’s call them insufferable women – who brings her little dog everywhere. Murph comes to work with me, goes […]

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Cliff Lee Might Need Surgery — Which Could Mean the End of His Career

Among the great one-game feats by Philadelphia athletes, a few recent ones stand out. Allen Iverson‘s 48 points in Game 1 of the 2001 NBA […]

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Pope Gets Official Milkshake Flavor in Sham of a Vote

Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia is just under 200 days away, and the important decisions are starting to be made: The official milkshake of the […]

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The Strange Connection Between Harrison Ford and Snowy Owls

If you’re going to crash an airplane, you damned sure want to crash it on a golf course, as Harrison Ford did on Thursday. Why? […]