Jonathan Chait, previously a senior editor at The New Republic and currently a writer at New York magazine, spent a great amount of words last week espousing the […]
My ears perked up as soon as I heard the opening notes to “Get Your Freak On” on Sunday night. It couldn’t be — could […]
My son Jake came home from college this weekend to watch the Super Bowl with us — I think because he likes my guacamole. The […]
Over the weekend, 11 cars from an 111-car CSX train derailed in South Philly. The cars were carrying crude oil, but there were no leaks, […]
We know, we know; you had plans for Tuesday, goddammit. You were going to stay in your flannel jammies all day and binge-watch the whole […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
A version of this article ran in February, 2012. Despite being the self-described “Angriest Black Man in America,” I agree with many whites who argue […]
Deflate-Gate has turned out to be a brilliant tactical development for the New England Patriots, who I predict will win this year’s Super Bowl. The […]
Is Comcast too good for its own good? Yes, we’re aware that the company routinely shows up on lists of America’s most-hated corporations. Yes, we’re […]
So, have you noticed that in the past week or so, there’s been a whole lot of talk about balls? (Well, a few people might have […]
In this town, there’s no shortage of meteorologists to turn to when you want to spend hours listening to hyped-up, laughably inaccurate forecasts while sending […]
A new grand jury report is calling for weakening the Pennsylvania “Shield Law” that protects journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources. Why, you wonder? […]
Here’s what stinks about New Jersey’s takeover of Atlantic City’s finances: Chris Christie hasn’t exactly proven himself extra-insightful about how to arrest the city’s decline. […]
When morals get murky, I like to play a game I call, “What Would the Aliens Say?” (You could, of course, substitute the more mainstream […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
