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This Just In: Chip Kelly Is A Good Coach…

Read Mike Missanelli on why Chip Kelly’s gaudy numbers might not get the Eagles to the postseason. Since Chip Kelly is heralded by the Philadelphia […]

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…But the Eagles Might Still Miss the Playoffs

Read Larry Mendte break down the numbers showing Chip Kelly is one of the bestter second-year coaches in the NFL. The Eagles might likely miss […]

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How Do I Cure My Online Rage?

What would I like for Christmas? How about some small bit of my lost humanity? It was a reader (of course) who accidentally let me […]

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Time to Fix Eminent Domain

Congratulations to James Dupree. After a long fight with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA), the artist last week learned that he can keep his studio […]

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Jim Kenney’s Mean Girl 101

Like most people who were tweeting from the Linc on Sunday night, I’m going to assume that Councilman Jim Kenney wasn’t putting much thought into […]

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Why “I Can’t Breathe” Matters

There was once a time in sports where it was cool to be an anti-hero. Charles Barkley ran a money-making campaign to prove he was […]

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CIA Was Right: Waterboarding Works

To read Larry Mendte’s criticism of torture, as depicted in the new Senate report, click here. To say the killing of Osama bin Laden created […]

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Torture Report Sickens Me

Read Chris Freind’s defense of “enhanced interrogations” here.  I am sickened by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s extensive use of torture during […]

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Is Kobe Bryant the Worst Person in the World?

So there was this little recap in the Daily News last week of a happy-sounding practice of the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant, the pride […]

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Just Who’s Responsible for These Die-Ins?

Gosh, those folks from POWER are a huge pain in Philadelphia’s butt.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

Last night the 116th annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society — or, as the society’s website has it, The One Hundred Sixteenth Annual Dinner of The […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending December 12th

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

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Is It Already Time to Plan for the Eagles’ Next QB?

The Eagles season is far from over and already the provocateurs on Philadelphia sports talk radio are speculating about next year and the years after. […]

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5 Reasons to Fear Sunday’s Eagles-Cowboys Game

The Eagles playoff chances dangle at the mercy of the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night, and this mantra keeps echoing in my head: Be afraid. Be […]

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9 Reasons Business Owners Hate the Holidays

Run a small business? Then you’re keeping a big secret. C’mon … fess up. It’s about the holidays. Sure, December is a festive, wonderful, joyous […]