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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

Shut up. Sure, it was ugly right from the start, when the teams lined up the wrong way. All those missed three-pointers. That second quarter! […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending December 5th

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

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The Outrage Meter for the Week Ending December 5, 2014

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I Like Charles Barkley, But He’s Wrong on Ferguson

What are CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the Drudge Report, and every conservative radio talk show going to do now that Charles Barkley will no longer […]

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Don Lemon Is America’s First Reality News Star

It is far too early to tell whether CNN’s Don Lemon is embattled or just growing his brand. He is becoming a household name for […]

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What Is Your Excuse for the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner?

“Negroes — Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day — They change their mind.” —Langston Hughes Black people are angry. I don’t mean this […]

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Four Reasons Philly Business Will Find Things Tougher Next Year

So far, the outlook for 2015 is pretty good. Most experts are predicting a continued economic strengthening with even one member of the Federal Reserve […]

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It’s Time to End Philly’s Horse-and-Carriage Rides

It’s not every day that New York looks around and says, “This place is too crowded, too dirty, too rough to deliver an acceptable quality […]

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Don’t See Race in Ferguson? Then You’re Part of America’s Race Problem.

Like many, I’ve struggled to find a way to come to terms with the grand jury’s decision to not indict Darren Wilson in the killing […]

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First Amendment Should Not Protect Anthony Elonis’ Speech

Anthony Elonis doesn’t deserve to be a First Amendment martryr. Of course, an awful lot of America’s free-speech champions  turned out to be folks you […]

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Where Is Shane Montgomery?

I can’t imagine what the parents of missing West Chester University student Shane Montgomery went through this past weekend as the search for their son […]

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Is This Top Philly Cop the Answer to America’s Post-Ferguson Police Problem?

On Monday night, as much of the country reeled at news there would be no indictment of the police officer who shot an unarmed black […]

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Ranking Philly’s 5 Mortal Parking Sins

  Even with the strange new lens through which Philadelphians now view City Hall and parking, what happened over at the intersection of Broad and Market earlier this […]

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This Thanksgiving, Ferguson Makes Football Seem Small

On Monday night, three days before a colossal NFL game between the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, a major news story began playing out making […]

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5 Reasons We Should All Be Thankful for Comcast

This holiday season there are plenty of reasons to give thanks. Sure, there are challenges that we face. But the economy is rebounding. People are […]