It’s not every day that the pope puts Philadelphia on his itinerary. In what seems like an epic win for a city that treats newscasters […]
Sunday, on our way home from a trip to upstate New York, my husband and I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts. When we came back out […]
My fellow journalists: It’s time to stop enabling Bill Cosby. At least three times in the last week, Cosby has been directly given the chance […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
The world no longer cares whether Penn State University was wronged by the NCAA when, two years ago, the organization imposed crippling sanctions on the […]
We’re barely a week past the election, and already it looks — sorry to say — like the honeymoon is over for Governor-elect Tom Wolf. […]
Last week I wrote about street harassment and why women worry, with particular attention to the threat of the unknown and unfamiliar: the strange men […]
Governor-elect Tom Wolf’s transition team unveiled a “code of ethical conduct” for team members on Tuesday, and for the life of me, I couldn’t initially […]
There’s no elegant way to say this, so I’m going to let Jessi Klein do the honors. “We can say pussy now!” the head writer […]
You’re staying at a hotel. You get online. When you log in, you’re given a choice: You can use the free Internet service that the […]
The other day after work, I was waiting for the garage attendant to bring down my car. I was standing alongside a well-dressed, dapper-looking man […]
The crowd was so boisterous you almost forgot they came to see a 49-year-old Philadelphian get beaten up. Okay, they didn’t come to see that, […]
Last week’s news was filled with important stories about the gubernatorial election and a couple of major, sordid crimes, so if you missed out on […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
The GOP tidal wave was massive, with Republicans winning from coast-to-coast. Preeminent among them was a man who, after achieving a stunning 10-point victory in […]
