As a human with a computer, I expect people to mess around on the clock a bit. Amazon, Buzzfeed, Facebook, The Daily Puppy (just me? […]
There is a bonus to being a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. Like all Philadelphia sports teams, they equip you with the tools to deal […]
The NRA is coming, folks. It will have your tax dollars or your submission to its pro-gun agenda — and, by God, maybe it will […]
Today, I’m pretty proud to be from Pennsylvania. Not just because we’re now well on our way to expanding the state’s inadequate hate-crime laws (although […]
Being a Philadelphia school district teacher is not an easy job. And this past week it just got harder. Not only because of yesterday’s decision […]
The best parts of watching polls come out about the Pennsylvania governor’s race is the quotes from the pollsters themselves in which they bend themselves […]
“So is that it? Is that the end?” The woman in leopard-print flats seemed disappointed. She’d just walked the length of the brand-new Schuylkill Banks […]
In his eloquent paean last week to watching porn, Daily News scold Stu Bykofsky equated the practice to stopping by the watercooler to chat with […]
When I heard last week the reason SEPTA might shut down due to strike this winter — leaving tens of thousands of commuters stuck in […]
This September marked the start of my 32nd year of residence in this city. And for all of those previous 31 years, I’ve treated this […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
When Kathleen Kane was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s first attorney general last year, she was immediately hailed as shooting political star. There was talk of […]
“Redskin” is a slur. Got it? This is not up for debate. It is a slur, despite any arguments made about intent. Curiously, it is […]
When I moved to Philadelphia from Kansas six years ago, I noticed a couple of things. First, the distinction between economic classes here was far […]
The 2014 baseball season in Philadelphia passed without a whimper. The last game was a Sunday matinee where Cole Hamels pitched another gem … and […]
