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Philly Becomes the Land of the Logos

When I first moved to Philadelphia six years ago, one of its chief faults (in my view) appeared to be this: It wasn’t New York. […]

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Thousands of People Lost Their Jobs in Atlantic City and Donald Trump Is Gloating

What is happening in Atlantic City, casino closures, is very sad – but does anybody give me credit for getting out before its demise? Timing […]

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Did You Click on the Leaked Celebrity Nudes?

Every time a bored, lonely hacker splashes photos of a naked celebrity across the Internet, we seem to forget the answer to a very basic […]

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Needed: Better Philadelphia Republicans

Chaka Fattah hasn’t been convicted of anything. He hasn’t been charged with anything. And let’s not forget: He hasn’t even been officially named as a […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending August 29th

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 City Should Throw a Parade for Children at the End of Every August

I was writing and doing laundry, and it was hot out anyway. So instead of walking the four and a half blocks from my place […]

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Jury Duty Is Hell

“It’s my third frigging time,” the man says to the court clerk; his bald head was turning red. “My neighbor hasn’t been called once, not […]

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5 Reasons Fall Could Be Great for Politics in Philly

All hail the end of summer. Sure, that means it’s time to stop being lazy and get back to work. But for journalists, that means […]

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Sorry Birds Fans, but the Eagles Won’t Win the Super Bowl This Year

I am as excited about this coming season as any Eagles fan. I gobble up every item from Sheil Kapadia and Tim McManus on Birds […]

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The Five Jersey Shore Stories of the Summer (Revisited)

In May, I made predictions of five Jersey Shore stories we’d be talking about this summer. Here’s how those five stories played out.

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Your Kids Can Shoot an Uzi Right Here in Pennsylvania

Tragic news came out of Arizona this week that a 9-year-old child accidentally killed a shooting instructor with an Uzi at the Bullets and Burgers […]

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Michael Nutter’s Beautiful, Empty Words About Ferguson

OK, we’ve probably beat up on the Philadelphia Police Department enough for one summer. We’ve suffered through a new scandal, retreaded an old scandal, questioned […]

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Four Lessons Philadelphia Can Learn from The Simpsons

I’m not (necessarily) proud of it, but I spent most of my weekend with The Simpsons. At best, I’m a casual fan, but on a […]

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Here’s Why Philly Businesses Will Gladly Pay Millions for the Pope and DNC

Fact: If the Democratic National Committee decides to hold its 2016 convention in Philadelphia the cost could range anywhere from $50-$75 million dollars. While the […]

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The Relationship With Your Long-Term Shore Landlord Is … Special

The first time, we never dreamed it would last this long. Frankly, yours was just another duplex, one in a long line of joints we’d […]