A neighbor of mine is sending her son to a well-respected New England liberal arts college. A friend of one of my kids is starting […]
Last weekend I was at the Shore with my relations, as I am every August at this time of year. We’d just finished supper, and […]
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. […]
What is happening in Atlantic City, casino closures, is very sad – but does anybody give me credit for getting out before its demise? Timing […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
