Metropolis
What the New Vegan Convenience Store Says About South Philly
Like ad hoc microbiologists, food-shopping vegans must squint carefully at labels: Which seemingly plant-based product will contain egg whites or gelatin today? If only there […]
Are Billboards as Civic Monuments the Future of Suburban Advertising?
I didn’t think it was possible to make Business Route 1 in lower Bucks County look cheesier, but in Middletown Township, I believe they’ve pulled […]
Temple Professor and Cultural Lightning Rod Marc Lamont Hill on Being a Dissenting Voice
The Rundown Age: 40 CV, abridged: Professor, Temple’s Klein College of Media and Communication; author, four books, including New York Times best-selling Nobody; columnist, Daily […]
Philly Has Never Elected a Woman as Sheriff. These Candidates Want to Change That.
The momentum that ushered in America’s unprecedented wave of women office-holders will be put to the test in the May primary — and not just […]
Here’s How Likely These 6 Philly-Area Politicians Are to Run in 2020
As the 2020 presidential campaign intensifies, an unprecedented number of politicians (literally scores) are thought to be considering runs at President Donald Trump. And a […]
Manny Machado, Bryce Harper and Philly’s Unhealthy Obsession With “Hustle”
It was embarrassing. Manny Machado — the youngest (26), arguably most talented baseball player to hit free agency since Alex Rodriguez inked a quarter-billion-dollar contract […]
Inside the Hunt for Artifacts Buried Under Philly’s Oldest Properties
You never know what you’re going to find in the privy. That’s what Melissa and Matt Dunphy discovered in 2016 after they bought the former […]
Temple Coach Fran Dunphy Deserved Better
Last March 10th, after Temple men’s basketball lost to Wichita State in a conference-tournament quarterfinal, a reporter asked Owls coach Fran Dunphy about his future […]
Meet Raj Haldar, the South Philly Rapper Who Co-Wrote a Delightfully Confusing Children’s Book
The Rundown Age: 37 CV, Rap: Releases albums under the names Lushlife and the Skull Eclipses; produced resistance-oriented compilation My Idols Are Dead + My […]
Kendall Jenner Keeps Popping Up in Philly, and We Should Embrace It
By the time you read this, Bendall — the mercurial pairing of precocious Sixers point forward Ben Simmons and Kardashian-clan sensation Kendall Jenner — may […]