Here it is. Look, make up your own mind, but I don’t see this one becoming the smash hit of the summer. What can you […]

The Office was set in Scranton because Scranton seemed like a really good embodiment of the sort of drab, milquetoast existence the characters on that […]

In the days following the “not guilty” verdict that made George Zimmerman a free man, many blacks (myself included) have shared their experiences with racism […]

Comedian Chris Gethard, who performs with Amy Poehler’s Upright Citizens Brigade, has declared Philadelphia the worst place in the country to perform comedy. Here’s one […]

1989, during the height of the crack epidemic in Philadelphia, one in six babies delivered at city hospitals were born to mothers who tested positive […]

1. Philadelphia Daily News, “The Cowardly Penguin,” April 18, 2012 While this cover was strange and turned a lot of heads, Sidney Crosby himself reportedly […]

Saturday night’s Taylor Swift concert at the Linc was delayed by lightning and heavy rain. Never fear! A horde of spirited fans filed into the […]

Confirming suspicions that “Stronger than the Storm” is a terrible song, the state of New Jersey is calling all local musicians to come up with […]

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Just before 6 a.m., Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton was transported to the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, where she is now […]

Casino pastimes like gambling, smoking and boozing seem to go hand-in-hand with sex, and yet there has never been a gentleman’s club, strip club, nudie […]

The weekend headlines.

While you were sitting on sand at the Shore this weekend, 20-year-old Woodbury, New Jersey woman Heather Barnes was stranded at sea in Honduras, for […]

Warren Buffett has a thing for medium-sized regional newspapers. Last winter, he expressed interest in buying the Tribune Company’s Allentown Morning Call. While that deal […]

Camp Dragstrip is about ready to commence in South Philadelphia, and the battle for the starting QB job is taking place amidst all the talk […]