The Atlantic‘s James Fallows, an expert of sorts on air travel, was intensely skeptical of the much-scrutinized New York Times Magazine “Lives” story about a man […]

As of Saturday, June 1st, this is no longer allowed. At least that’s according to Starbucks, which is imposing a ban in the U.S. and […]

If you’ve walked by the the southeast corner of 18th and Market today, you likely noticed this man. His name is Mark Mercer, he’s 54 […]

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The best news 1-8 Cole Hamels has gotten all year comes from CougarLife.com, which has anointed him, after a poll of 11,000 ostensible cougars, the second-hottest baseball player […]

That kid from New York may have won this week’s National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling “knaidel”, but equally as impressive (OK, actually more impressive) […]

The Roots’ long-awaited mural, located at the World Communications Charter School, on Broad and South. It’s being dedicated today, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]

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Knaidel: “A Yiddish term of German origin meaning “dumpling.”” When Arvind Mahankali, of New York City, was told which word he’d need to spell correctly to […]

A 51-year-old woman says that last week, she and a male accomplice snuck into a Catholic church in Penndel to steal “coffee, Oreos and bulk […]

Whether Philadelphia schools have improved or not since the state-controlled School Reform Commission took them over a decade ago is a hotly debated topic. But […]

The tires of “nearly a dozen” residents were slashed last night on the 800 block of S. 18th street, horrified drivers discovered this morning. That […]

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The ongoing plight of a Florida teen underscores the dysfunction of state laws that require sex offenders to register in a national database, even when […]

It was a rough year for network TV. Many of the most talked about shows continued to appear on cable and through streaming services (Netflix’s […]