Remember that part of the opening credits in The Wire when someone throws a rock at a security camera, cracking its screen and jolting it […]

Trey Popp’s favorite slices.

According to “two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation,” the death of Chuck Peruto’s girlfriend Julia Law was caused by drowning, possibly after a […]

It’s about time! The Boy Scouts have decided to admit gay kids to the organization.I’m happy that calmer heads prevailed and their leadership is finally […]

Signs are always portentous, but in Philadelphia, they’re contentious, too. Neighborhood activists launch vigilante campaigns against bandit-sign advertisers, sending robocalls to their phones and tearing […]

ESPN reports: The estate of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno and several university trustees and former players are planning to sue the NCAA […]

Lauryn Hill disappoints LGBT fans with new track.

More than 72,000 people have signed a petition urging transplant officials to get Sarah Murnaghan, 10, the lung she needs if she is going to survive […]

Billie Jean King—the retired tennis player who once upon a time struck an excellent blow for feminism—is now taking up the cause of the decrepit […]

We already knew that Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper had a very strong claim to being the sexiest man alive. Now Grantland looks at how Cooper […]

Courthouse News Service reports that Philadelphia International Airport is still in hot water for rejecting an NAACP ad that would have said: “Welcome to America, […]

Local orgs to host free concert.

Philadelphia Business Journal reports: Philadelphia’s historic district has added a K-9 “ranger” as part of the security team. The German shepherd is trained in detecting […]

Today, the City of Philadelphia kicks off its weekly summer concert series, City Hall Presents, which features free performances of Philadelphia artists in the City […]

Rob Zombie, the goth-metal rocker and horror movie director, sat down with the Washington Post recently for some questions about his career. He talked briefly […]