Wonkblog directs our attention to a recent paper that finds a correlation between public state-level corruption and the state capital’s proximity to the major population […]

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is calling them the “Twin Philly Scandals.” Scandal #1: The District Attorney’s shameful persecution of four members […]

But unlike sexy erstwhile minor-league baseball star player Brett Mandel, Johnny Doc told his supporters in an email blast, Butkovitz deserves your vote. Says Chris […]

Amid the rubble and lost lives that a powerful tornado wrought on Moore, Oklahoma yesterday, Gawker flagged down a little bit of uplift. In this […]

What we know so far.

Will Smith was on Letterman promoting some movie last night when he launched into an impromptu rendition of his classic “Summertime,” set to Kool & […]

On May 1st each year, the city’s elected officials are required to tell the world how they make their money, and what kind of gifts […]

The status of marriage equality in Europe.

The Bryn Mawr cleaning lady who stole a $3 million bust of Ben Franklin–sculpted during his lifetime–has been sentenced to six years in jail. A […]

What does the Maxim Hot 100 and the race for city controller have in common? Pretty much nothing, save for the fact that both involve […]

A tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma yesterday afternoon has killed at least 51 people, according to the New York Times. Moore, 10 miles south […]

My 20th wedding anniversary is June 5th. According to Emily Post, china is the suggested gift. Since my wife and I rarely entertain, we wouldn’t […]

Isn’t is just adorable when adults stumble onto some fun thing their kids do, a thing that that they don’t understand, and then make that […]

Those shiny new SEPTA Regional Rail cars sure look great, don’t they? They took long enough to get here: the Silverliner V car order was […]

The President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Drew Becher, is ticked at Kathy Orr, Cecily Tynan and Sheena Parveen. The coven of weather women and their […]