The NBA Draft lottery is tonight. Here’s how it works. All 14 non-playoff teams (yes, there are more playoff teams than non-playoff teams; the NBA […]

Yesterday at a little Sandy-related event, a WNYC reporter asked Chris Christie whether New Jersey needed to do more to prepare for climate change (and […]

Even if you haven’t been closely monitoring the Virginia governor’s race, chances are that by now you’ve heard something about the two characters the GOP […]

A Comfort Inn & Suites in Pottstown has a plan to help out victims from the Oklahoma tornado: It’ll donate $1 to the Red Cross […]

Spears’ Latest is ‘Ooh La La’

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 […]