An item we missed last week: Philly homeboy Ali Velshi is leaving CNN for Al Jazeera. That’s probably not quite as high a profile for […]

For Baby Boomers, Annette Funicello (who died today at age 70) was first a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, then the star—with Frankie Avalon—of […]

On Tuesday, a lawsuit against the NFL by thousands of former players reaches a critical point: Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody of Philadelphia […]

Here’s the trailer for 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus: Trailer The New York Times offers the background: The documentary “50 […]

Some employers say that Obamacare’s new requirements that all Americans have health insurance is too expensive for them to comply with.  The Wall Street Journal […]

Ever seen this video? PETA made it a few years back to document the conditions faced by animals being caged and harvested for their fur. […]

Every state is coming around.

Do you love Philadelphia? Star Trek? How I Met Your Mother? Scratch that itch. “The Big Bang / The Magic Flute” – AIP040113b from Arts […]

Your average couple celebrates a fifth wedding anniversary with a white-tablecloth dinner, drunken sex and a thoughtful gift. But when you’re Jay-Z and Beyonce, you […]

The Washington Post suggests that Pennsylvania’s deeply conservative senator, Pat Toomey, may be the only person who can bring a gun bill to the president’s […]

The cutest video you’ll see today: Camden Aquarium officials teach a baby penguin to swim: The zoo reports: “Now you must be thinking – wait […]

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Sunday announced that it had found three priests unsuitable for ministry in connection with sex abuse allegations. Two of the […]

A boy band gay feud and more!

AP reports that the former Rutgers University assistant basketball coach—the one who leaked the video of then-head-coach Mike Rice cursing and abusing his players—is now […]

I like reading the Wall Street Journal during the week; it lets me imagine I’m one of the one percent and own stocks and bonds […]