Traveling through Philadelphia International Airport can be a huge pain, but it’s not all bad: US Airways—the dominant carrier at the airport—had the fourth-best on-time […]

There is an argument to be made that, in this day and age, the cultural preference that most reflects our deepest impulses, personalities and opinions […]

In the fictional world of 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy is trying to tank NBC’s ratings so that he can buy the network from […]

We can’t wait to see the movie version of this heist: FBI officials say that thieves took a “large amount” of newly designed $100 bills […]

Loyal readers of this space (hi, Mom!) know that I advocated for a free pass for Eagles coach Andy Reid this season, after the death […]

There’s a happier happy ending to Aidan Milligan’s story. The 9-year-old Drexel Hill boy made news last week when the Philadelphia Orchestra volunteered to replace […]

Michael Vick tweeted a really adorable photo last week of him and his cute little daughter, and eagle-eyed followers noticed something unusual on the kitchen […]

Eagles Lose to Lions. The Birds lost 26-23 in OT yesterday. Michael Vick seemed bewildered. Fletcher Cox was ejected with about 11 minutes remaining in regulation […]

Arlen Specter was a pragmatist. That’s the kind of thing we say we want in a politician—somebody who will ignore ideology and just get stuff done—but […]

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In the night, when the hours before the workday begins dwindle down toward zero, my wife and I often bring a fussy newborn boy to […]

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Longtime Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter died Sunday morning, from complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at home in Philadelphia. [CNN] The veteran Pennsylvania senator had overcome numerous […]

On October 2nd, we told you that the Inquirer was making some very odd reassignments, most notably taking its full-time arts writer and theater critic […]

Friday Night Lights creator (the TV version), Peter Berg is not thrilled with Mitt Romney over the GOP presidential candidate’s use of the show’s infamous […]