The Philadelphia Police Department has made a point of attempting to crack the city’s “stop snitching” culture by making it easier for people to submit […]

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey—as a part of the 29th annual National Night Out—took over the PPD’s Twitter handle, @PhillyPolice, to update everyone on his evening […]

You know that video of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doin’ her damn thang that you never asked for? Well, it finally arrived thanks to […]

This month is the 51st installment of the festival, and you’ve been there since the beginning. What do you remember about the first one? Pete […]

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The latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times sing state poll shows that President Barack Obama holds leads in Virginia and Wisconsin while Mitt Romney is […]

I guess I have a thing about the last lines of Inquirer articles these days. Or maybe the Inky’s just getting a real handle on […]

A son comes out. A father disowns him.

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A couple of weeks ago, my wife came to me and told me that the father of one of my son’s classmates from last year’s […]

The race for the White House will soon kick into high gear, and it’s amazing to me that Mitt Romney is even close in the […]

Sexual Harassment at Internal Affairs? A former aide at Internal Affairs in the Philadelphia Police Department has alleged that she was coerced into a sexual […]

Last week’s trades of Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Joe Blanton had the distinct feel of an end of an era for the Phillies. Not […]

I tried. I swear—I really, really tried. For those of you who have not been obsessively following my posts (hard to believe, but I know […]

Usain Bolt is pretty impressive. His repeat gold medal performance in the 100 meters was amazing: He set a new Olympic record and bested a […]