South Philly Floods. A water main break near 21st and Bainbridge flooded streets in South Philly and forced the evacuation of three to four blocks […]

As we see the pictures of the dead, read the stories of the wounded, hear interviews with those who escaped unharmed, and watch the video […]

The first miscarriage occurred in December, shortly before my wife’s birthday. The second miscarriage happened in May 2011, at the start of Memorial Day weekend, […]

The Barnes Foundation used to be unique: a suis generis collection in a genus loci space (one of a kind in a place all its […]

Katy Perry’s Just Like Us. Even fancy pop stars sometimes suck at karaoke night. He’s Perry rapping Will Smith’s “Miami.” [Huffington Post] Miley Is Everywhere. […]

Multiple reporters have said that Penn State plans to remove the Joe Paterno statue that stands outside of the university’s Beaver Stadium. Former ESPN reporter […]

LGBT guide to the city and shore

The Eagles have announced that former Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame next week. Vincent played 118 […]

Forget Olympic doping with pills and syringes, the future of performance enhancement might just lie in sound—that is, if you put any stock into the […]

It’s a first for openly gay personnel

And the nominations are…

Most fans haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises yet, but that hasn’t stopped them from deciding that it is an unquestioned masterpiece. And though it might […]

It’s a knee-jerk culture we live in, especially with media. See a headline, react. Click on a link, cue outrage. That was my response when […]

At Least 12 Dead, 50 Wounded in Colorado Batman Shooting. A 24-year-old gunman reportedly wore a gasmask and threw a canister into an Aurora movie […]

There used to be a sign hanging up at PHL for new arrivals that said, “Welcome to Philadelphia, where old and new beckon you.” It […]