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New Jersey Has Had Just About Enough of Your Medical Waste

Here we go again. New Jersey’s getting a black eye because of another state’s waste management problems. On Friday, 36 syringes washed up on the […]

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Philly Woman Charged With Helping Father Commit Suicide

The Inquirer reports on the case of Barbara Mancini, a Philadelphia woman facing a murder charge for helping her 93-year-old father commit suicide in February. […]

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In Zimmerman Trial, Mainstream Media Greedily Stirred the Racial Pot

Race relations are at the fore of discussion in this country lately and for many reasons. Paula Deen’s recent fall from grace illustrates both the […]

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No More Private Parties at the North Shore Beach Club

The Daily News‘ Molly Eichel reports: NORTH SHORE Beach Club just got itself into hot water. The Northern Liberties members-only swimming pool canceled all of […]

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Why Celebrity Women Don’t Tweet Photos of Their Vaginas

Last week’s installment of the ongoing saga of Anthony Weiner’s weiner got me to thinking about vaginas. Why is it that male celebrities — Brett […]

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My Simple, Cost-Free Plan for Restoring Law and Order to American Life

In case you somehow missed it, the United States beat Panama yesterday in CONCACAF’s Gold Cup final, by a score of 1 to 0. “CONCACAF” […]

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You’re Welcome: A Large Naked Man, Idly Strolling Down Broad Street

Courtesy of Redditor paultrigg: “A lady in my office spotted this gentleman walking down Broad Street today.” That was yesterday, but today is Friday. So […]

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Lenny Dykstra Read His First Book While in Prison

This week, Lenny Dykstra did his first interview since being released from prison last month. It was on a sports “vodcast” on the “Jon Lovitz […]

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New Ad for Philly Sports Clubs, Er, Pokes Fun at Anthony Weiner

Weinergate Vol. II has…extended to Philly. The below ad will appear in this Sunday’s Inquirer. Zing! And the pile-on continues over at the New Yorker, which […]

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In Defense of the Dick Pic

I’ve never taken a dick pic. Sorry, that’s a lie. The first time I got a digital camera, when I was 13 or 14, I […]

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Why I’m Disappointed In Huma Abedin

Earlier this week, the Weiner Engine That Still Thinks It Can paraded out Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner’s wife, to speak about his most recent indecencies. […]

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Chuck Klosterman is Coming to Philly to Talk About Villains

Imagine this: James Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Kobe Bryant and Taylor Swift are sitting around a pool on a steaming summer’s day, tossing back some beers […]

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Philly District to Release Report on Cheating at 19 Schools

The Notebook reports: The Philadelphia School District plans to release a report on its investigation of adult cheating on standardized tests in 19 city schools […]

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Why’d We All Stop Going to Sports Halls of Fame?

When you were making your vacation plans for this summer, did the destinations you considered include Canton, Ohio? Cooperstown, New York? Charlotte, North Carolina? I’ll […]

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*Another* PA Republican Accidentally Admits Voter ID Is Partisan Gimmick

First, there was whoopin’ Mike Turzai, declaring that Voter ID was going to “allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Now, there’s thoughtful and […]