Bad Behavior
PA Judge Says First Amendment Doesn’t Protect “Doofus” Who Insulted Muslims
I’ve never been to Mechanicsburg. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure exactly where it was until I looked it up. But the 2.6-square-mile Cumberland […]
The Grammys Should Apologize to Whitney Houston’s Family
Last night’s Grammy Awards marked two momentous occasions: the first public memorial for Whitney Houston, who died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, […]
There Is No Such Thing as a Wawa Being Too Close to Your Home
Cherry Hill residents are protesting the construction of a proposed “Super Wawa” on Haddonfield Road. This is not okay. They’re concerned that the 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week […]
Do You Think Your Therapist Gossips About You?
Gawker has a new column featuring a Q&A with an anonymous therapist. In the first installment, the therapist is asked several questions that most of […]
Decoding Philly Media: How Four Local Websites Covered the Same Story
By now, you know the story. Let us briefly review. A Penn kid, name of Brian Goldman, is in a cab at 15th and Chestnut. Three […]
Extending Bar Hours Is the Worst Government Idea Since DROP
Since the start of the new year, 32 people have been murdered in Philadelphia. There have been more than 100 shootings. The city is on […]
Top 9 Most Racist Things Republicans Have Done Since President Obama Has Been In Office
Last night, I had a dream. But unlike MLK’s, mine wasn’t about forgiveness and civility. In it, the dignified and decorous First Lady of the […]
Joe Biden’s Wayward Brother Is the Perfect Role Model for Your Children
If you’re one of the too-many Pollyannas still singing the praises of school vouchers and charter schools, put your feet up and wend your way […]
Nuns Are “Rats” and “Wimps” for Turning in Accused Priest
“They’re rats and they’re wimps.” That’s what William Brennan, a lawyer representing a local priest who allegedly abused a 14-year-old in the 1990s while receiving […]
U.S. Soldiers’ Cruel Beating of Sheep Is Part of Military’s History of Animal Abuse
“Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test … consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.” — Milan Kundera Some things […]
The Steve Jobs Bio Will Not Save the World
Our national obsession with Steve Jobs officially jumped the shark when that noted captain of industry, Kanye West, unleashed another Twitter barrage this month. Character […]
Have We Become Immune to Curse Words?
That the Supreme Court is currently deliberating whether the government still ought bother to regulate cursing on broadcast TV says a lot about how far […]
Did Philly Sports Fans Boo the Canadian National Anthem at the Winter Classic?
The sports media loves cliches like it loves athletes giving 110 percent. Whenever a game’s in Philadelphia, you have a 110 percent chance of seeing […]
Why Are Servers So Pissed Off All the Time?
Whenever I stand waiting to pay for my sweater while the cashier talks to her pal on the phone, or when I am met with […]
It’s OK to Do Drugs (That’s How We Read a New Study)
“Is Illicit Drug Use Harmful to Cognitive Functioning in the Midadult Years?” That’s the title of a recent report from the American Journal of Epidemiology. […]