Culture
And Now for a Few Words About Lesbians at Penn
We’re here! We’re queer! Lesbian! Gay! Bisexual! Transsexual! Intersex! Asexual! Allied! Questioning! Non-Cisgender! Try chanting it! How many letters does it take to topple an […]
Get Caffeinated: Philly Mag’s Best Cafés
You’ve probably already heard about the magazine’s list of 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia. You may have overlooked, however, our somewhat shorter ranking of the […]
Comcast’s David Cohen Meets With Gun Violence Task Force
The Hill reports that David L. Cohen, Comcast’s executive vice president, is meeting today with Joe Biden’s gun violence task force. Also expected at the […]
Photographer Killed in Traffic While Tailing Justin Bieber; Miley Cyrus Weighs In
“Bieber Fever” has apparently claimed its first fatality—photographer Chris Guerra was killed New Year’s Day in a traffic accident that took place while he was […]
Questlove Remembers First Time He Heard “Rapper’s Delight”
In Rolling Stone‘s countdown of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, Philadelphia’s Questlove offers his memory of hearing “Rapper’s Delight” for the first […]
Heir, Heir! Prince William, Kate Expecting a Baby
If you’d like to point out that we fought the Revolutionary War so we wouldn’t have to pay attention to the fertility of rich people […]
Nearly 100 Words Added to the Dictionary–Including “QR Code”
Attention, spelling bee contestants: the American Heritage Dictionary has just added nearly 100 new words to its latest edition. Among the newbies are “QR Code” […]
Justin Bieber Dominates American Music Awards
The Canadian teenager and Most Talented Person of All Time had a big night, including winning Artist of the Year, where he beat out Katy […]
Pennsylvania High School Student Protests Grinding Ban
Somewhere, an aging Kevin Bacon is getting ready for his closeup. We’d already told you about plans at Mt. Lebanon High School—way out in Western […]
J-Lo Will Destroy Iran’s Theocracy With Pop Tunes, Sultry Dresses
Jennifer Lopez nearly destroyed Ben Affleck’s career, but now she’s after bigger game: The mullahs of Iran. The singer/actress/beloved icon gave a concert in Azerbaijan […]
Philadelphia Is Getting a Peace Museum
In honor of the International Day of Peace (what, you didn’t know?), this seems like an appropriate time to tell you that plans are well […]
Walnut Street Theatre’s President Made $604,474 in One Year
As the new Philadelphia arts season is officially under way, with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe in full swing, here’s a look […]
Grantland.com, Longreads.com, and Four Other Things You Ought to Be Reading
Wait, another list? Oof. Enough with the year-end lists already! Agreed, but, please, there are reasons for year-end lists: (1) readership is down between Christmas […]
GLAAD Wants Flyer Punished
Wayne Simmonds—one of the new Flyers acquired in this summer’s philosophical realignment made news last week when—during a shootout against the Red Wings—a fan hurled […]
NAACP To Take On Lower Merion Police Department
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has received a formal complaint from the officer Kerry Godbold—who is backed on the issue by Jerome Mondesire and the […]