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Think Things Are Bad Here? Harrisburg Can’t Even Pay to Maintain Its Own Website

Go to Harrisburgpa.gov and you will be instantly directed to PairLite.com, which features a woman wearing a pair of lite pants. Why is this happening? […]

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Inquirer.com Still Free…As of 8:30 This Morning

The Inquirer opened up Inquirer.com last week to draw golfheads to the site during the U.S. Open. Today, it’s all supposed to go back into […]

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OK, Yeah, Whatever, NSA Spies

I have been trying, diligently, to develop a strong reaction to the NSA controversies that rattled the Obama administration this week. I’ve done so, in […]

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The Schuylkill Looked Pretty Brown Today…And Philadelphians Are ON IT

Why is the schuylkill river so brown bleh! — Jazzabelle (@youHAUTEtoknow) June 11, 2013 Is it the Willy Wonka chocolate river or the Schuylkill River? […]

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We Are All One Step Closer to Playing Angry Birds on NJ Transit

Wednesday, New Jersey Transit’s board is voting on whether to offer free WiFi to customers. Specifics are as yet unclear, but it looks like Cablevision […]

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Comcast One Step Closer to Worldwide Internet Domination

Amid all the television-focused debates about them “funding agendas” and monopolizing the cable market, one can forget about the whole internet side of their business. […]

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What If President Obama’s Massive NSA Spying Is Keeping Us Safe?

So wait a minute: What if this massive NSA spying project is necessary? What if it’s really keeping us safe? That’s what a friend of […]

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First Day on the Job, Kid? Step Right This Way for the Moonbounce and the Funnel Cake!

You can say what you like about the millennials who are now, with the resurgent economy, trickling into the workplace for their first “real” jobs. […]

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Maybe Killer Robots Aren’t All That Bad

Given the choice, I think I’d like to be killed by a robot over a human being. There are no messy emotions involved, the act […]

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Philly Comic John McKeever Explores Origins of Heterosexuality

Via Gawker, we see Philly comic John McKeever has released a (NSFW) video about the origin of heterosexuality: “No samesies.”

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WATCH: Philly Med Students Parody Tegan and Sara’s “Closer”

Not sure which area med school these students are from, but they’ve got some spunk and some Autotune. Parodying Tegan and Sara’s “Closer,” they ask: […]

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Inside Comcast’s New Super-DVR, the X1

Since my DVR is like the waistline of my pants—usually at maximum capacity—I’ve written about my relationship with Comcast a few times. To say we […]

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What if Philly.com Isn’t a Joke Anymore?

So here’s a question I never expected to ask, ever: What if Philly.com isn’t a joke anymore? I ask because on Tuesday night, Police Commissioner […]

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Why You Should Binge-Watch the New Arrested Development

Note: This review is spoiler-free! Not everyone is as weird as I am and wanted to spend two nice days indoors watching and writing about […]

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Why We Love Drunken Facebook Pics, Online Reviews and Gangnam Style

Congratulations! Your new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On, is really catching on. Thanks. The Today Show just called and wants me for an interview. […]