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The Inky Should Go Online Only and Other Radical Ideas to Save Philly Newspapers

It’s time to do something different—radically different—to save Philadelphia’s major daily newspapers. This is just a rough estimate, but the Inquirer and Daily News in […]

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These Philadelphians Want Gun Permits

Last weekend, Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections, an agency not usually known for its transparency and user-friendliness, unveiled a new web app that displays […]

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Jeff Foxworthy Will Teach You About the Bible

Other than constantly feeling like I am going to get in trouble, the only thing Catholic school ever gave me is the ability to tell […]

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How to Tell If You’re Too Dumb for Twitter

Global warming must be frying our brains, yo, because there’s been a rash of incidents of blatant Twitter stupidity in the past few weeks. Just […]

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Smartphone Zombies Are Alive and Well in Philadelphia

The head-down zombies are everywhere. You can spot them half a block away. Unaware of the world around them, coming right at you; but for […]

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How You Can Run a Free Background Check on Anyone

A couple of weeks ago, my wife came to me and told me that the father of one of my son’s classmates from last year’s […]

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Your iPhone Could Make You Forget Your Favorite Moments

Making fun of this summer’s Olympics opening ceremony has become as much of a tradition as the lighting of the torch. We’ve heard the jokes about […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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City of Philadelphia Wants to Protect the Nitwits

We all got a big kick out of the city’s April Fools’ prank this year—the world’s first “e-lane” for distracted pedestrians—but the joke did carry a message: […]

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Your Child Is Probably a Thief

My nephew Patrick was down at our Shore place over the weekend. I own a small abode in Ocean City with my brother and sister-in-law, […]

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“Special Needs” Kid or Threatening Troublemaker?

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 […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Put Photos of Your Kid on Facebook

It’s no secret that many parents are monitoring their children’s use of social media these days. But for parents of kids too young for Facebook […]

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Let’s Not Set Mutant Mosquitoes Loose in Florida

Often, technology is a wonderful thing, bringing us information, making us safer, and providing endless amusement. The inventions we create serve as our most lasting […]

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Confessions of a Microsoft Fan

Can I tell you that my heart leapt yesterday morning? As I was scanning my news feeds, I came across this item from PC World: […]