Digital Age
Welcome to the Era of the “My Generation”
I have been advised by those who know to build my own website, as well as one on ramp agent parenting, in order to promote, […]
The Beatles Are on Slow Fade Into Pop Culture Obscurity
You’ll have heard of the import from Britain that has redefined young folk’s relationship with music. I’m talking, of course, about Spotify, the legal music […]
There Used to Be This Book Full of Word Definitions Called a Dictionary
Earlier this week, the AP Stylebook—the Baedeker of arcane rules for the journalism industry—announced that it was caving to popular opinion and would no longer […]
Hot Chicks in Underpants
I just watched a video of a woman showing off her apartment in her underpants. It was titled “Me and My Place.” It was handsomely […]
American Idol Is the Most Important Show on TV
Tonight, the seven remaining contestants on American Idol will each belt out two tunes in their continuing quest for singing stardom, and tomorrow night one […]
Want a Job? Give Me Access to Your Facebook Page
We call her Aunt Dolores but she’s really not our Aunt. She is … now see if you can follow me … the 70-year-old sister […]
Neal Pollack Talks Jews and Basketball, Philadelphia Nazis, and E-Books
In October, former Philly Mag writer Neal Pollack released his sixth book, Jewball—self-published for Amazon’s Kindle. No contracts, no marketing outside of his Facebook and […]
Match.com Fails Greek Goddess
My sister describes her co-worker Celia as “Greek, in a goddess kind of way.” No one needs to see that everyday at her place of […]
Don’t Know What Foursquare Is? You’re Not Alone
The Foursquare-based iPhone app Girls Around Me has been the subject of much media attention and controversy for the last few days, ever since the website […]
Some Philly Cops Need a Crash Course in the First Amendment
Over the past 18 months citizen-photojournalists have managed to document—with little controversy—the killing of a dictator, the downfall of a fashion icon and an unprovoked […]
PA Man Sues Google Over Privacy Policy
At the beginning of March, Google changed its online privacy policy, in case you somehow missed that news. The Internet behemoth announced the move in […]
Suddenly, Fact-Checkers Who’ve Toiled in Journalistic Obscurity Are Trendy
“Fact” is a real buzzword these days. Ever since a remorseful Ira Glass retracted a This American Life episode about Sinclair-esque working conditions in Chinese […]
10 Reasons Why the New York Times Is Worth the Dough
Yesterday the New York Times announced that it will cut back the number of articles it allows nonsubscribers to read free, from 20 a month […]
Does the Punishment Fit the Crime in the Rutgers Webcam Case?
The unprecedented verdict in the Rutgers webcam case has unleashed all manner of ethical dilemmas, none of which can be neatly resolved. The most pressing […]
College Students Finally Start to Worry About Facebook Profiles
Every once in a while, you read something that gives you hope for America’s future. That’s what this story from the New York Times recently […]