Sure. Accused pederast Jerry Sandusky contributed plenty of headlines in 2011, but State College is a three-and-a-half-hour drive from these parts. And we’ve got plenty […]
Two weeks is an acceptable mourning period for the Occupy Philly encampment. Time to embrace rampant capitalism again! To me, there’s no better way to […]
A quick glance through today’s Inquirer, and you’ll find ads that promote Macy’s, encourage you to drink a few cold ones, and teach you about […]
The holiday season approaches. Bah humbug. My Christmas Scrooge emerges around this time. It’s not the decorating and baking and shopping that get to me; […]
Let me start by saying this: there are a lot of Christmas songs I love. I mean, really love. Nat King Cole’s “Christmas Song”? Awesome. […]
In Philly Mag’s current “List Issue,” there is the “Ultimate Philly Cocktail Party,” to which I somehow got an invite. (My friends are convinced that […]
1. 10-601 of the Philadelphia Code (enacted 1903) prohibits spitting on city streets, sidewalks, subways and floors and passageways of public buildings. Unenforced today (maybe […]
1. Richie Ashburn A Hall of Fame center fielder with the Phils; his broadcast partnership with Harry Kalas made him a beloved figure here for […]
Andy Reid He should “do a better job of putting himself in a position to win,” to paraphrase the man himself. Which realistically means he […]
Travel + Leisure has released a list of the country’s most “sports-crazed” cities and Philly tops the list. Now if the Eagles can get above […]
Philadelphians are so used to being called fat, douchey and every other derogatory term to ever inspire a magazine list, that the Scoop staff is […]
The average age of a Jeopardy! viewer is 65. Only old people vote. It follows that the commercial breaks on Jeopardy! the last few weeks […]
Forbes has released the latest Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research results from a poll to determine the ten most disliked NFL players and Philly’s QB-1 […]
A friend recently had a values conversation with his girlfriend—always dangerous in a new relationship. They were talking about things they feel they need for […]
With only a few weeks of summer left, we have precious few opportunities to enjoy the Jersey Shore and all that comes with it—melanoma; rest-stop […]
