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What’s Weird About Chelsea Clinton’s Baby
A great big mazel tov to Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky, who announced late last week the impending birth this autumn of an heir to […]
Miss America Asks PA School Not to Suspend Teen
AP reports that Miss America has asked Central York High School to reconsider its suspension of a teen who asked her to prom during a school assembly […]
“Wild Bill” Guarnere Memorial Set for April 29th
Here’s a press release on the memorial for “Wild Bill” Guarnere, the Philly veteran whose story helped form the basis for the HBO miniseries Band […]
Student Found Dead at Chestnut Hill College
CBS Philly reports a 22-year-old student was found dead at Chestnut Hill College. “Police were called out to the school, at 9601 Germantown Avenue, shortly after […]
Week in Review: Guns, Kittens, and Baseball
It’s the weekend, which means it’s time to catch up on all the stuff you missed at PhillyMag.com. Here were some of our favorite pieces […]
Commencement Speaker Smackdown!
The first round of announcements regarding May college commencement speakers has wound down, and if you think college admissions are competitive, you should see the […]
Stabbing Spree Reported at Western PA High School
Update: CBS Pittsburgh reports: “Dan Stevens with Westmoreland Emergency Management says 20-students have been injured, four of those are serious. Police say the male suspect is […]
Jersey Fire’s Smoke Seen in NY, Philly
If the air in Philly seemed a bit grittier than usual on Monday — provided you got a break from the rain — we now […]
SNL Makes the Same Philly Joke It Always Makes
Turns out Philly’s “rat retaliation” story from last week was too much for SNL to resist over the weekend. …which is pretty much the punchline […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Mission America Targets Gay Homeless Teens, Out Tennis Star Matt Dooley’s Inspiring Video and More.
I trolled the web for LGBT headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to. Here’s what I found: BIGOT WATCH Mission America’s Linda Harvey says […]
Arson at Councilwoman’s House Generates Unstated-But-Implied Conspiracy Theorizing
Unusual story from the Daily News today, in that it lays out a few pieces of evidence without directly saying what those pieces, taken together, […]
Science Finds a “Stupid” Gene. What Should We Do With That Information?
Linguist/philosopher and Philly native son Noam Chomsky once postulated that the current era of human history might “provide an answer to the question of whether […]
After Ukraine, Good Luck Getting Iran to Give Up Nukes
Hardliners in Iran are using America’s impotence in dealing with the crisis in the Ukraine as an example of what happens when you give up […]
Selfie Taken During Airplane Evacuation
Lots of coverage today for the US Airways plane that aborted its takeoff Thursday evening in Philadelphia. The airport was briefly closed to takeoffs and […]
Tech-Savvy Upper Dublin Students Vetted “Swinger Guru” Speaker Better Than Adults Did
The Inquirer reports that Upper Dublin school officials won’t say what vetting processes they used before Jason C. Jean a “swinger guru” gave an inspirational […]