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White House Petition to Stop George Zimmerman DMX Boxing Match
UPDATE: Under pressure from the growing opposition to the George Zimmerman/DMX boxing match, fight promoter Damon Feldman has indicated that Zimmerman will not appear at […]
Enquirer: David Bar Katz Says He Was Philip Seymour Hoffman’s “Gay Lover” [UPDATED]
UPDATE: David Bar Katz has sued the National Enquirer for $50 million. ORIGINAL: It would seem that being a playwright in New York doesn’t pay […]
Hoffman’s Heroin May Be Killing Philadelphians, Too
Jeff Deeney, probably Philadelphia’s foremost chronicler of poverty and other urban afflictions, says the heroin that killed Philip Seymour Hoffman is leaving destruction up and […]
Son of Harry Jay Katz Found Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead
Nearly 20 years after Harry Jay Katz found a woman dead in his East Falls hot tub, playwright David Bar Katz, his son, found Philip […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead at 46
The Wall Street Journal has the first word: Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday afternoon in his New York City apartment, a […]
At Temple, Collateral Damage in the Fight Against College Sexual Violence
Last week, President Obama made a big splashy show of announcing the formation of a task force to fight the “epidemic” of sexual violence on […]
Three Hurt in South Philly Gas Explosion
CBS Philly:“A suspected gas explosion at a South Philadelphia row home sent three people to the hospital Thursday night. It happened on the 1800 block of […]
Company Names PA Drilling Sites After Super Heroes
NewsWorks reports: “Western Pennsylvania-based Rice Energy has been truly unconventional when it comes to naming its natural gas wells. The company has appropriated monikers of superheros, […]
[UPDATE] Miranda Charged With Funneling Money to Sister
[Update: 1:28 pm] CBS Philly reports: “The Philadelphia district attorney today announced charges against a state lawmaker from Philadelphia. State representative Jose Miranda and his […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Queen Latifah Marries Gay Couples on the Grammys and More
I trolled the web for LGBT headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to. Here are some of the gems I scouted: PROGRESS REPORT WOW: During […]
Penn State-Altoona Student Charged With Building Bombs
AP reports that Penn State-Altoona engineering student Vladislav Miftakhov, an 18-year-old Russian citizen, has been charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction after setting off […]
Why Are We Writing About Madison Holleran? [Updated]
[Updated 7:37 pm] Joel Mathis writes: I’d like to offer my sincere apologies to the family and friends of Madison Holleran. The short post below […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Bachelor Juan Pablo Backpedals After Homophobic Remarks
Every weekend I troll the web for LGBT headlines so you can begin the week on top of your gay-game. Here’s what made the news: […]
UPDATED: Two Students Shot at Delaware Valley Charter School; Warrant Issued for Suspect
[Update 10:00 a.m.] CNN is reporting that the first suspect ID’d in the Friday shooting has been cleared and “a warrant has been issued for the arrest […]
Possible Transformer Explosion Closes Walnut Street
6ABC reports: “A number of streets are closed in Center City after a possible transformer explosion.The incident occurred near the intersection of 18th and Spruce […]