Media
Philly’s Top 10 Drug Corners
Steve Volk has the low-down on the (not so) down-low drug trade in Philadelphia. In a special report, Volk writes about the top 10 drug […]
Jimmy Rollins Talks About Black Baseball Players
Ken Rosnethal of FOX Sports writes about the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson and Major League Baseball’s perceived lack of motivation to promote baseball’s African-American players. In […]
Philadelphia Inquirer and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Team Up
It’s no secret that the newspaper industry is dying faster than a henchman in a Bond flick. So, it’s no surprise that media conglomerates are […]
Four Flyers to Grace the Silver Screen
James van Riemsdyk, Scott Hartnell, Ian Laperriere and Matt Carle were all recently on set of the new Judd Apatow movie This is Forty starring […]
Arlene Ackerman’s Goodbye Speech?
The Inky’s education reporter Kristen Graham is live-tweeting the Principals’ Convocation at Lincoln High and notes that Philadelphia School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman delivered what […]
Will Smith Working on New Album
Just because he’s from Philly doesn’t mean Will Smith can’t come back wearin’ the 4-5. The rapper/former sitcom star/box office sensation/celebudad has announced that he’s […]
Anne Hathaway Reveals Her Inner Jersey Girl
In the September issue of Interview, Anne Hathaway divulges her former obsession with Jersey Shore and talks about how she relates—and doesn’t—to the show. Hathaway […]
Philadelphia’s Map of Tax Delinquency
The folks at PlanPhilly and former Philadelphia Inquirer beat reporter Patrick Kerkstra (who’s also a Philly Mag and Philly Post contributor) have teamed up to […]
Michael Vick’s “GQ” Profile
Will Leitch—founder of Deadspin, contributing editor to New York Magazine, and author of numerous books on sports—has a profile of Eagles quarterback Michael Vick in […]
Sports Radio WIP to Simulcast on FM
Turns out the rumors were true. Just a couple of days after demoting Howard Eskin, sports radio station WIP confirmed today it will begin simulcasting […]
Hunter Pence in the New York Times
A piece in today’s New York Times profiles the former Astro and his new ball club. They even give shoutouts to Harry Kalas and the […]
Abercrombie Pays the Situation to Stop Wearing A&F
Abercrombie & Fitch has offered significant payments to the Situation and the other cast members of Jersey Shore to get them to stop wearing the […]
Glasgow Transformed Into Philly
Earlier this year we learned that Philadelphia had lost out on the production of zombie flick World War Z starring Brad Pitt. Instead, the studio […]
Facebook Murder Target Killed
Earlier this summer, a woman was accused of attempting to put a hit out on her baby daddy via Facebook. Last night—after charges in the […]
Howard Eskin Retiring?
Howard Eskin—who has been with WIP for a quarter-century—might be hanging up the proverbial spikes and calling it quits in relation to his daily drive-time […]