Mummers
Behind the Sequins Will Tell You Most of What You Need to Know About Mummers
Yeah, it’s still two days before Christmas—a whole week before the New Year. That means you still have time to get up to speed on […]
New Mummers Fancy Brigade Debuting This Year
For the first time in twelve years, the Mummers parade gets its first new Fancy Brigade. The group will be performing first at the Convention […]
LGBT Brigade Expands for 2014 Year’s Mummers Festivities
Last New Year’s Brittany Lynn and her Drag Mafia made history when they brought drag back to the annual Mummers parade. For the first time […]
Mummers Get Casino Sponsorship for Three More Years
Philadelphia Business News reports: Television coverage of the New Year’s Day Mummers Parade is assured for at least three more years. SugarHouse Casino said Tuesday […]
Mummers Finally Apologize…Not for Racism
Every year the Mummers do stuff that seems really racist to some and ohwateva innocuous to others. But this year, the outcry was fiercer than […]
Yo Mummers, Occupy Philebrity!
You may recall that in late 2011, Philly Mag provocatively called for the abolition of the Mummers. Reveling in the infamous foyer showdown that got […]
Is This Mummers Routine Racist?
I was struggling to explain the Mummers to a friend of mine from out of town the other day, when it hit me. “Lots of […]
New Year’s Day the Most Dangerous of Year for Pedestrians
Public service announcement: According to a study flagged by the Washington Post, more pedestrian deaths occur on New Year’s Day than any other time of […]
Our Love-Hate Tradition With the Mummers
The first words I read yesterday were “‘TWO STREET’ TRAGEDY’ Fire destroys Fralinger String Band’s props & floats.” I gasped. “Oh my god,” I said […]
Mummers’ Stuff Unscathed by South Philly Fire
They said the show would go on, with or without their equipment. And there was no reason not to believe the champion Fralinger String Band […]
Fire May Have Damaged Mummers Equipment
Three weeks before the parade, fire crews are at the scene of a South Philly fire that may have destroyed a considerable amount of Mummers […]
A Mummer Runs for Congress
Last year, congressional redistricting initiated by the Republican-controlled legislature in Harrisburg took a chainsaw to Pennsylvania’s 7th District, turning it into what the National Journal […]
Bobrovsky Named Starting Goalie for Winter Classic
Bob to Start Winter Classic at 3 p.m. The weather forecast pushed the puck drop of today’s Winter Classic back to 3 p.m., and Lavy […]
Former Pens Jagr and Talbot Score as Flyers Beat Pittsburgh Again
Jagr and Talbot Score as Flyers Beat Pens. Both former Pens found the net in Philadelphia’s 4-2 victory in Pittsburgh last night. Jagr celebrated with […]
Post-Sex Scandal, the Mummers Need to Save Face
According to a piece in Saturday’s Inquirer, there might not be a Santa Claus—at least not in Hatboro this year. Hatboro’s Chamber of Commerce says […]