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REVIEW: In Turning Off the Morning News, Christopher Durang Returns with a Bang

Welcome back, Christopher Durang! I’ve missed you. Let me clarify. Durang has been far from MIA. Though it’s been six years since his last premiere, […]

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What’s On Jillian Mele’s Plate at Thanksgiving?

Fox News personality Jillian Mele suffers from serious Philly withdrawal. After working several years in front of her home audience on NBC10 and Comcast SportsNet, […]

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The Inquirer’s Parent Company Gets $1M to Fund Investigative Journalism, Diversity Efforts

The recently established Lenfest Institute for Journalism has announced the recipients of its first set of grant awards. The nonprofit will distribute $2 million in funding […]

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How Jack Posobiec Became the King of Fake News

It’s a crisp midsummer’s night in late June in Central Park. The air flickers with fireflies, and the breeze hums with the insectoid klezmer of […]

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Lenny Dykstra Defends Fox’s Eric Bolling, Vows to Sue Accuser

Amid his recent swift return to middling cultural relevancy, former Phillies All-Star and Mickey Rourke nemesis Lenny Dykstra has found himself embroiled in yet another […]

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So You Don’t Lose It: The Simple Tweak to Gain More Control of Your Emotions

Trying to calm down is no easy feat when you are feeling anything but calm. But per Futurity, new research published in Scientific Reports suggests that there’s a […]

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The Inquirer and Daily News Don’t Know How to Talk About Racism

As a black man in Philadelphia, telling me that racists exist in the city is like reminding me that oxygen is in the atmosphere. I […]

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New High-Tech “Action News” Set Debuts on 6ABC

No need to adjust your antennas – something is different about the look and feel of Action News. Fear not, Jim Gardner didn’t shave his […]

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Van Hits Two People, Slams Into Newsstand at 16th and JFK

Two pedestrians were hospitalized after a minivan jumped a curb in Center City and veered into them before destroying a newsstand positioned on the sidewalk. […]

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VIDEO: Jim Gardner Tracks Down Cecily Tynan’s Lost Earring on Air

6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan was the victim of a minor wardrobe malfunction on Monday night’s telecast of Action News, but thankfully legendary anchorman Jim Gardner […]

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Remember When People Told the Truth?

Daniel Langleben has a terrible sense of timing. The Penn neuroscientist and psychiatrist was the proud lead author on a scholarly treatise published last November […]

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6ABC Celebrates 40 Years of Iconic Anchorman Jim Gardner

When Philadelphians hear that famous tune leading off 6ABC’s Action News telecast, what’s the first thing we think of? If your answer wasn’t Jim Gardner, […]

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We Have Reached Peak Local News With This Missing Stuffed Bunny Story

I like the local news. I enjoy being updated on what’s happening in the city of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas, and I also enjoy […]

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CBS 3 Made a Cringeworthy Song for Its Meteorologists

What better night than Grammys night to show off our very own new weather song? Katie & Kate are everywhere! pic.twitter.com/LWxhjEW8gT — CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) […]

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The 69 Best Local Philly News Screenshots of 2016

I watch a lot of local news. Not only because it keeps me informed on the events of the day and on which programs are […]