Politics
Glenn Greenwald’s Case Shows Why Government Can’t Be Trusted With Overbroad Anti-Terror Powers
As evidence has mounted over the last decade that the U.S. government was reaching ever-further into our private lives—first via warrantless wiretapping, then through the […]
There’s Going to Be Another “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks on Saturday
If you can ignore the detour the Joe’s Steaks saga has taken into a PR pissing match, you’ll remember what the whole to-do was about […]
Obama Is Going to Visit Scranton
AP reports: A Washington official with knowledge of the plans says three upstate New York cities and one in Pennsylvania are on the tentative list […]
Power Crowd Attends Arthur Makadon Memorial
The Inquirer reports on Monday’s memorial for Arthur Makadon, the Philadelphia lawyer who was connected just about every insider in town. Roughly 300 people showed […]
Cory Booker Expected to Win Today’s N.J. Senate Primary
Today, in all likelihood, Cory Booker will with the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, then go on to win the seat itself—transforming himself from a […]
City: Expect Better “Made in America” Experience This Year
CBS Philly reports: Less than three weeks before the second “Made In America” concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, promoters and the city have yet […]
Obama Administration Tries to Reduce Drug Sentencing
We’re completely sure that this news has no direct bearing on anybody who reads this site. Nonetheless, we’ll share this information anyway. The New York […]
I Wanted to Like President Obama. Now I’m Just Sad.
President Obama hadn’t been at the podium very long Friday, giving a press conference in which he was promising to rein in National Security Administration eavesdropping, […]
We Ate at Joe’s. And We Have Lots of Pictures to Prove It.
Ever since Chink’s Steaks was renamed Joe’s Steaks—and business fell as a result—lovers of the old, racist-sounding name have posed a very pointed question in […]
Normally, I Eat at Joe’s
There are few labels that signify normalcy more than the name “Joe.” Joe College. Joe Cool. A good Joe. There’s something cheerful, upbeat and even […]
The Day I Went to See Mr. Fumo, or Politics Is the Art of Getting Things Done
Three years after graduating from college with a marginally salable degree in sociology and the illusion that any day my band was going to break […]
[Update] Nutter: “I Am Interested” In Philly Hosting the 2016 Democratic Convention
[Update 1:38 pm] Mayor Nutter’s spokesman, Mark McDonald, contacted PhillyMag to set the record straight: Mayor Nutter is interested in bringing the 2016 Democratic National […]
Will Philly Schools Open on Time?
We may get an answer today: Will #Philly Schools Open on time? Press Conference at 2pm on #PhillyEducation @fox29philly — Kyle Carmean (@kcarmean) August 8, […]
Your Cool Friends Are Going to Saturday’s “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks
The good folks at Scrapple News were kind enough to mention this Saturday’s “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks, about 3:30 into this video: Just a […]
Phillies Co-Owner Among State’s Top GOP Donors
Philadelphia Business Journal has released its list of Pennsylvania’s top donors to the Republican Party, and wouldn’t you know it, Phillies co-owner John Middleton ranks […]