Technology
Meet the Philly Start-Ups Leading the Entrepreneurship Era
Something big is happening. It’s not obvious, and it’s nothing tactile—but it’s most definitely a shift in the way we normally do things around here. […]
West Philly’s Quest for the Automotive X Prize
The bell rang at 3 p.m. Kids burst from their second-floor classrooms at the West Philadelphia High School Academy for Automotive and Mechanical Engineering and […]
Take Your New iPhone and Shove It
Smart phones are stupid. There, I said it. I feel better already. With the quiet efficiency of killer drones, smart phones have destroyed any remnants […]
Apple Releases iOS 7 Today in Effort to Keep Blowing Your Mind
You will not get a new iPhone or iPad today, but it’s possible you’ll get the new iOS 7 operating system that makes it feel […]
The Grays Ferry Crescent is the Best Philly Public Park Nobody Knows About
Last week, I asked a friend of mine, someone relatively in-the-know when it comes to the city, if he wanted to go one of the […]
How I Got a Free iPhone 5 From Walmart
There are lots of websites that supposedly tell you how to get a free iPhone 5. But I’m pretty sure that they’re all scams. So […]
The Problem with Philly Startups, in One Chart
The Atlantic Cities has a piece out tracking the increasing urbanization of start-up firms. Of the eleven major U.S. cities it surveys, ten of them […]
6 Awesome Moments From the 2013 Philadelphia Geek Award
On Saturday night, the residents of the figurative Geekadelphia — expressing myriad interpretations of “black tie” — descended upon The Academy of Natural Sciences for […]
Is There a Secret Genetic Ingredient That Turns Mere Mortals Into Super Athletes?
When David Epstein, author of the newly released The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Performance, was a high school track runner, he noticed […]
Paoli-Based DuckDuckGo Lets You Browse the Web Privately
Two years ago, a billboard appeared along a busy highway in San Francisco, advertising an obscure online company from Paoli, in Delaware County. A cartoonish […]
The Future of IVF: Designer Babies and Ultimate Soldiers
When Edward Snowden alerted the world to the United States government’s massive PRISM surveillance program, the subsequent ride up the bestseller lists for George Orwell’s […]
Property’s Morning Obsession: Brandywine Realty Trust’s Love of Pong
Philadelphia has made the national news again–and this time it has nothing to do with a restaurant called Chink’s. Now the country is talking about […]
Philadelphians: Prepare for a Truly Epic Game of Pong
Not beer pong, you alcohol-obsessed people! 70s-style electro paddle pong. Which makes sense, because the occasion for the giant game is Philly Tech Week, taking […]
And the Most Promiscuous Gay City Is …
Go West, young men. Because West Hollywood, Calif., is the most promiscuous city in the country, according to a poll by hookup site Seeking Arrangement. […]
Jill Kelley Breaks Her Silence
General-Befriending “Former Philadelphian” Jill Kelley Releases Emails and Recordings to Clear Her Name. Or more likely so that we would have to start talking about […]