Opinion
Another PA Republican Tests Positive for COVID, This Time Mid-Meeting with Trump
Nothing is ever surprising these days, so the news that a delegation of conspiracy-theorizing elected representatives from Pennsylvania descended on the White House to meet […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: We Gave Thanks
We’ll be frank: This wasn’t the easiest year in which to be grateful. Give thanks for what? Being alive? Being alone? Being afraid? Many fewer […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Union Land Two Big Awards!
Have you had it with the Eagles? Are you fed up with the Phillies? Sick to death of the Sixers? Ready to say “F U” […]
To Hell With It All. Take a Bath.
Welcome to Ritual, Be Well Philly’s column of essays about the low-tech, inefficient things we do that pleasurably slow us down. From taking the long […]
With COVID-19 Cases Spiking, Philly Needs to Shut Down Completely
The best way to describe Philly’s current approach to the pandemic is this: It’s a walking contradiction. Last week, I made the unusual-for-me decision to […]
The Enduring Appeal of Uggs
Crocs, mom jeans, windbreakers, sandals with socks: If you keep up with trends, you know it’s cool to be uncool these days. I’ve long held […]
Yes, Biden Won. Now Can We Talk About How His Campaign Nearly Blew It in Philly?
After four years of anguish and anticipation, I can now finally say this in full confidence: Donald J. Trump, you’re fired. Joe Biden, a son […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Alec Bohm Is Up for Rookie of the Year!
The last time the Phillies had themselves a National League Rookie of the Year, it was 2005, and the honoree was one Ryan Howard, a.k.a. […]
Body-Cam Video of Walter Wallace Jr. Killing Shows How Cops Perpetuate Black Trauma
Walter Wallace Jr. didn’t deserve to die. And new footage further proves it. Beyond these revelations, the world was reminded yet again how ineffective police […]
If Biden Wins the White House, Here’s What He Owes Philly
Election Day is finally here, and — as you may have heard somewhere — it all comes down to Pennsylvania. In 2016, Trump did what […]
This Is What Happens When Law Enforcement Treats Policing Like War
The police have a propensity for fighting wars. In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Crime.” Six years later, Nixon followed up with […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: All Hallows’ Eve
In the Western Christian calendar, the final day of October is All Hallows’ Eve, a.k.a. All Saints’ Eve, a.k.a. Allhallowtide. Traditionally, it marks the start […]
Winter Is Going to Gut the Philly Restaurant Scene
On March 16th — a day that will go down in infamy in the ongoing chronicles of this great American restaurant saga — Eater published […]
The Killing of Walter Wallace Jr. Is the Assassination of Philadelphia As We Knew It
It finally happened: The world is now watching Philadelphia after a video of a Black man being killed by law enforcement went viral. On Monday […]
The 5 Things Philly Democrats Need to Do in the Final Week Before Election Day
It’s finally here: the last week of an unprecedented presidential election cycle. After months of mudslinging, some very unhinged televised debates, and a bizarre series […]