Fun With Lists
Travel + Leisure Ranks Philly the Nation’s 14th Snobbiest City
Forget the narrative of Philly as a blue-collar city, appreciative of little more than effort, cheap booze and chip-on-our-shoulder emotional displays. Turns out, at least […]
America’s Most Wanted Zoo Animals
When Rusty the red panda took to the streets of D.C. on Monday, it captured the imagination — an adorable, real-life Paddington Bear enjoying his […]
America Is Just Like Westeros!
My husband isn’t a Game of Thrones guy. When he comes home from work, he really just wants to watch a movie he’s already seen […]
Buzzfeed: Nightmarish Little Baby’s Ice Cream Ad on “Most Insane” List
Remember this? (NSFW) Haha! Just kidding! The video for Philadelphia’s Little Baby’s Ice Cream is totally safe for work if, in fact, you work in […]
Listadelphia: City Ranks High in Parks, Low in Banking
The Philadelphia Business Journal brings us a pair of lists today that highlight the best and worst of what are city offers: • On one […]
We’re #2! Only California Produces More Craft Beer
Combine the the increasingly urbane, hipster snobbishness (guilty) of Pittsburgh and Philly with that solid Pennsylvania Dutch proclivity for making things by hand, in relatively […]
List: Philly Is Fifth-Best City for “Fresh College Graduates”
No, there aren’t that many good jobs in Philly. But hey: We’re cheap! That’s why the city ranks fifth in Nerd Wallet’s new list of […]
Philly Only SLIGHTLY Better Place Than Detroit for Small Businesses
Of the 30 largest cities in the United States, according to a recent study, Philadelphia’s small business “climate” is the fourth-worst.* More pathetic than us: […]
Admitting Gays? OK, Boy Scouts, That’s a Start
It’s about time! The Boy Scouts have decided to admit gay kids to the organization.I’m happy that calmer heads prevailed and their leadership is finally […]
Chip Kelly Is Ninth Highest-Paid Coach in America
Chip Kelly, who has won as many games for the Eagles as you have, is the ninth highest-paid coach in all of American sports. CBS […]
Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names in Pennsylvania
Today the Social Security Administration has released its list of top baby names for each state in the union. Let’s take a gander at Pennsylvania […]
Philly Only Has The 10th-Best Sports Fans?
So says the finance website Nerdwallet, but here’s what’s really galling: Dallas comes in first on the list. It’s not as though Nerdwallet meant to […]
Diplo, Carl June Make Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative” List
Fast Company released its “100 Most Creative in Business” list today, and Philly makes a pretty good showing. Clocking in at #11 is Penn professor […]
10 Videos on YouTube We’d Pay to Watch Again
Would you pay for your favorite YouTube video? Monday, the New York Times reported YouTube is planning a subscription service for some channels. As Time […]
The Magic of the Doritos Locos Taco
If you want to understand nearly everything that’s both great and awful about modern American capitalism, take a close look at Austin Carr’s story about […]