Fun With Lists
Masterman Grad Makes Harvard Law School’s “21 Most Impressive” List
2004 Masterman School graduate Kirkland Lynch has been named one of Harvard Law School’s “21 Most Impressive Students” by Business Insider. Lynch, from West Philly, […]
11 Questions to Ask Employees Who Want to “Work From Home”
Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo! made big news last week when, in an internal memo, she told her employees that they must now come […]
Philly Ranked 4th-Best Pizza Town in America, Though Ranking System is Hopelessly Flawed
Travel + Leisure has ranked Philly the 4th-best pizza town in America! Pizza Brain and Nomad were cited as evidence. That’s all well and good, […]
10 Ideas for a New Pennsylvania State Song
This past week, Massachusetts state reps—apparently very bored what with all that bone-dry sequestration talk—filed a bill to make the Massachusetts “state rock song” Aerosmith’s […]
Literally Everything Is a “Real Philadelphia Story”
“So … what do you guys know about Philadelphia?” I was talking with new people I’d met in Toronto last year, and they asked what […]
10 Most Socially Awkward Examples of Live-Tweeting
Hashtags are everywhere these days—from the Oscars #BestDressed coverage to a pamphlet I got from my doctor’s office. Whether you like it or not, Twitter’s […]
Two Philly Joints on “25 Hottest Hamburgers” List
Eater has unveiled its list of “25 Hottest Hamburgers in America Right Now,” and two Philadelphia joints are on the map: Hickory Lane, at 2025 […]
14 Movies for People Who Hate Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day sucks. If you’re in a relationship, it’s a day filled with bad, boxed chocolate, roadside roses, cheap cards, and pajamagrams. (Actually anything from […]
5 Sports That Should Be in the Summer Olympics
After nearly 2800 years, wrestling is no longer an Olympic sport. Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling for the 2020 Olympics. This was shocking, […]
One Thing Philadelphia Does Well: Adultery
Philadelphia may not be the most-literate city in the United States, but there’s one area where we excel: Fornication. AshleyMadison.com, the adultery website last seen […]
Is Philly.com Single-Handedly Saving This City’s Literacy Ranking?
The folks at Philadelphia Business Journal are touting a new ranking of the nation’s most literate cities as a big win for Pittsburgh—which moved into […]
10 Gifts You Absolutely Should Not Buy Your Wife for Valentine’s Day
In our stuff-obsessed society, people talk a lot about the stress of gift giving for Christmas and birthdays. But coupled-up dudes know that the riskiest […]
Is Ryan Howard’s Contract the Third-Worst in Baseball?
Here’s a dash of pessimism to splash in your Pitchers-and-Catchers late winter optimism. Grantland’s Jonah Keri has ranked the very worst contracts in baseball. This […]
Call it the Philly Mag Curse: Sabatino Out at Stateside
Was it something we said? Just a month after his restaurant Stateside was named Philadelphia’s best by none other than Philadelphia magazine, executive chef George […]
Philly Is a Great Place to Be a Single Dude
Philadelphia ranks fourth in a roundup of best cities for single men, CBS Philly reports: The list, which was compiled by NerdWallet, focused on three factors […]