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PHOTOS: Look at These People Standing in Line for an iPhone
Philly mag sent intern Angelly Carrion out to document the Launch Day situation at Walnut Street’s Apple Store. People camped out overnight, of course, but […]
The Best Feature of My New iPhone 5S – Humility
It’s 5 a.m. and I’m dozing on a cold sidewalk in Philadelphia. Bleary eyed, self-conscious of my surroundings, a bit ashamed. I commune with others […]
Guns, PTSD, Mental Illness and a Post-Navy Yard World
As the theories about what set Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis on his homicidal tear pile up, old policy clashes are re-emerging. Gun control advocates […]
Is Miss America Nina Davuluri the Most American Crown-Wearer Yet?
Last night, Nina Davuluri, a woman of Indian descent, was crowned Miss America. Soon, a small wave of imbecilic panic spread. Neither Miss America nor […]
Miss America, Paula Deen and Pathetic White Racism
Few things unite white America more than beauty pageants and butter. Therefore, last night, when white America watched with rapt attention as ABC News highlighted […]
Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri Dips Her Toes in the Atlantic Ocean
The Miss America Pageant has returned to Atlantic City after seven years in Las Vegas. Here is the new Miss America, Nina Davuluri of New […]
The List: Your Guide to Goofy 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Today marks the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, a day of profound shock and grief that, unsurprisingly, also sparked a string of outrageous conspiracy theories. […]
America Has Moved on From 9/11
Sometimes it seems so long ago. Sometimes it seems like yesterday. It was 12 years to the day. We all have our stories of the […]
PHOTOS: Montco Woman Stung by Most Venomous Creature on Earth
When Diana Nyad slowly rose out of the surf and walked onto the sands of Smathers Beach in Key West, she became the first person […]
Petition: Make Salvation Army Collapse Site a Memorial
Here’s a petition at Change.org: A memorial park on the site of the collapsed Salvation Army store would honor and remember the six dead and […]
Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro Commits Suicide
Ariel Castro held three women captive in his Cleveland home for almost ten years. Today, he is dead, apparently due to suicide. Prison employees found […]
Can’t Run With The Bulls in Spain? Try Berks County Instead.
CBS Philly reports on the “Great Bull Run,” scheduled for the Maple Grove Raceway in Berks County next June. If you’ve always wanted to be trampled […]
Salvation Army Collapse Lawsuits Halted So Criminal Investigation Can Proceed
The Pennsylvania Record reports: “A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has stayed civil litigation arising from June’s deadly building collapse in downtown Philadelphia, a decision […]
Dead Man Granted Wish to “Make It Rain” Money From a Helicopter
NBC 10 reports that the late Leonard Maull was this week granted his dying wish to “make it rain”—$10,000 was thrown out the door of a […]
Why Are We All Taking So Many Drugs?
I despise conspiracy theorists. Paranoia is for losers. But I have to admit, something that happened during a recent visit with old friends from London […]