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Brian Sims Claims Victory

The crowd swelled last night at Woody’s where Brian Sims celebrated his victory in the primary for the State House in the 182nd district – […]

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5 Plans That Could’ve Changed Philly Forever

One thing that’s fun about history is that there is an alternate history that invisibly runs alongside of it, the history of things that never […]

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Urban Outfitters Upsetting People With “Auschwitz Chic” Shirt

Urban Outfitters Still Pissing People Off. This time it’s the Anti-Defamation League that’s upset over a t-shirt they say has a striking resemblance to the […]

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Preview: Angels in America

The final production of Wilma Theater‘s season will likely be one of its biggest undertakings of the year. Tony Kushner’s Tony Award-winning play Angels in America, […]

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Queer History on the Move

The Pop-Up Museum of Queer History is coming to Philadelphia. Starting April 21, the museum will spend one month at the William Way LGBT Community […]

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Got Gayborhood Map?

The Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus released a new map of the Gayborhood this week. It gives tourists and locals alike the lowdown from 12th to […]

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The Raab Collection: Philly’s Custodians of History

The Raab Collection has a lot in common with other family businesses: a dad (Steven Raab) who founded it, a mom (Susan) who helps run […]

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Yellow Fever Couldn’t Keep Philadelphia Down

Imagine. It is a deadly summer in Philadelphia. Mosquitoes are biting everything. Neighbors are coughing up black vomit. They are dying in the streets. They […]

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130,000 Extra People Died in the Civil War

So, your middle school history teacher lied to you. In the latest evidence that you shouldn’t believe everything you read in textbooks, J. David Hacker […]

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Our Racist Judicial System Wishes a Happy Birthday to Dred Scott

Yesterday (March 6th) was the 155th anniversary of the blatantly racist, but patently honest, 1857 Dred Scott decision—and the American legal system threw a birthday […]

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WikiQueer is Here

WikiQueer, an online resource for all things LGBT, celebrates it’s inauguration this week after more than a year of soft launches. Now, the non-profit wiki […]

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Meet PA’s Three Out Candidates

For the first time in the state’s history, three out Democratic candidates are seeking seats this year. One faces another Democrat. And two face Republicans. […]

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HughE Dillon: Washington’s Birthday Bash at Union League

Washington’s Birthday is seared into my head as a day my mom would pile my seven siblings into the station wagon and head to McDonald’s […]

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Why It’s Time to Abolish Black History Month

Black History Month (BHM) should be abolished and should never be officially honored or even informally acknowledged. It’s nothing more than some reverse racism entitlement […]

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Happy Presidents Day, Philadelphia!

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. So, it makes total sense that we don’t have to go to work on February 20th, 2012. […]