Twitter

Birds 24/7

Twitter Mailbag: On Winston, Cook And Milliner

Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.

City Life

Seth MacFarlane Tweets He Won’t Host Oscars Again, But He Should

  RT @crusephoto: @sethmacfarlaneWould you host the #Oscars again if asked? // No way.Lotta fun to have done it, though. — Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) February […]

City Life

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 […]

City Life

Royal Mayhem: Team Kate Middleton vs. Team Hilary Mantel

Gather ’round, children, and I’ll tell you a tale. In the Land Before Twitter, if someone clamped a hand over your mouth after you spoke […]

City Life

The Congressman and the Bikini Model

It was during the State of the Union speech, as President Obama was making his way down the aisle to the podium, that Congressman Steve […]

Birds 24/7

Twitter Mailbag: Could the Eagles Land S Jairus Byrd?

Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.

City Life

My #SayThankYouToAFeminist Tweet: The Word “Feminist” Is Done

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking Feminine Mystique. This week, in commemoration, the hashtag “SayThankYouToAFeminist” started trending on […]

City Life

Chuck Peruto Will Unfriend You if You Crack Pope Jokes

Only 34 tweets into his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation (although it’s worth noting that he did not make the announcement on […]

City Life

How a “Villanova Rape Tweeter” Got Deleted

Early last month, I tweeted a completely innocuous message about being glad that my mother was with me when I fainted twice on the floor […]

City Life

Philadelphia’s Most Influential People on Twitter

In this month’s issue of Philadelphia magazine, Jessica Remo explores “the existential crisis of the smartphone generation.” In short, she wonders when the heck we […]

City Life

The Internet Loved, Hated Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

If you weren’t watching Downton Abbey last night, chances are you were one of the 110 million people who tuned in to watch Super Bowl […]

Birds 24/7

Twitter Mailbag: On Alex Smith, Dixon And the 3-4

Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.

City Life

A Story That Shows the Good Side of Philly Sports Fans and Twitter

In the same week that the Manti Te’o “fake girlfriend” scandal captivated and horrified the nation, another story emerged that touched on sports, Twitter and […]

City Life

Hey Stupid! Keep Texting While Driving!

Just last week, my good friend, Philly Mag fact-checker extraordinaire Annie Monjar, wrote an item for the Philly Post poking fun at Vince Fumo’s girlfriend, […]

City Life

The Inky Should Consider Hiring Awful Columnists

Last weekend saw the publication of one of the worst story leads in the history of newspaper journalism. In a column for the Toronto Star, […]