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10 Important Throwback Tweets From Philadelphia’s New Mayor

Jim Kenney is not just Philadelphia’s next mayor. He is also a prolific Twitter user. Kenney has tweeted 7,562 times, which isn’t all that much […]

City Life

Twitter’s #PopeInPhilly Emoji Is a Complete Travesty

We Philadelphians are used to the Liberty Bell being a shorthand for our city. Though it’s a bell that no one alive has ever heard […]

City Life

Twitter Reacts to Kim Davis Going to Jail

Today, a federal judge sent Kim Davis, the defiant Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, to jail. There is, of course, […]

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Best Twitter Reactions to the 40th Anniversary of Springsteen’s Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen’s third album, his career-making Born to Run, turns 40 today. Naturally, Twitter has been buzzing all day with 140-character reflections, reactions and praise for the […]

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Calvin Harris Comes to Taylor Swift’s Defense on Twitter, Quickly Puts Foot in Mouth

Twitter wars are all the rage these days. Only weeks after the tweet-off between Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, the Wyomissing pop princess finds herself […]

City Life

Fake Target Twitter Trolls Complaints About Gender-Neutral Labeling

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that Target is removing gendered signs in their boys and girls departments. There’s been a fair share […]

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Taylor Swift to Nicki Minaj: “I Missed the Point”

This morning, Taylor Swift tweeted a presumed end to the much-publicized Twitter tiff she had with rapper Nicki Minaj on Tuesday night: https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/624240681750536192 The heated tweet-off […]

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Philly’s Meek Mill on Drake: He Doesn’t Write Own Raps

Once upon a time, you would have to wait for a gossip magazine or a radio interview or a new hip-hop song to see which […]

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Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift Have It Out on Twitter Over VMA Nominations

Yesterday on Twitter, hip-hop artist (and fiancé of Philly rapper Meek Mill) Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to share that she was disappointed that, even though […]

City Life

Caitlyn Jenner Tweets About Freedom, July 4th, and More

Caitlyn Jenner has become more vocal on Twitter over the last week, and her followers have clearly taken note. Yesterday, Jenner sent out a picture […]

Business

#UrbanOutfittersBeLike is Publicly Shaming High Prices

Urban Outfitters is feeling the heat on Twitter over high prices. Armed with #UrbanOutfittersBeLike, people are berating the Philly-based retail giant over high prices. It’s hardly […]

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18 Great Tweets from Tuesday’s Election

The race is over. Jim Kenney won in a landslide, taking more than 55 percent of the vote in the six-way Democratic primary. City Council […]

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Pink on How She Continues to Deal With Body Shamers

In April, Doylestown native and pop-rock star Pink shut down a bunch of haters on Twitter who were ridiculing a photo of her in which they […]

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Kevin Bacon Punks Twitter Followers With Fat-Face Pic

Philly-bred star Kevin Bacon punked his Twitter followers this week when he posted this photo of himself with a double chin and noticeably plumper cheeks: […]

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Meek Mill Lighting Up Twitter With Commentary on Baltimore Riots

Philly rapper Meek Mill is lighting up Twitter this morning with ongoing commentary on the riots in Baltimore. The unrest began following the death of Freddie […]