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Dear Associated Press: It’s RAPE SLAVES, not “sex...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:43:00 -0400

Dear Associated Press: It’s RAPE SLAVES, not “sex slaves.”

New at Philly Weekly: According to court records, Pettigrew was...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:13:49 -0400

New at Philly Weekly:

According to court records, Pettigrew was arrested on February 4, 2008 and subsequently charged with a dozen offenses including aggravated assault, robbery, criminal conspiracy, possession of firearms by a minor, terroristic threats and “firearms not be to carried without a license.” On July 7, 2012, Pettigrew was arrested again, and charged with ten crimes including rape, unlawful restraint, sexual assault, false imprisonment and aggravated assault.

In both cases, all charges were withdrawn.

Read the whole post here.

I talked about this story today on HuffPo Live. You can watch...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:05 -0400

I talked about this story today on HuffPo Live. You can watch the archived segment here.

The DeCoatsworth story: a man’s descent or a system’s failure?

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:13 -0400

New at Philly Weekly: Richard DeCoatsworth, a 27-year-old Philadelphia ex-police officer once called...

Wanted in the vicious, LGBT-bias assault on 45-year-old Dan...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:31:00 -0400

Wanted in the vicious, LGBT-bias assault on 45-year-old Dan Contarino, a Philly promoter known for Shampoo’s “Shaft” parties. Contarino was attacked in the East Village amid an alarming streak of attacks on gay men in New York City, including the murder of 32-year-old Mark Carson.

Report at Philly Weekly here.

Photo of the wanted man is from this post, where Contarino speaks out about the attack on video.

"I have a new piece up at Salon responding to Megan McArdle’s recent bizarre-o piece in the..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:11:34 -0400

“I have a new piece up at Salon responding to Megan McArdle’s recent bizarre-o piece in...

The reporters here crowding around Kermit Gosnell defense...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:04 -0400

The reporters here crowding around Kermit Gosnell defense attorney Jack McMahon are in serious violation of the secret cabal that decided to not cover the case.

Philadelphia. Post-verdict. Monday, May 13, 2013.

Sent to me from a friend, spotted at 42nd & Locust.

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:28:16 -0400

Sent to me from a friend, spotted at 42nd & Locust.

Row your boat.

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:06:49 -0400

Row your boat.

Spotted on a Jezebel blog post about PA Gov. Tom Corbett...

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:33:11 -0400

Spotted on a Jezebel blog post about PA Gov. Tom Corbett basically saying unemployed people are unemployed because they are lazy and high.

I hope that is a serious job offer, cause I have some questions.

Sarah Palin donning a “women hunt” t-shirt.

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:21:47 -0400

Sarah Palin donning a “women hunt” t-shirt.

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:48:08 -0400

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living :...

Photo by Kyle Cassidy. Over at Philly Weekly, I have a brief...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:38:00 -0400

Photo by Kyle Cassidy.

Over at Philly Weekly, I have a brief update to last August’s cover story on former Philly mob boss Ralph Natale, who sat down with me at an undisclosed location for an exclusive sit-down interview about the fact that he is slowly going blind and is suing the federal government, alleging that they let it happen out of spite even after he flipped for them.

Despite his reputation as a ruthless murderer, Natale was a charming and charismatic gentleman. Life is strange.

"“No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through the health insurance exchange shall..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:31:00 -0400

““No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through the health insurance exchange...

"Perhaps if reproductive healthcare wasn’t embraced as a religious issue on the right and dismissed..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:29:00 -0400

“Perhaps if reproductive healthcare wasn’t embraced as a religious issue on the right and...

Philadelphia murderer Ira Einhorn (who later fled the country...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:12:43 -0400

Philadelphia murderer Ira Einhorn (who later fled the country thanks to bail reduction negotiated by Arlen Specter) hosting the first Earth Day in 1970 in Fairmount Park.

RIP Holly Maddux.

April, 2013. Philadelphia, USA.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:46:39 -0400

April, 2013.

Philadelphia, USA.

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Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:52:41 -0400

Jessica Messica: On the advice of Msavignon, I went to Sephora and got a sample of the...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:23:34 -0400

Jessica Messica: On the advice of Msavignon, I went to Sephora and got a sample of the...:...

Local Man Launches Campaign for "Paulie" Statue in Kensington

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:04:37 -0400

Local Man Launches Campaign for "Paulie" Statue in Kensington: Philadelphia gadfly and life...