In addition to the mayoral primary, it looks like Philadelphia voters will have a chance to vote on an amendment to the city’s home Rule Charter that would make it illegal to put casinos near schools, churches and residential neighborhoods. Various authorities have said that, given other existing restrictions, that would make it pretty much […]
There was a court hearing today on the challenge to Bob Brady’s spot on the mayoral ballot. The Inquirer’s mayoral election blog was there with live updates, and I was struck with this particular passage: There’s a lot of testiness in the air, as Brady time and again makes reference to the fact that by […]
I reviewed this giant hardcover helping of George Perez art over at theLogBook, so go ahead and check it out.
Got an e-mail from MoveOn.org today. (I signed up around the time of the Vote for Change tour, and haven’t really participated in a lot of the organization’s activities since then, even though the possibilities for Internet-harnessed democratic decision-making intrigue me.) They’re trying to figure out whether or not to support the House leadership’s version […]
I’ve been reading Wil Wheaton’s blog for a while now, and while I enjoy the funny stories, the geek commentaries, and the occasional poker anecdotes, I think the one thing that makes sure I keep him in my bookmarks is that he’s willing to get introspective and try and work through his thought process in […]
Wednesday, it was around 80 degrees. Today, it was in the 30s with sleet, snow, and slush. Today, it was also announced that we’re having the warmest winter on record. I know who’s getting the Poor Timing award this month. Also also today, St. Joe’s was open during the day, so I had to slide […]
As part of my effort to get through my media backlog, I finally did something I should have done a long time ago. I watched the Netflix disc that’s been sitting on the TV for about a month (more on that this weekend) and told Netflix to stop sending discs from my profile. We still […]
Now this is weird. The Metro is a small newspaper distributed for free on SEPTA buses and trains and at a few other points around the city. It mostly runs bite-sized versions of wire service articles with some original commentaries/features. But they have a blog set up at Fight for Room 215 covering the Philadelphia […]
I’ve been trying to do the daily blogging thing for a few reasons – I don’t want to let the site go fallow for a long period, and I have an annoying habit of letting one skip day turn into a lot of skipped days. And I like the mental exercise and routine. But tonight, […]
I was all set to do a post tonight about R.E.M. and their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I would perhaps even mention that they recorded a single with Bill Berry that’s going on sale tomorrow to benefit the efforts in Darfur. But the organizers apparently decided to have R.E.M. close […]