By Mariel Waloff
Nazir Ebo has a tough act to follow. His older brother, 18 year-old drummer Justin Faulkner, already has a list of credentials to make musicians twice his age green with jealousy. But 9-year-old Nazir isn’t fazed by his brother’s glory, only inspired.
NEWS AND OPINION > COVER STORY
By Tara Murtha
As the face of junkies continues to shift from unsavory characters scoring in the backrooms to teens nicking OxyContin and Vicodin and Percocet-popping moms, the role of the interventionist has become more proment. Meet Vincent Ceraso.
By Tara Moore and Matthew Grady
Several national news organizations—ESPN, Huffington Post and The New York Times—have been targeting big cities around the country for experiments in local journalism. Is Philly next on the list? And are the local dailies ready to compete?
NEWS AND OPINION > BRENDAN CALLING
By Brendan Skwire
Brendan Skwire says health care reform shouldn't be about protecting a faceless and inhuman corporation's right to gouge people that have breast cancer. But that's what is happening in Washington D.C.
That’s the topic of my column this week with Ben Boychuk. To recap: “tea party” conservatives in that New York congressional district managed to drive a moderate Republican out of the race — and ended up handing the seat to a Democrat in a district that has long sent the GOP to congress. As I [...]
I’ve been at a loss over what to say about the Fort Hood shooting. I think Atrios was on to something yesterday when he wrote “When your first reaction to tragic events is to consider how they might support your politics, it’s time to go for a nice long walk.” Indeed. A few months ago, when [...]
Philly's Top 50 Bars
From upscale to down home, we really know...
Newspapers Fight the Future
Several national news organizations—ESPN,...
Intervention: Philly
As the face of junkies continues to shift...
SEPTA’s Loco-motion
A union contract with City Hall ensures that...
Clothes Make the Man
There is, perhaps, no more efficient way to...
Anti-Union SEPTA Protest on Sunday
Will Philadelphians show up to express their...
