Origin of the American library, home to the oldest theater in America, and birthplace of the original U.S. Mint, the City of Brotherly Love is known not only for its boisterous, cheese steak-loving, crazy sports
Dying alone and anonymously is a scary thought. People worry that no one will attend the funeral or seem to notice their passing. For the homeless, this will most likely happen. No one deserves to
Can you imagine standing in line for days at Best Buy or having a gun pointed in your face over a video-game system? Many people across the country can, as they struggled to get their
Waltz, tango and twist all have something in common: They were once considered indecent and immoral. Today, morality critics turn toward the new dance style – “freaking,” or dry humping, grinding and “sex with your
I hate to break it to you guys, but we’re getting old. Not bitter-against-the-world old, but aging nonetheless. Most of us are 18- to 24-year-olds now, and that means we have witnessed 18 to 24
When my friends and I crossed Broad Street to go to Temple Star Chinese restaurant, we were all eager to have some fried chicken with a $1 iced tea. As we entered the restaurant, so
Some say that the war in Iraq is just like the Vietnam War. Yet Fareed Zakaria, editor and columnist of “Newsweek International” made a different analogy. He linked the war in Iraq to the Korean
I lived in a housing development in the Philadelphia suburbs – Fox Heath – for much of my childhood. Despite the rustic promises of its name, there was a striking absence of both foxes and
It could be called “Philadelphia class.” With a cheesesteak in one hand and a Miller Lite in the other, our city’s sports fans run their mouths, would boo their own mothers and still show no
It’s easy to grab a soft pretzel and water ice before class, and removing the wrapper from a Tastykake cream-filled chocolate cupcake while relaxing in front of the TV is common practice. Such acts are