I saw two things I’ve never seen in my life last night: A Phillies pitcher throw a perfect game (Halladay’s masterpiece, for which I sacrificed watching the Flyers to watch for an inning, will be replayed Monday) and then a…
Gary Coleman on Divorce Court
What more can I add to the unexpected outpouring of emotion for a Gary Coleman who, cute as a kid (even when he was an early adult) but found himself facing anger and turmoil in his later years. Willis will…
Eat-Sh*t-and-Die: The Contest!
With all deference to his gym-teacher father — who I’ve genuinely come to respect as a lifelong educator (and one who was forced to put up with my backtalk for six elementary school years) — Haddon Township’s “Poo Manchu” came…
Syphilitic Magic Number*
Oh glorious day. What else can be said of a Thursday which offers not one reminder of March 28, 1984 … 1) From the Schyulkill Expressway at 8:21 a.m. 2) From my email at 12:42 p.m. (via a hawk-eyed Dadlani…
Tomorrow’s Metro story
Spent the wee hours today hanging out in studio with Big Daddy Graham on his first* night back on the 610-WIP airwaves after a difficult haul of recovering from throat-cancer surgery. Ed’s a great guy and while he’s not yet…
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXXIII
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
Armed-robbery crew stalking Philly streets in green minivan
When a police detective I respect tells me, “These guys are the most violent crew I’ve ever dealt with. They are on a rampage. Home invasions. Shootings. Bodegas. Pharmacies. Stolen cars. It’s pretty unbelieveable,” I wouldn’t be able to live…
Today’s Metro column…
… is the last Metro column I’ll be writing. Why’s that, you ask? Because I’ll be joining the Metro as a reporter next week while you’re enjoying your Memorial Day. And not a moment too soon: Ever since I left…
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXXII
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…