IT’S OFFICIAL: The State Of New Jersey Is Sorry About Slavery New Jersey last night joined a list of states that have apologized for slavery, after lawmakers overwhelming passed a resolution expressing the state’s regret. The resolution merely offers the Legislature’s opinion and would not require the governor’s signature. It would be recorded in the state annals of declarations. The resolution’s sponsor, Assemblyman William D. Payne (D., Newark), noted that New Jersey had 12,000 slaves and was the last Northern state to free them. Last night, New Jersey became the latest state to apologize.”This is an apology for their descendants […]
TONITE: Don’t Follow Leaders, Watch-a Pawkin’ Meter
KYW: The reality TV bonanza is getting a bit of Philly flavor. A&E Network cameras have been following Philadelphia Parking Authority employees on the job for months. The result? It’s something you probably already know all too well. The 20-episode “Parking Wars” series was premiering Tuesday night at 10 on A&E MORE RELATED: Parking Wars Is Over, If You Want It
COMEUPPANCE: Angry Mob Of Pitchfork-Wielding Villagers Chases Sean Hannity Out Of New Hampshire
(Well, at least down the street and to his hotel.) Ron Paul supporters pissed that Fox News banned Dr. Paul from appearing at their debate converge on Sean Hannity. Not sure that this actually helps Ron Paul, but it definitely makes Hannity look like a hunted man. Live by the angry mob, die by the angry mob, we always say. RELATED: Why White Supremacists Like Ron Paul FLASHBACK: OCTOBER 2003, Sean Hannity Comes To Town SEAN HANNITY IS SUCH A DICK By JONATHAN VALANIA Hannity is the far right’s new attack dog, baring his pearly fangs for the camera, mauling […]
WORTH REPEATING: Tyranny Of The Super-Minority
THE NATION: The third-place finishing Sen. Hillary Clinton now has over twice as many delegates as Sen. Obama, and more than three times as many delegates as the second-place candidate, Sen. John Edwards. Why? Because the Democratic Party uses an antiquated and anti-democratic nominating system that includes 842 “super-delegates” – un-pledged party leaders not chosen by the voters, free to support the candidate of their choice, and who comprise more than forty percent of the delegates needed to win the nomination. Many have already announced the candidate they will support. MORE DELEGATE COUNT: Clinton – 169 Obama – 66 Edwards […]
SHITCANNED: CBS3 Fires Alycia Lane
PHILLYGOSSIP: CBS 3 announced moments ago that Alycia Lane has been released from her contract effective immediately. CBS 3 President and General Manager Michael Colleran said in a statement, “After assessing the overall impact of a series of incidents resulting from judgments she has made, we have concluded that it would be impossible for Alycia to continue to report the news as she, herself, has become the focus of so many news stories. We wish to make clear that we are not prejudging the outcome of the criminal case against Alycia that is pending in New York. We understand that […]
REWIND 2007: THE YEAR IN CINEMA
BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC It isn’t often that I reach out for a sports analogy, but the 2007 film season seems have lacked a very deep bench, particularly here in the Philly market. Procrastinating on submitting that “authoritative” Top Ten of 2007 list has allowed me to gaze over a number of critic’s year-end lists, and it is distressing how similar the lists read. There are two or three on my list that seem to be on almost everyone’s list as well as another small handful of other titles (There Will Be Blood, Juno, Sweeney Todd, Away from Her, […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR Columnist Bob Sullivan covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for SNBC.com, where he writes a column called The Red Tape Chronicles. Sullivan’s latest book is about the hidden fees found in many phone, cable, credit card and other bills. All told, he says, corporations are nickel-and-diming their customers to death — or at least to the tune of $1,000 or more a year. The title? Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day — And What You Can Do About It. Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston explores in his new book how in recent years, government […]
HILLARY’S CHOICE: Asphyxiation By Triangulation
RASMUSSEN: In New Hampshire, Monday’s tracking update shows Obama retaining his double digit lead over Clinton. Obama’s victory has triggered a political earthquake, but it would be foolish to assume that he will cruise to the nomination unchallenged by the formidable Clinton campaign team. MORE HUFFINGTON POST: Clinton needs to do something dramatic. She needs to give people a reason to believe in her, show that she’s not just an overly scripted politician who will never do anything that’s isn’t “safe.”An excellent way to do that would be to leave the campaign trail and go back to Washington with Chris […]
TODAY I SAW…
BY JEFF DEENEY TODAY I SAW a woman wearing an ankle-length denim coat over her pajamas. She had on a backward baseball cap and bedroom slippers. She was holding two quarters between her thumb and forefinger, waving them at the middle-aged Chinese couple sitting on stools at the take out joint counter on Lindbergh Boulevard across from the Bartram Village projects in the Southwest. The couple was protected by two offset Plexiglas panes that overlapped, creating a bulletproof shield that stretched the entire length of the counter. There was an open lane between the two panes where food and money […]
PRAYER FOR THE CITY: And So It Begins…
NEW DAY DAWNING: Michael Nutter sworn in as Mayor this morning. [Photo by CLEM MURRAY/INQUIRER]
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD: Iraq 2007-2008
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REWIND 2007: THE YEAR IN MUSIC
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THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS 2007
PUNK ROCK MOMENT OF THE YEAR The Monks Of Burma Rise Up * ALBUMS WE LOVED Radiohead In Rainbows As fine a Radiohead album as I have ever heard. The devoted will be immensely gratified, and new converts will be drawn in by all the buzz and what proves to be bewitchingly ethereal, yet altogether visceral, rock music. The 10-song In Rainbows collapses into one tidy package all the Radioheads we have come to know: folk-rock Radiohead, electronica Radiohead, alt-rock Radiohead, prog-rock Radiohead. Not only does the band seem to nail the shifting ways those genres contribute to each song, […]