GUARDIAN: John Lennon‘s application for permanent US residence was seized by the FBI this week, in a “raid” on a New York auction house. The 1976 immigration document, which included Lennon’s signature and fingerprints, was expected to sell for at least $100,000 (£62,621), according to the dealer. “I don’t know why it was so important that they had to have it back,” Pete Siegel told Entertainment Weekly. Just a week ago, Siegel added a photograph of thecardboard form to the Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction catalogue. Within days, the FBI called and asked if they could “inspect the card”. […]
THIS JUST IN: Marimow Out As Editor Of Inky
DAILY NEWS: On the eve of new owners taking control of the Inquirer and Daily News, Inquirer editor William K. Marimow announced yesterday that he is giving up the post to become a reporter – a job in which he won two Pulitzer Prizes early in his career. MORE RELATED: “Everybody expected that they would have to make tough choices about other people, but not Bill,” Yant Kinney said. “(It’s been) a tumultuous time, and he was really a rock for the staff at a time when we needed it.” Marimow earlier worked at the Inquirer for 21 years and […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR In January, the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling lifted restrictions on how much money corporations, unions and individuals could spend on political ads. On today’s Fresh Air, host Terry Gross talked with three journalists about the fundraising groups that have taken advantage of the Supreme Court ruling — and how their spending could affect the upcoming midterm elections. […] In the second half of the show, Terry spoke with Kenneth Vogel of Politico and Lee Fang of the liberal-leaning ThinkProgress about some of the specific groups that have formed since the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United — […]
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Suspicious Baggage Handler Triggers Plane Evac
PHILLY CONFIDENTIAL: Several local and state agencies are investigating an unusual incident at the Philadelphia International Airport this morning. According to police, three baggage handlers were loading luggage on to a flight bound for Bermuda around 10:56 a.m. when two of the handlers noticed a third was not wearing an identification badge. When questioned about it, the third man took off and has yet to be found by police. MORE
PAPERBOY: Slow-Jamming The Alt-Weeklies
BY DAVE ALLEN Like time, news waits for no man. Keeping up with the funny papers has always been an all-day job, even in the pre-Internets era. These days, however, it’s a two-man job. That’s right, these days you need someone to do your reading for you, or risk falling hopelessly behind and, as a result, increasing your chances of dying lonely and somewhat bitter. That’s why every week PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you. We pore over those time-consuming cover stories and give you the takeaway, suss out the cover art, warn you off the ink-wasters and steer […]
CURTAINS: Prince Music Theater Files For Bankruptcy
WHHYY: Just one week before the 19th annual Philadelphia Film Festival is set to begin, one of its theaters has filed for bankruptcy. For years, the Prince Theater on Chestnut Street has been fighting its mortgage lender to stave off foreclosure. But festival organizers vow the show will go on. TD Bank claims the Prince Theater is delinquent on mortgage payments. The theater owners claim they had arranged a payment plan with Commerce Bank. However, as the new owner of Commerce, TD Bank is not honoring that agreement. TD Bank has tried to foreclose on the theater four times. In […]
D’OH: City’s New Bike Racks Are A Thief’s Best Friend
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THE PERFECTIONIST: Halladay Pitches The Second Post-Season No-Hitter In The History Of Baseball
ESPN: Those are the only men who have thrown two no-hitters in one calendar year or thrown a postseason no-hitter. Roy Halladay just became the first pitcher to do both. Should we be surprised? Sure. Just look at that list. Talented fellows, but only one of them has a plaque in the Hall of Fame. MORE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He tossed a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The 54th anniversary of Larsen’s gem is this Friday. Halladay took […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR Justin Timberlake has come a long way from the first time he stepped on a stage at the age of 8. “My mother sort of makes this joke that she’s surprised that I know what she looks like, because up until I … first stepped onto a stage, all I did was look down at my feet,” Timberlake explains. “As soon as I discovered the stage, it brought out a lot in me that I didn’t know I had. And it did it at a very young age, and it was one of the most fun things that […]
MO MONEY, MO PROBLEMS: Fed Charge Beanie Sigel With Tax Evasion On $1.5 Million In Income
INQUIRER: Rapper Beanie Sigel is in trouble with the law again. Federal prosecutors said today he has been charged with failing to file income taxes for three years during which time he made an estimated $1.54 million. U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger said in a statement that Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, did not file taxes in 2003, 2004 or 2005. Sigel, of Lansdale, was charged in a criminal information filed Tuesday at U.S. District Court. If convicted, Sigel, 36, faces up to three years in prison and a fine of $300,000. MORE
THE MENDACITY OF HOPE: The Public Option Was Killed Long Before It ‘Died’ On Capitol Hill
THINK PROGRESS: In his book, Daschle reveals that after the Senate Finance Committee and the White House convinced hospitals to to accept $155 billion in payment reductions over ten years on July 8, the hospitals and Democrats operated under two “working assumptions.” “One was that the Senate would aim for health coverage of at least 94 percent of Americans,” Daschle writes. “The other was that it would contain no public health plan,” which would have reimbursed hospitals at a lower rate than private insurers. MORE RELATED: Despite being “taken off the table” as a result of the “understanding,” the White […]