Don't let the massive constitutional and other issues around this distract you from the fact that this would be a huge gift to CBS/Paramount, which holds the Army-Navy broadcast rights through 2038.

The 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race keeps looking crazier and crazier in hindsight.

These neighborhood signal chats are absolutely crazy right now. You’ve got young activists in there with the most normie folks alive who all just absolutely fucking hate ICE so much. And they are all willing to put their bodies on the line for their communities.

This is part of the reason that I think ICE haven't tried this in Philly yet. It's not the populace, it's the geography. Everything here is too jammed together for them to be able to pull off their little jackboot sweeps and they're not smart enough to figure out how to adapt.

the hotel movie gods are bestowing their divine countenance upon me

I've been keeping an eye on this project for a long time and I'd probably add a few ounces of skepticism to this framing, considering that the project costs $150 million and currently they have...$5 million. That's not even enough to do the first block!

I switched things up a bit and took over our On The Record interview this month so I could chat with @mayorjoi.bsky.social about all the important things, like being a Black woman in politics, zoning, and ... Spider-Man. www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...

hell yeah brother

Love to get my news from the bar all the way at the end of the Delta terminal

Ruth is one of the rare "read everything they write no matter what" reporters. This book is going to be so good.

I get a lot of nutty emails but this one goes right to the top of the crazy file

In a @phillymag.com exclusive, here's the inside story of how Sasha Suda's reign at the Philadelphia Art Museum fell apart so spectacularly, and the board of directors who made it happen.

Skynyrd is gonna stretch the Ship of Theseus experiment beyond the bounds of this earthly plane

look if this is true America's in even more dire straits than I'd previously believed

never thought there’d be much crossover between the Financial Times and Pen & Pixel but I’m very happy I was wrong

XPN played "Killing in the Name" this morning and it reminded me that last week I wrote about how the station is rising to the political moment.

get this kid a mid-day slot on WIP

I am, once again, begging non-Philadelphians to google Rochelle Bilal before blindly sharing this video

This reminds me of a fun fact I learned recently: to be accepted into the Philadelphia police academy you just have to score in the 15th percentile for the physical fitness test.

Been waiting for the long form treatment of this one - what a story.

I've seen lots of people sharing this and none of them are from Philly, which should probably give others pause! (Bilal is wildly, historically corrupt and her office isn't actually responsible for any kind of meaningful law enforcement. She's a cosplay sheriff.)

fun read if you’re into institutional governance

Suda may have had missteps; the rebranding was a distraction at best. But this piece brings into full and clear light the perilous state of Philadelphia's cultural nonprofits, governed by its boomer elite class more interested in petty squabbles and power brokering than governance and expansion

In a @phillymag.com exclusive, here's the inside story of how Sasha Suda's reign at the Philadelphia Art Museum fell apart so spectacularly, and the board of directors who made it happen.

My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.

I can't believe we're operating in a world where "reservation scalpers" are a thing, but if we are this seems like the best way to cut it off at the knees. Great dispatch from Jason Sheehan, from the depths of online scammery.

Also—nobody's buying bricks for this purpose. You can find bricks anywhere, just lying around! That's why people throw them!

I just keep thinking about how much of a disaster the World Cup is going to be. ICE agents Kavanaugh-stopping random Colombian fans, Haitian players being detained on their way to a team dinner, the terrible possibilities are endless.

I’m probably reading into this too much, but Philly’s WXPN just played “Within Your Reach” a *very* lightly played Replacements song where the chorus is just this, and I can’t help but think it’s in honor of Renee Good:

The precinct where this photo was taken was Trump +16 in 2024. People are pissed.

jesus christ what are we doing here people www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...

I once cried in a grocery store when “With or Without You” came on because of this

On literally the five-year anniversary of its release, The Eagles of Heart Mountain is set to be banned from national parks shops by the Trump administration. I'm very proud of this book, a tale of resistance in the face of racism and cruelty. If that's worthy of banishment I'll wear it with pride.

And on the short list of the best Zoom @squawkinsports.bsky.social episodes when @davidjroth.bsky.social & I needed something during Covid. We start year six 1/15! youtu.be/BMbAjwM7jmA?...

Today is (somehow!) the five-year anniversary of The Eagles of Heart Mountain. I want to thank the Japanese American and Heart Mountain communities for allowing me to share this story with the world, and all the schools, libraries, bookstores, and friends who have helped the book along the way.

I loved this counterintuitive take from @almondmilkman.bsky.social in this month's @phillymag.com.

Setting up a “Kelee Ringo betting scandal” news alert

Decided to log off today and stick with my original Saturday plan—sneak a neighborhood’s worth of drinks and snacks into a 3 pm screening of Zootopia 2 in a single parka

I’ve been waiting close to 25 years to say this and the answer is that I’d add a secret room like the one in the Incubus episode of MTV Cribs

I’ve been thinking about it and this year‘s clear winner for Top Mummer was this man, who was marching next to a guy with a flag that just read ITALIAN AMERICAN

Jeremy Shockey the semifinals await your presence brother

Surprise surprise look what box set this 41-year-old white man in media got for Christmas

“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating” is one of the greatest quotes of defiance I can think of. May we all have such moral clarity in the face of facism.

“Why does this man with two Emmy awards, four Oscar nominations, and a Tony and Grammy nomination continue to get work?” asks the man whose entire career is due to becoming friends with Adam Sandler in 1991.

homage to a former bills legend

Coca Cola choosing to replace generationally beloved Christmas commercials with AI slop is an incredibly dumb decision

Robert de la Salle on his 1669 expedition of southwest Pennsylvania:

I sorta knew this day would come eventually, but it’s still jarring to see my book as the example used in this story of what will soon be banned from national parks gift shops

Tired: Die Hard is a Christmas movie Wired: The Conversation is a Christmas movie

No other magazine on Earth would run profiles of both John Kruk and Josh Shapiro in the same year, I can guarantee you that. Thanks to everyone for reading, sharing, and subscribing. I'm proud of the @phillymag.com staff every day, but especially this year, when we've had our backs up against it.