A funny thing happened on the way to Sunday afternoon’s NFL NFC Championship game between the (losing) San Francisco 49ers and the (way victorious, on their way to the Super Bowl) Philadelphia Eagles: Roseanne Barr surprisingly re-launched her return to…
Fly on the Wall Podcast (Live) with Dana Carvey and David Spade and Special Guest Will Ferrell, Monday, January 30, 2023 An amazing way to start the week – three Saturday Night Live alums, two of them being the sketch…
Sure, Saturday night’s ass-kicking victory against the New York Giants for the NFC East Divisional Round at Lincoln Financial Field was a bold, memorable one: a 7 — 38 trouncing. Without getting too cocky, the top-seeded Philadelphia Eagles are planning…
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo and their pals, Monday, January 23, 2023 Sure, Mann and Leo are sweet old friends and deeply literary, detail character actors-driven writers and vocalists capable of darkly comic twists – so their double act is…
The last time that stand-up GOAT, Dave Chappelle, returned to Saturday Night Live as its host on November 12 – Chappelle’s third time hosting NBC’s SNL – he brought with him a welcome, but surprise guest considering his time away…
The phrase “comedian’s comedian” usually leaves me cold. The tired tag usually implicates a smart aleck-y brand of inside jokiness that never spreads its joy, outwards, to mere mortals. That said, in the case of the late Gilbert Gottfried and…
With the 2023 NFL playoffs off to a mean weekend start on Saturday, and the New York Giants forced to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on the Birds’ home turf at the Lincoln Financial field, those who don’t have tickets…
Key Takeaways: The Philadelphia nativist riots of 1844 were part of a larger wave of riots that swept through American cities in the 1830s and 1840s. The riots were driven by ethnic and religious tensions, economic competition, political ambition, and…
The funny thing about writing a list ‘best of’ restaurants to come is that the entire enterprise is wildly and wholly presumptive. Who the hell really knows if a top chef won’t botch the simplest thing like burning the rice…
Key Takeaways: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contractor bosses known as “construction czars” rose to power in Philadelphia These bosses controlled the hiring and management of workers on large building projects and often engaged in corrupt practices…