Are we getting a Philadelphia/New Jersey version for the games here? hmm "Philadelphia, New Jersey" does have a certain ring to it
Finally: The perfect shirt to wear to World Cup matches at New York New Jersey Stadium this summer
February 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Are we getting a Philadelphia/New Jersey version for the games here? hmm "Philadelphia, New Jersey" does have a certain ring to it
Can't stop laughing about Action News going to South Philly's beloved Taco Heart and putting this on the footage
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Can't stop laughing about Action News going to South Philly's beloved Taco Heart and putting this on the footage
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That’s Dan❤️🩹🦅
Top right corner. Can't help but wonder if The Simpsons paid subtle tribute to Dan McQuade in tonight's set-in-Philadelphia 800th episode.
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
That’s Dan❤️🩹🦅
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I regret not getting the opportunity to know Dan better- we recently connected bc he was to write ab our ep where the Simpsons visit Philly, &he reminded me that we had actually crossed paths in HS! His passing is a tremendous loss. I dedicate the episode to him.
🎁 :
share.inquirer.com/qwdHeh
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share.inquirer.com/qwdHeh
Dan McQuade, award-winning writer, tireless community activist, and ‘Philadelphia institution,’ has died at 43
Often irreverent, always inventive, he filed memorable stories about the Wildwood T-shirt scene, Wawa hoagies, the Philly accent, and other cool stuff. His stories sparkled with research and humor.
share.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I regret not getting the opportunity to know Dan better- we recently connected bc he was to write ab our ep where the Simpsons visit Philly, &he reminded me that we had actually crossed paths in HS! His passing is a tremendous loss. I dedicate the episode to him.
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Good story on FIRE in the Inquirer that covers how they still care about free speech when it comes for woke and why there's skepticism towards them on the left www.inquirer.com/news/a/fire-...
How FIRE, a Philly-based free-speech group, went from ‘cancel culture’ watchdog to Trump antagonist
FIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.
www.inquirer.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Good story on FIRE in the Inquirer that covers how they still care about free speech when it comes for woke and why there's skepticism towards them on the left www.inquirer.com/news/a/fire-...
I got into it a little over dinner a couple months ago with Jason's (very nice) old friends who live in Noe Valley and like Newsom and I said something like "I don't think he's much better than, say, George W," and they were RILED.
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I got into it a little over dinner a couple months ago with Jason's (very nice) old friends who live in Noe Valley and like Newsom and I said something like "I don't think he's much better than, say, George W," and they were RILED.
I get irrationally annoyed by "midnight ballerina" probably because to me it sounds like something a corny manager would have coined...someone tell the dancers about "being a model in the shoe show" or "ecdysiast"
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I get irrationally annoyed by "midnight ballerina" probably because to me it sounds like something a corny manager would have coined...someone tell the dancers about "being a model in the shoe show" or "ecdysiast"
The insult of hearing the ice cream truck jingle in these conditions. It's 30°
February 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The insult of hearing the ice cream truck jingle in these conditions. It's 30°
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This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Just seeing that the sex workers at Sheri's have filed for a union election www.nlrb.gov/case/28-RC-3...
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Just seeing that the sex workers at Sheri's have filed for a union election www.nlrb.gov/case/28-RC-3...
are they trying Venezuela stuff there?! this is crazy.
The FAA has shut down air traffic in El Paso and parts of southwestern New Mexico FOR 10 DAYS and threatened to "use deadly force" against aircraft that violate the airspace. WTAF? elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites natio...
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An une...
elpasomatters.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
are they trying Venezuela stuff there?! this is crazy.
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And if you've enjoyed my work with @leahsottile.bsky.social, I hope you'll consider supporting us over at thewesternedge.media and @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
No matter how hard it gets, we're still here to file records requests and take names.
No matter how hard it gets, we're still here to file records requests and take names.
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thewesternedge.media
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
And if you've enjoyed my work with @leahsottile.bsky.social, I hope you'll consider supporting us over at thewesternedge.media and @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
No matter how hard it gets, we're still here to file records requests and take names.
No matter how hard it gets, we're still here to file records requests and take names.
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This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
It's really something that I've lived in the places with the best summer (Portland/Pacific Northwest) and the worst summer (Austin/Texas), and now the places with the best winter (Montana/the Rockies) and the worst winter (Philly/an East Coast city)
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It's really something that I've lived in the places with the best summer (Portland/Pacific Northwest) and the worst summer (Austin/Texas), and now the places with the best winter (Montana/the Rockies) and the worst winter (Philly/an East Coast city)
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“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
I'd be less pissed off about the state of the city in regards to transit and the conditions for walking if I hadn't seen how quickly everything got done for the Super Bowl parade last year
February 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I'd be less pissed off about the state of the city in regards to transit and the conditions for walking if I hadn't seen how quickly everything got done for the Super Bowl parade last year
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“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
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A couple of us at the magazine were just talking about this. Dan wrote funny blogs, yes, but he also literally changed the course of conversation for an American icon.
As @jenniferkates.bsky.social reminds me, it was Dan McQuade who was at Hannibal Burress's October 2014 show at the Troc when he said “You rape women, Bill Cosby,” happened to be recording it, made it go viral, and from then on no one ever could forget or deny who Bill Cosby was.
Hannibal Buress on Bill Cosby: 'You're a Rapist'
Comedian Hannibal Buress called Bill Cosby a rapist in a bit at the Trocadero on Thursday night. Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 AM
A couple of us at the magazine were just talking about this. Dan wrote funny blogs, yes, but he also literally changed the course of conversation for an American icon.
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I know I’m a homer but this was the most quintessentially McQuade story. Perfect idea, perfect execution. Dan was the only person on Earth who could’ve written this.
How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in 'Rocky II'?
Rocky wasn't just a boxer. He was a marathoner.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I know I’m a homer but this was the most quintessentially McQuade story. Perfect idea, perfect execution. Dan was the only person on Earth who could’ve written this.
FUCK. man this sucks so much.
Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
FUCK. man this sucks so much.
Not to get all conspiracy-minded about the Streets Dept., but if *my* union got bullied by the mayor during a strike this summer, I would not expect to see its members rushing around after the next big snowstorm
2 1/2 full days after the storm ended and these blocks still haven’t seen a single plow. This was all within a two-minute walk in Pennsport.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Not to get all conspiracy-minded about the Streets Dept., but if *my* union got bullied by the mayor during a strike this summer, I would not expect to see its members rushing around after the next big snowstorm
So a week ago when I was in Austin visiting, I got to pull my year out of the bag of slips and this is what I came out with
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
So a week ago when I was in Austin visiting, I got to pull my year out of the bag of slips and this is what I came out with
My bestie Jennifer who runs ATX Zine Fest is putting together a semiquincentennial mega zine: contributors throw in $5 and randomly get assigned a year 1776-2025 & a template for a mini-zine to fill with the content of their choice, and then Jen will bundle them into a mega zine bit.ly/USAat250
USA @ 250 minizine project signup
Thanks for your interest in this wacky project!
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
My bestie Jennifer who runs ATX Zine Fest is putting together a semiquincentennial mega zine: contributors throw in $5 and randomly get assigned a year 1776-2025 & a template for a mini-zine to fill with the content of their choice, and then Jen will bundle them into a mega zine bit.ly/USAat250
ripe for another band with a journalist member to cover/ reimagine... perhaps @ekkoastral.bsky.social
Still waiting for a band to cover "The Badge Means You Suck" youtu.be/oUvm7GfB6zc?... I wrote about it 5 years ago--the singer/lyricist was a journalist who covered HPD www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
AK-47 ~ THE BADGE MEANS YOU SUCK
YouTube video by TruSkoolHooligan
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
ripe for another band with a journalist member to cover/ reimagine... perhaps @ekkoastral.bsky.social
Still waiting for a band to cover "The Badge Means You Suck" youtu.be/oUvm7GfB6zc?... I wrote about it 5 years ago--the singer/lyricist was a journalist who covered HPD www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
AK-47 ~ THE BADGE MEANS YOU SUCK
YouTube video by TruSkoolHooligan
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Still waiting for a band to cover "The Badge Means You Suck" youtu.be/oUvm7GfB6zc?... I wrote about it 5 years ago--the singer/lyricist was a journalist who covered HPD www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...