What it was like to photograph election day in NJ
Tuesday was Election Day, and New Jersey was one of only two states with off-year gubernatorial races nationwide this year, so in the morning I went there to photograph voters.…
How to have the perfect Philly day, according to fiber artist Caitlin McCormack
There are many cups of coffee, a garden visit, and stops for vegan snacks. Caitlin McCormack is a fiber artist who explores queerness, isolation, and loss through textile and hand-crocheted…
Outbid in Mount Airy, they sprung for a historic twin in West Philly|How I Bought This House
The buyers: Kate Sheppard, 41, editor; Deen Freelon, 44, communications professor. The house: A 2,800-square-foot twin in West Philly with four bedrooms and 3.5 baths built in 1898. Advertisement The…
Inside New Jersey’s secret world of cannabis dinner parties
Strangers and friends gathered around the dimly lit dining room, trading names, blowing smoke, and speculating on the highs to come. They entered this Jersey Shore rancher as local artisans,…
The Philly Specials are back with a new Christmas treat, but no album this year
It’s time! Like Mariah Carey, The Philly Specials — the musical group featuring former Eagles center Jason Kelce, and current offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata — have become…
Chubby Checker will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. It’ll be a very Philly night.
Nobody has advocated more for Chubby Checker’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame than Chubby Checker. In 2001, he took out a full-page ad in Billboard saying,…
Multiple lawsuits accuse ChatGPT of driving people to suicide
Seven lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts accuse ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAI, of emotionally manipulating users, fueling AI-induced delusions, and, in some cases, acting as a “suicide coach.” The complaints…
Comcast promises to ‘turbocharge’ East Market revitalization efforts championed by Mayor Parker
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker promised at a news conference Friday that her administration’s plans to revitalize East Market Street will unfold quickly and in partnership with large private-sector supporters —…
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA structure, dies at age 97
By MALCOLM RITTER James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics,…
Trump administration seeks to block court order for full SNAP payments in November
BOSTON — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown,…