RICHARD JOHNSON: Ana de Armas desire for kids cut Tom Cruise romance short
According to one source, Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas parted ways when Cruise made it clear he wasn’t interested in siring another baby. Cruise, 63, has two adopted children…
Literacy must remain at the center of our work
As someone who has spent his career dedicated to helping young people, I was especially moved by how Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor sparked engagement among a younger generation that…
Some Center City blocks will no longer get sidewalk cleaning
Philly aspires to be the cleanest city in the nation. Does that include the sidewalks? The Center City Residents’ Association will not renew its contract with Center City District for…
Drexel’s Terrence Butler died two years ago. The reasons for his passing still elude everyone who loved him.
BRANDYWINE, Md. — No one knows exactly when Terrence Butler began keeping a journal, but there is a best guess. The first and only time someone noticed that he was…
Commuting to work in Philadelphia takes longer than in most large cities in the U.S.
The average commute in Philadelphia takes longer than in most large U.S. cities — and it’s gotten slightly worse recently. In 2024, commuters spent on average 33.2 minutes getting to…
How these Philly-area consumers are spending $150 on all their holiday gifts
Kacii Hamer has no financial stress this holiday season. In past years, “holidays were always ‘give, give, give,’ and that’s what I always felt like I had to do,” said…
Spotify Wrapped season’s here once again. Here’s where to find your 2025 results.
It’s OK if you don’t want to admit how many times you listened to “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters — Spotify will tell us, anyway. Spotify Wrapped — the music…
Don’t laugh: A humanities degree is a smart investment
As parents enter this fall’s college application season, they’ve likely been warning their children incessantly that a degree in art history or philosophy won’t pay the bills. “Study something practical,”…
Brooklyn man gets life for chopping up his drug dealer, hiding body parts in fridge
A bloodthirsty Brooklyn murderer who hacked up his former roommate and drug dealer, then stored the man’s body parts in his fridge, will spend the rest of his life behind…
Don’t let headaches hold you back — here’s how to get help
There it is again — the endless pounding, the dull ache, the sharp pain on one side or a debilitating migraine stepping in to ruin your day. For some, headaches…