Embiid’s burning Philly bridges

5 years ago

Call it Joel Embiid’s Walter Cronkite moment. Not-quite-superstar Joel Embiid quiets fans During the Vietnam War, America’s most trusted anchorman,…

Immigrants and the baggage of guilt

5 years ago

Do you love America? I do, unabashedly. Always have, always will. I can say that because I do not confuse…

Today’s mystery meme

5 years ago

So I see this ^^^^ online and I forget the context. I just grab it because I think I can…

Who will win some Oscars

5 years ago

Some years ago, in my role as a Daily News entertainment/gossip columnist, I would join the movie critics of my…

How Kobe got his name

5 years ago

Before we release Kobe Bryant into the reservoir of our memory, I will share one last story. Christ Dhimitri, restaurateur…

Weinstein’s a pig, but #MeToo asks too much

5 years ago

I have no doubt that movie producer turned inmate Harvey Weinstein is a hedge hog who has had his hands…

Why Palestinians should say yes

5 years ago

“They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity,” said Israeli ambassador Abba Eban about Israel’s Arab neighbors. U.S. President…

A Flyers Cap story – Part two

5 years ago

I left you yesterday at the Palm, with former Municipal Court Judge Georganne Daher asking me to return a Flyers…

A Flyers Cap story – Part one

5 years ago

This is a story about a Flyers cap, but it’s like a Matryoshka Russian nesting doll, with stories hidden within…

When blackface is (a) fine

5 years ago

Using blackface is a sin, in a secular sense, but should it be a crime? No blackface here (Photo: Stu…