Culture
The six-part Netflix “documentary” is about three hours too long, and a mirror held up to reveal our own biases about the world’s most famous interracial couple. “Harry & Meghan” was part of an estimated $100-million deal between the former Royals and the mammoth streaming company. When it made
God
Continuing a tradition of annual chats with God stretching back two decades (that’s 20 years, Millennials.) Stu: Anyone home? There’s no one on the throne. God: (Voice from outside): I’m out in the yard. I’m feeding the animals in the creche. The camel is a real
Media
Anchor Jim Gardner had a really good run — 46 years at 6abc, one less than the 47 I logged at the Daily News. During his last turn as anchor on Wednesday he said something about the press that mimicked what I said on my last day, three years earlier. Here’
Immigration
As most of you know, I am very much for legal immigration, and very much against illegal immigration. Why? Because it is illegal, it breaks our laws and makes it harder for legal immigrants. I was very much surprised to hear former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough say the same thing,
Donald J. Trump
It was the death rattle of the House 1-6 select investigatory committee, issuing its totally anti-climatic, non-legal-binding recommendation to the Department of Justice that it press charges against former President Donald J. Trump. I wrote the above before the hearing began shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday. In the
Cartoon
You know the deal. If it makes me laugh, I post it. Doesn’t mean I agree, or disagree.
Friendship
Christmas is near, so I decided to go to Bethlehem. No, not the one on the West Bank. The one near Allentown. And not to celebrate a birth of an infant, but to memorialize an adult’s life ended. Dick Claussen was a dear friend, a friendship born in the
Justice
I sued the Inquirer and Inga Saffron 3 ½ years ago knowing the difficulty of prevailing in a defamation suit. As an indication of the quirkiness of the law, the first judge to hear the case, James Crumlish, ruled I was not a public figure. The last judge, Glynnis Hill, decided
Journalism
I’ve been a little less active on social media and on this blog for the past week because I’ve been in a City Hall courtroom. The defamation suit I filed more than three years ago against the Philadelphia Inquirer and Inga Saffron is now in the hands of
Military
A friend of mine — OK, one of my lawyers — said he’d like to attend Army-Navy one of these days. (It won’t be here again, where it belongs, until 2027.) The iconic game brings million$ to the city but, more importantly, it brings patriotic spirit to Philadelphia. I had
Immigration
There’s a glimmer of hope in the Senate as Democrat Krysten Sinema of Arizona and Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina are working on a small-bore immigration proposal, as the session comes to an end. The major points, according to reporting by the Washington Post, is to extend for
Politics
I was having a nightmare the other night, and I awoke in a cold sweat. I rushed to the bathroom and splashed cold water on my face and turned on KYW NewsRadio. OMG! It wasn’t a nightmare. The identity-obsessed Helen Gym is running for mayor. First, the good news.