Adderall in Sports: What’s It All Mean?
You’ve heard it by now. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, the player most likely to be labeled so cute! by your girlfriend, has been suspended 25 games during the 2013 MLB season after testing positive for Adderall, a drug that provides a calming sensation in those suffering from attention defecit hyperactivity disorder. For those who do not have ADHD or ADD, Adderall...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Philadelphians Uglier Than Ever, Apparently
They’re at it again: Travel and Leisure Magazine has a new ranking out that says, without a doubt, according to, like, science or some shit, Philadelphians’ combined attractiveness ranks 33rd of the country’s 35 largest cities. The good news is that we’re not as hideous and twisted as Baltimore and Anchorage, Alaska, whose freak populations came in...
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DAILY GRINDER: City Still Wants Swap Money Back—If They Can Get It
We. Are. The 99 Percent! Right, guys? Councilman Jim Kenney wants to be able to file a lawsuit against the big banks that took a ton of the city’s money through the swap deals you’ve been hearing so much about lately. At a press conference yesterday, alongside the Transit Workers Union Local 234 and Fight for Philly, he said, “we’re hoping that the...
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Rob Zombie Directing ‘Broad Street Bullies’ Film About Flyers
"Hockey is wonderful." Rob Zombie, acclaimed director of House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, and writer of that song “More Human Than Human,” is coming to Philadelphia for a new project: Broad Street Bullies, a film about the Flyers. According to Deadline New York, the Flyers are right up Zombie’s ally, as they “evolved from a...
Continue ReadingSend Us Your Tips for Our Upcoming Spring Guide
If you’ve spent a lot of long, hot summer days parked outside Citizens Bank Park, surely you’ve got some tailgating wisdom to impart. And we’d like to hear it. For our upcoming Spring Guide, PW is looking for the ultimate tailgating tips and tricks—from food, drinks and games to other various pre-game essentials, traditions and general rules of thumb. It...
Continue ReadingPhillies Release ‘It Gets Better’ Video
As we first reported in July, the Philadelphia Phillies had been encouraged to make an “It Gets Better” video by both Howard University graduate student Jerome Hunt and many who signed his petition at Change.org. A mere ten days later, the Phillies organization acknowledged to PhillyNow that they’d be producing a video in the series created by sex columnist...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Philadelphia Phillies Will Make an ‘It Gets Better’ Video (UPDATED)
The Philadelphia Phillies have decided to join the ranks of other MLB teams like the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox by producing an “It Gets Better” video, PW has learned. “We are getting on board with the project and we’ve had some discussions with the project manager,” says Bonnie Clark, Vice President of Communications for...
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Q&A: Meet Jerome Hunt, the PhD Student Who’s Urging the Phillies to Make an ‘It Gets Better’ Video
Jerome Hunt, a 29-year-old PhD candidate at Howard University and lifelong Phillies fan thinks his favorite sports franchise should be a force for good – more than they already are. That’s why, after he saw the Red Sox, Cubs and Giants had made ‘It Gets Better’ videos (and the Mariners, Twins and Nationals announcing they’d do so, too), he decided...
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In Light of Jackson Slurs, Phillies Encouraged to Make ‘It Gets Better’ Video
By now you’ve probably heard about Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson using gay slurs during a Sirius XM radio interview. If not, this is what happened: During a call-in session on the “All Out Show” on June 30, one caller asked Jackson whether he’s ever “got his dick knocked in the dirt.” Jackson responded: “What kind of question is that…Say...
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Jimmy Rollins Swings & Misses at Guinness World Record
Hundreds of people took their lunch breaks on the Parkway Monday to witness Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins attempt to destroy a world record: to hit a baseball further than Babe Ruth’s 1921 575-foot record. Fans hoped for the best, but Rollins couldn’t seem to reach the 500-foot mark. Still, fans seemed just as excited to have seen...
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