After two weeks in a tailspin, the Marquette Warriors might have finally stumbled on a bit of good luck when St. John's upset the favored Georgetown Hoyas in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament. With that upset the Redmen, winners in three of their last four outings, advanced to play Marque...

Hugs for Puppies, the awesomely-named foie gras-hating organization that now seems to have become The Humane League of Philadelphia, has provided more than a few dinnertime laughs for me. It's not that I hate animals. It's just that with all of the other crap going on in the world, the fact that a g...

In John 21 you'll find this little vignette: "Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin),Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,......

Hey, nk, I have never seen you be a jackass. Differences of opinion are good. Civility is better. But that’s me. Thus, even though I ponied up cash to support Mr. Goldstein in the past, I tend not to hang out at PW. Ace is funny. But sometimes, there is a but too much “Purity of Essence&...

Four years ago when Dwight Burke, Dominic James, Wesley Matthews and Jerel McNeal enrolled as freshmen the Golden Eagles were coming off a pair of disappointing NIT seasons in Conference USA. After falling at home by 14 to Western Michigan in the first round of the NIT to end the 2004-2005 season th...

This simple pot on our front stoop has become somewhat symbolic to me, a sign of season's change, reminding me there's even beauty in snow covered dead plants when you look hard enough. Which, in a roundabout way, reminds me... I have a little story to tell you. You may want a cup of something befor...

"It's not a sound bite, this is a real situation. If you can't have compassion for others ... just imagine it being your sister or your mom or someone like that, then think about how you should talk... I'M A BITCH & THIS IS MY PROJECT The content in this blog is all gossip that I'm passing on , hear...

If one were to put together a personal ad for a God, it may read something like this. SWF (single white female) looking for a God who will take care of all the minuet details of the universe. Details that I will never care about or even know exist. Please do not be needy, and don’t ever die on me,...

Anyone else find the color just a little off? Presented By: Kingdom of the Blue Whale – Sun Mar 8 8P Blue whales are the planet’s largest creatures, yet we hardly ever see them. Their calls travel thousands of miles, but we can barely hear them. Now, National Geographic embarks on a mission to w...

Last month's Ben Folds concert at the Electric Factory wasn't just disappointing because of how late the concert ran, or how uncharacteristically unenergetic Folds was. It was also disappointing because of just how rude several audience members standing near us were. The people in question—inc...