Any good hero is defined by his/her villain. Spider-Man and the Green Goblin. Batman and the Joker. John Locke and people who tell him what he can’t do. Mary-Kate Olsen and a grilled cheese sandwich. Pacman Jones and NOT making it rain. From Moby-Dick and Ahab to Amy Winehouse and Rehab, the great characters of our age are defined by their foes and struggles. We Philadelphia sports fans are no different. This weekly section will......

The Eagles’ single game tickets went on sale today at 10 AM. Birds fans across the nation sat white-knuckled at their keyboards staring at Ticketmaster’s website around 9:42 AM. Were you shut out? You’re not alone; here is a recreation of what happened…......

I have been suffering from an incredibly huge bout of writer's block lately. That means two things: another one of my fifteen ideas for television shows that "can write themselves" will have to remain unwritten and all of my fans at the Phillyist have been without reading material for too long. So since my wife and Mom steadfastly refuse to read the paper, I thought I just had to get something on the site.......

Yesterday's New York Times ran a rather long piece called "How Do You Prove You're a Jew?", and while it may seem an unconventional topic for a manners column, I'd like to expound a bit upon it. Have no fear: even if you don't have the time or the inclination to read the original Gershom Gorenberg essay, I'm only using it as a jumping-off point for this column, and I promise not to allude......