In 1682, when William Penn contracted with Surveyor General Thomas Holme to lay out Philadelphia’s grid streets, there was no clue that motorized vehicles would one day traverse those thoroughfares. For the 1,200 acre plot between the Delaware and Schuykill rivers, today’s center city area, the-then numbered and lettered streets were […]
Jeff Hurvitz: Yesterday’s parody is today’s reality
For 50 years, Saturday Night Live has presented the comedic news parody “Weekend Update.” The original opening line by its host was: “I’m Chevy Chase and you’re not.” The spin on real news events has always been known to be fiction created for entertainment value. These days, there is much […]