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About: Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Good omen from the ‘blood moon’?
Here we are once again, Philadelphia. Get ready, it’s time for the big one — a total lunar eclipse known […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Love and table tennis
Like all over America, life was hard around Valentine’s Day of 1934 in Depression-era Philadelphia. And like all aspects of […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Even the elements can’t stop Philadelphia from parading
On the same day that the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles ended their bid for a repeat championship in South Philly […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: What this weekend’s Eagles–49ers game is really about.
The Eagles begin their postseason quest for a second consecutive Super Bowl Championship when they host the 49ers in South […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Five decisive Decembers in Philly history
To be Philadelphian affords you access to the legacy of living in a city that holds within its limits some […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: An unfortunate Santa legend in Philly
Nearly a month ago, after another unremarkable Eagles performance in strikingly dark alternative uniforms in the first ever game that […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Dear Kevin Patullo…
Greetings from Fandom (wherever that is, but it’s definitely not that place in the Dr. Pepper Commercial.) Let’s have a […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Green on Black Friday?
It’s always amazing when your 90+ year-old franchise continues to make history. But this time, history might be in their […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A headless horseman on the Delaware?
The history of the City of Philadelphia — some of the deepest going back all the way to the very […]