AltWeeklies Wire
The Angry Grammarian: Forgetting Sarah Palinnew
Perhaps the most prized spoil of the election is the richest word to enter the lexicon in a long time. Like all the best neologisms, it's descriptive, it's self-explanatory and it just makes you feel so good: "Palinfreude."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
11-17-2008 |
Commentary
The Angry Grammarian: Punctuationnew
Has your National Punctuation Day hangover worn off yet?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
10-07-2008 |
Advice
Tags: grammar, punctuation
The Angry Grammarian: John McCain's Assnew
And other grammatical foibles.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
09-29-2008 |
Advice
The Angry Grammarian: Happy National Punctuation Day!new
O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant about the wonders of punctuation!
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
09-22-2008 |
Advice
The Angry Grammarian: I Copyedited the Lawnew
And the law won.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
09-08-2008 |
Advice
The Angry Grammarian: Grammar Nerds and Computer Nerds Unite!new
It was a tragic week for grammar. Beleaguered Internet readers had their hopes momentarily lifted, only to get them smashed just as quickly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
08-25-2008 |
Advice
The Angry Grammarian: Words We Missnew
Good words are like muscles. They can be really strong and beautiful, but if you don't use 'em, they'll atrophy and eventually disappear.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
07-28-2008 |
Advice
The Angry Grammarian: The Rumpus Crowns a Champnew
Started last November, the Angry Grammarian Great Scrabulous Tournament Challenge Rumpus—a Facebook-based Scrabble competition--whittled 120 original competitors down to one final champ.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
07-14-2008 |
Commentary
Utah Phillips, 1935-2008new
The singer, songwriter, activist, historian, storyteller and railroad tramp died last month at his home in Nevada City, Calif. Though he spent a lifetime imparting stories, songs and poems to the multitudes that came to hear him play, he took with him all the bits that never got written down -- what he referred to as "the long memory."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
06-03-2008 |
Music
The Angry Grammarian: White People Love Grammarnew
I’m white. Always have been. So imagine my excitement when “Grammar” was recently featured on the ever-popular Stuff White People Like blog.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
05-27-2008 |
Commentary
The Angry Grammarian: How the Capitalization of "Internet" Foretold the Doom of Print Journalismnew
The copyediting rules applied to Internet-related terms go a long way in showing just how unprepared newspapers were for the Internet’s arrival, and how fundamental their misunderstanding was of it. So now, thanks to complete unpreparedness on the part of newspapers, we’re left with a mess of rules rife with inconsistencies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
05-27-2008 |
Commentary
Philadelphia's Strange Bettingfellowsnew
In Fishtown and Pennsport, casino opposition has united two very different riverfront communities.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
02-19-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Escape from Haitinew
An immigration lawyer and a 65-year-old grandmother risk their freedom and more to save Haitians from the desperation of poverty and violence.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
12-17-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Haiti
Tobacco Companies Still Targeting Blacks in Philly's Poor 'Hoodsnew
As communities look for ways to combat the death and destruction that cigarettes wreak upon them, the tobacco companies have gotten only more sophisticated in marketing to those they believe are most likely to become addicted.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
04-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Guitarmy Reserve: A New Folk Music Collectivenew
The city is poised to reclaim its past folk music glory with Acoustic Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
02-26-2007 |
Music
Tags: Acoustic Philly
