Peacemaker
tear your world apart once the magic starts
This week we've got all the hot Peacemaker spoilers you've been craving! Assuming you don't mean the John Cena show.
"Philadelphia, PA"
The cradle of American liberty, and also the same place where Eagles fans threw batteries at Santa Claus. What can we say? Philadelphia is large, it contains multitudes.
Errata #2
in which we own up to some more mistakes
Errata for The Hot House; French Leave; The Icelander; "I'm the Naughty Boy"; What-Is-It?; Moron or Madman?; Suffer Little Children; and more.
The Graveyard of Baseball
October 1, 1970 was a day that would live in infamy
It was supposed to be a celebration of sixty years of baseball... and instead, well, Philadelphia fans did what Philadelphia fans do best.
Triple Jumper
the mysterious death of baseball superstar Ed Delahanty (1867-1903)
On July 2, 1903 Washington Senators outfielder Ed Delahanty walked out of the team's hotel in Detroit and disappeared.
What-Is-It?
there's an animal roaming round the town that is certainly gaining great renown
For one week in January 1909, the Jersey Devil walked among us. Maybe.
The Icelander
a tale of public art, politics, and racism
Why, exactly, was there a statue of a Viking explorer in Philadelphia? And why isn't it there now?
French Leave
a baseball superstar, an irate owner, and a clever workaround
In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass?
The Hot House
refining radium in the home, for fun and profit
Lots of people have dabbled with strange home businesses -- but only one of them set up a radium refining facility in the basement of his suburban duplex.