‘Philadelphia Gay News’ Lets Us Know The Drawbacks Of Playing A Character With The Same Name As You

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Does Stephen Colbert set off your gaydar? [Philadelphia Gay News]

‘Metro’ Breaks Superman’s Identity

Dude, Chris. You’re supposed to put the Superman garb under your button-down shirt. Otherwise what’s the point of even having a secret identity?

PWD People Of The Year: Eddie Dougherty

For this, from Metro on May 1, at the height of the “gas is expensive” news cycle.

He is right, though. Gas prices should go down 18 percent. No, 25 percent.

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‘Metro’ Debate Style: Hey, I Know That Guy!

It’s time for another edition of Metro Debate Style, where I take a look at the Temple students Metro interviews for their daily “Today’s Debate” and assess the fashion sense all three interviewees have.

Today, surprisingly, seems to contain just one Temple student! Let’s take a look at the three people who have their finger on the pulse of society today.

• Gabriel Gilwa: Hey, wait a minute, I know that guy! It’s Gabe! He works on the ad side at PW! And my back faces the sales side of the office! Hmm… probably best not to knock anyone who could sneak up behind me. And so, Gabriel Gilwa is wearing a fantastic pink shirt/jeans combination and a stylish jacket.

• Ashley Angela: Ashley is rocking the half Michelin Man coat, always a nice look. But know who she pales in comparison to? Gabriel Gilwa, the most stylish man in Metro.

• Evrton Lee: Everton is wearing a … jacket of some sort. And a hat. However, he does have a good plan of putting more police officers on the street. Would it save our community like the plans of Gabriel Gilwa? I think not. I’d like to go on record now that I think crossing our fingers would be just as good, if not better, of a plan than “one gun a month.”

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‘Metro’ Debate Style: Uptown Man

Today’s Metro Debate Style is a bit truncated. Metro apparently redesigned the page again and now the debaters only get the bottom left hand side of the page. (At least today.)

But that doesn’t stop this from being one of the better Metro debates in a long while. While finally having a debate piece without any Temple students, two of the three debaters do have their eyes closed. Let’s hit the three of ‘em.

• Norman Sparrow: When his parents named him Norman Sparrow, I think it actually meant “our son is going to be an artist.” I don’t think there’s any other profession someone with the name Norman Sparrow can have. (Okay, maybe pirate.) Sparrow also appears to not just have his eyes closed, but to be meditating. Awesome.

• Brianne Donohue: These interviews were done either Tuesday or Wednesday. (Guess: Tuesday, since the question is non-specific.) Question: Was Tuesday an appropriate day to wear a leather jacket? Discuss.

• Uptown Shizz Socks: Uptown Shizz Socks! Our security guard appears to not just have his eyes closed, but to have fallen asleep as well. On the plus side, when your name is Uptown Shizz Socks, you can sort of do whatever you want.

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Person On The Street vs. Predator

Person on the street interview from this week’s Philadelphia Gay News:

After the jump, the best answer of the bunch.

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Pirates Of Broad Street

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Metro Debate (In Technicolor!)

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but I figured now’s a good a time as any to bring it back:

Whoa. Clearly, the third guy has to be a hologram or a character from Tron. But I also appreciate bachelor number one leaning against the side of his little box.

All Of God’s Creatures, Especially The Disease-Carrying Mosquitos

Yes, I was wondering when Metro was going to ask “Superstar” Billy Graham his opinions. It’s long overdue.

‘Metro’ Settles JBR Debate