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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
September 2007
Features
Chesapeake Bay, MDI did feel a slight pang of guilt as the freshening wind shot my sail-kayak through the marina’s mouth and past my...
Leave the Kid at Home and Make Like You're Newlyweds: Woodstock, NYFeel All “Home on the Range” (at Somebody Else’s Home): Butler...
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Like a siren from a ’40s film-noir classic, this season’s fashions are all about dangerous glamour — reflected in sexy,...
While the lawyers debate what, exactly, Craig LaBan ate, we sent two visiting food critics to see how the steaks in question rate. Our outside experts...
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The road to being a Birds cheerleader is paved with torturous tryouts, exhausting dance routines and lots of mascara. But could today’s pom-pom...
Paul Campise is 76 years old, a retired court reporter who lives on Main Street in Moorestown, with a summer place on Long Beach Island. But...
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We give our kids everything and ask for nothing in return. Is it a shock that they’re clueless and entitled?IT IS, I HAVE TO ADMIT, A PRETTY...
I LIKE THE INQUIRER'S CRAIG LABAN, and I respect his work. That’s why I approached him about a year ago to see if he’d ever be interested...
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When the Inquirer’s Craig LaBan trashed the strip steak at City Line restaurant Chops, owner Alex Plotkin sued him. It’s Philly’s...
Departments
Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall says...
Cherry Hill’s hot, vibrant-haired Heroes star comes to theaters this month in Resident Evil: ExtinctionWhen we first interviewed Ali Larter, she...
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I WANTED A boy.I’ve admitted as much to my daughter Marcy, my firstborn. When I was pregnant with her, I longed to give my husband Doug a son,...
Sitting harborside on the sweeping lawn of the Wauwinet inn in Nantucket, I was thinking of Rose Kennedy. As I lounged, surrounded by the fortifying...
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The parking lot looks different. Everything that I remember from that night seems a little off — the proximity where she died, the spot where I...
Dining, Food & Wine
Relish the last of summer’s fresh veggies with the simple ingredients and light cooking that are a hallmark of chef Andrew Deery at...
It’s easy to snack in this town, to taste, to nibble. We have tapas, mezze, cicchetti, and the generic “small plate,” all served...
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With premium Napa and Sonoma wine prices off the charts, it’s a rare treat to try truly noble California cabernet sauvignon for a cool 20...
It’s not enough to have top-shelf liquor. Your cocktails are calling for gourmet tonic water, tooFOR THE PAST TWO DECADES, we’ve been...
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Tired of the greasy, mushy and generally bland eggplant parms that pervade this city’s red-sauce spots, we fanned out to find worthy uses...
Zot bests the rest with 30-plus versions of this Belgian standardA restaurant should always know what it is, and, perhaps more importantly, what it is...
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At the new Fuji, chef Masaharu Ito reminds us what Japanese cuisine is really about. Too many foodies take the narrow view of...
The recipe is the same year-round — has been for more than three decades — but somehow the apple-cider doughnuts for sale in Highland...
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Shopping & Style
A week of receipts from Larry Mendte, CBS 3 Eyewitness News co-anchor.DAY ONE Toll (E-ZPass): $2, Atlantic City ExpresswayToll (E-ZPass): $.70, Garden...
In this town’s surging sea of indie jewelry makers, Zivile Pupinyte and her tactile creations stand out. The 26-year-old Lithuanian-born beauty...
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Just where — and how — do Philly shoppers (some of the heaviest in the nation) fit into fashion’s shifting scales?I went shopping...
Peter Capolino’s beloved (and very Philly) sports-nostalgia company, Mitchell & Ness, recently opened its second location in Harajuku, the...
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While the decor in Bryn Mawr’s brand-spanking-new State of Grace is daaarling — sky-blue awning, butter-yellow walls, and black and white...
Remember your giddiness when Isaac came to Target, and Stella and Karl to H&M? Well, start squealin’ again, because hitting Kohl’s...
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Redoing a bathroom always seems like the kind of quickie renovation you can bang out when design wanderlust sets in — but invariably it takes...
Who: Former owner and director of Bella Vista’s beloved Spector Gallery, which closed earlier this year. What she’s up to now: Curating...
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Ashley Primis reports on the Philly goodies you’ll want as temps drop, days get shorter, and little ones head back to schoolSmell sweet, not...
A signless space tucked next to Bob & Barbara’s Lounge is now home to the Sewing Shanty, a quilting and knitting store.A signless space...
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Pulse
Andrew Carnegie, by David Nasaw“He’s a real American success story. He came over as an immigrant, sort of started from not very much, and...
One Last ReadBy Ray Didinger (Temple University Press; $27.50)A-A compendium of Didinger’s handpicked “favorite” columns from his...
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Public ArtIroquois, by Mark di SuveroAOne of the world’s greatest abstract expressionist sculptors, di Suvero — born in Shanghai to...
G. Love & Special Sauce, A Year and a Night (Brushfire Records/ Philadelphonic Philms; $19.98)B-Filmed throughout 2006 as Garrett “G....
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The Family Diamond By Edward Schwarzschild (Algonquin Books; $13.95)A-The concept isn’t groundbreaking in this book of semi-related short...
You tried, didn’t you? You spent the summer feeding Junior fresh veggies (mmm, sweet Jersey corn) and home-cooked meals, praying when September...
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After former city prosecutor Ellen Green-Ceisler nailed a precious Democratic nomination for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge in May’s...
Well, munchkins, I’m happy to be entering autumn after this beastly summer. The searing temperatures did not keep me from my appointed social...
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They represent the most maligned state in the union. So is it any surprise Garden State beauty queens are cursed?It was the biggest hairspray-coated...
As if he needed more publicity, Inky and ESPN loudmouth Stephen A. Smith is now immortalized on YouTube. Shot by three guys from New York, a...
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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his live radio show on WOGL, “Mr. Saturday Night,” Bob Pantano, is to the Hustle what the Geator is to...
How a beloved art cinema was Transformer-ed into a popcorn playhouseIT WAS DURING a Sunday afternoon screening of Spider-Man 3 that I knew the beloved...
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Can John Street retain shelf life when his term expires?Several big-city mayors mired in scandal during their tenures have managed remarkable...
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the death of our fabled but ill-fated East Falls movie-star-turned-princess, at the age of 52.This month...
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Other
Dear Jenna, Since I turned 50, I have put on 20 lbs. and can't seem to stick to any diet. I'm about 60 lbs. overweight and have chronic pain of...
Although the verdict has been out for quite some time that lifting light weights with lots of reps won’t add bulk, it didn’t give me the...
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Dear Jenna: I am starting my first year of college and I want to lose weight, but I am having trouble getting motivated. I want to lose the freshman...
As a longtime food critic for Esquire, John Mariani sits down at the best tables in America for a living. Given Philadelphia’s current...
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Brian Westbrook, RBTake him: 1st RoundAfter busting out for 1,217 rushing yards and 77 receptions last year, the Villanova product comes into this...
