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Power: The Next Howard Dean?

 You can doubt Knox’s knack for sound bites. But his business acumen is another story. Consider the turkeys. In 1989, Knox was selling insurance to […]

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Couplings: The Angelina Problem

 Despite our Puritan roots, our culture applauds a certain amount of sexual liberalism. Or at least the appearance thereof. For instance: We love it when […]

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Exit Interview: Andrea Mitchell

We tried. We honestly tried to uphold a more intellectually refined discourse in honor of NBC News correspondent and former KYW reporter Andrea Mitchell, whose […]

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Contrarian: Boys ‘R Us, Inc.

Say what you will about sleaze and self-dealing in corporate America, I doubt there was ever a company like the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, where the […]

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Poker Prodigy

Jordan claims that he hasn’t read Doyle Brunson’s Super System, the holy book of no-limit poker, but “Betting is awesome” captures its core teachings in […]

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Features: Sweet City: Our Favorite Cookie

To find our favorite cookie, we asked more than 350 pastry chefs and bakers to send us samples of their favorites. We were in search […]

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Sweet City: Best Bakeries

A hazelnut gâteau, Chantilly cream puffs — or even straightforward from-scratch brownies — can intimidate the most accomplished home cook. But the region’s ever-expanding assortment […]

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Sweet City: Classic Confections

Doughnuts   These heartier versions of hole-less doughnuts get their sweetness from butterscotch sauce and creamy gelato. “I added cold ice cream to warm doughnuts, because […]

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All the Vince That’s Fit to Print

TWENTY YEARS AGO, a lot of people probably felt like they were being targeted by the Inquirer. Under the leadership of legendary editor Gene Roberts, […]

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The Passion of T. O.

Seasons passed, in Alabama. Always the miserable season, then the easy: In summer the days trickled slowly, like sweat drops squeezed from the town’s collective […]