Philadelphia Magazine

Joel Mathis

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City Life

Conservatives’ Unexpected Solution to Poverty

The government should start writing checks. Really.

City Life

Buzz Bissinger to Lecture at Kelly Writers House

Famed writer visits under Fellows Program.

City Life

Pope Francis Just Provided Us With the Most Awesome Road House Fan Fiction Scenario, Ever

The pontiff once worked as a bouncer.

City Life

Penn Museum Invites Blind Visitors to Touch Artifacts

Hands-on tours offered every Monday.

City Life

Penn Study: Women, Men Have Different Brains

Good science? Fresh fodder for sexists? Both?

City Life

Dilworth Plaza Could Re-Open Next Fall

Massive reconstruction is making progress more slowly than expected.

City Life

Finally, Pennsylvania’s Potato Cartel Will Get the Comeuppance It So Richly Deserves

Legislature considers changes to potato packaging laws.

City Life

Penn Conference Proves Government Officials Have More Privacy in Public Than the Public Has in Private

This is where the word “Orwellian” is appropriate.

Septa regional rail train
City Life

Bronx Accident Prompts SEPTA Review

New safety system will be installed. Is it enough?

PA Governor Tom Corbett
City Life

Is Tom Corbett Too Vulnerable?

His weakiness could create a Democratic feeding frenzy.

City Life

Hot Stuff: Could Sriracha Plant Come to Philly?

A joke starts getting serious. (Or, as we’ll soon be saying: Srerious.)

City Life

Philadelphia: Six Killings in 35 Hours—But Now It’s The Exception

The city had a bloody weekend, but still on pace for fewer than 300 murders for the first time since 2002.

City Life

Private Firm Takes Over Convention Center Operations

Conshohocken-based SMG has its work cut out for it.

City Life

Bradley Cooper’s Hair is the talk of American Hustle

He spent more time in hair and makeup than co-star Amy Adams.

City Life

VIDEO: “Urban Exploring” Philadelphia’s Abandoned Spaces

Short film follows young Philadelphians into old buildings.