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Cowboys Fan Chris Christie Watches Game from Jerry Jones’ Box

Last night was pretty much a total loss for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team fell into a 21-0 hole in the first half but rallied […]

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Christine Flowers Defends U.S. Citizenship in New York Times

A week ago, the New York Times published an op-ed by Jonathan Tepper titled “Why I’m Giving Up My Passport.” The economist, who insists he […]

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Hunters Killed 267 Bears in 6 Days in New Jersey

Hunters killed 267 bears over six days in New Jersey, the state’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reported. The number of bears killed — at […]

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Police Kill Man in Northeast Philadelphia After Traffic Stop

Philadelphia Police say an officer shot and killed an armed man Monday in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia. The incident began when police pulled […]

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Four Big Things That Happened at the Pennsylvania Society Weekend

This weekend was the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Society, where the cream of the state’s elite (and a few reporters) whisk themselves off to […]

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Cosby Gives Interview to New York Post

Bill Cosby, facing a barrage of sexual assault allegations, spoke briefly over the weekend with the New York Post‘s Page Six. He told the paper that […]

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State Rep. Spent $600 in Pa. Money to Promote His Acting Gig

It cost James Roebuck $600 to get into the Daily News gossip column. That wasn’t the state representative’s intention, but it was the end result. […]

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Is Kobe Bryant the Worst Person in the World?

So there was this little recap in the Daily News last week of a happy-sounding practice of the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant, the pride […]

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Just Who’s Responsible for These Die-Ins?

Gosh, those folks from POWER are a huge pain in Philadelphia’s butt.

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Shopping for Foodies: Trey Popp’s Holiday Gift Guide

It’s that time of the year, again. The gourmets in your life may already have everything, but they belong to a tribe that forever wants […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

Last night the 116th annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society — or, as the society’s website has it, The One Hundred Sixteenth Annual Dinner of The […]

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The Market at Maglio’s Is Giving Away 500 Pounds of Sausage to Eagles Fans

The brand new Market at Maglio’s at 3632 S 3rd Street (3rd and Pattison) is offering a pound of sausage to the first 500 fans […]

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Chaka Fattah Jr. Will Represent Himself at Tax Trial

Against the advice of a federal judge, Chaka Fattah Jr. will represent himself at a federal fraud and tax evasion trial next year. Judge Harvey […]

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Did Georges Perrier Bring That Ladder, Too?

In keeping with our pretty-much-unbroken streak of posting about Kevin Sbraga every day (no, seriously), we present you with this. A nice little peek into […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending December 12th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?