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Remember the Sabbath?

Kids ages two through five who can tie their shoes? Nine percent. Kids the same age who can access a Smartphone application? Nineteen percent. If […]

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The First Gay Presidential Social Secretary

You can knock President Obama on Afghanistan, on the economy, on flying in his personal trainer from Chicago every week. But there is one recent […]

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The Informant: Craig Drake’s Wife Tania Arrested

You remember the Drakes. There’s Craig, the 74-year-old, jet-setting bon vivant and jeweler-to-the-elite who went from chumming with Mick Jagger and Julius Erving and partying […]

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Tonight, All-You Can Eat Ribs & Samiclaus

A drizzly evening seems the perfect time to hit up Percy Street’s all-you-can-eat Monday night. $23 gets you all the ribs you can eat plus […]

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In Defense of John O’Connor

Last spring, while researching an article on why Big 12 Conference football teams recruit the state of Texas so aggressively, I spoke with Oklahoma State […]

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Are You Being (Over) Served?

In an essay from Philly Mag’s March issue, Trey Popp is positively prickly over his recent experiences with restaurant servers: It’s been building for a […]

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Oscars Recap: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Well, the good news: Philly Post readers know how to pick the winners. Of the major categories, you went eight for eight. (I’m giving you […]

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Local Gay Leader Pens Letter to Athletes

As a former NCAA football captain and president of Equality Pennsylvania, Brian Sims has spent much time fighting for gay rights throughout the Commonwealth. He’s […]

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More It Gets Better Videos from Philly

The folks from Razorfish in both the Philly and New York offices created an “It Gets Better” video: And employees from the Free Library of […]

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The Agenda: Free Pancakes, Transplanted Indian & Wine Dinners

The line is probably just beginning to form at Monk’s Cafe for Russian River and Pliny the Younger madness. It’s not too late to come down […]

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Judging Judges: May 17th Primary and Beyond

Judges, especially criminal-court judges, are the most powerful elected officials in Philadelphia. They can do what the Mayor, the Governor and even the President can’t […]

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Openly Gay Priest Fired from Philly College

Fox 29 reports that Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia fired one of its professors for being gay. Father James St. George, a priest who belongs […]

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How to Talk Like an Ivy League President

Four years ago, with great fanfare, Harvard and Princeton announced they were doing away with their “early admission” programs, which allowed hyper-interested students to throw […]

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The Aggravating, Exhausting, Sometimes Just Ridiculous Process Of Trying to Get The Scoop On A New Restaurant

[For everyone who’s ever asked us if we know what’s going on with an empty restaurant space, here’s Victor’s take on the process. — KH, […]

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The DN’s Christine Flowers Takes on DOMA, Fails Miserably

Daily News resident right-wing blogger-person Christine Flowers has an, um, interesting take on the Obama administration’s decision not to fight challenges to the constitutionality of […]