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Charlie Sheen’s Gay Hookup

Real-life bad boy Charlie Sheen – who can’t seen to stay away from the media these days – was about to embark on a gay […]

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Drag Race Diva’s in Philly

This season of RuPaul’s Drag Race has been nothing if not dramatic. Costume freak-outs and comedic relief have punctuated drag superstar Mimi Imfurst‘s spin on […]

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The City GOP Finally Finds a Mayoral Candidate

Couldn’t Have Seen This Coming. After Camden laid off half its police force in January, violent crime is up 19 percent and aggravated assault with […]

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Sassy Gay Friend is Back

“It’s not vintage if you’ve been wearing it since it wasn’t,” says Sassy Gay Friend, a character we love from Second City. He’s hilariously tackled […]

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Holy Family: The School With “The Incident”

A guy named John O’Connor is out of a job as the head basketball coach at Holy Family College in Northeast Philadelphia, and that’s a […]

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I Fought The Water Department And …

Problem 1: Getting the water department to open my account. This would, you’d assume (at least I did, because I’m hopelessly naive), be a simple […]

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The L Life

Erin McHugh wanted to explore what it means to be lesbian. In her new book The L Life: Extraordinary Lesbians Making a Difference (Abrams), the […]

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Hump Day Headlines

Anti-gay preacher arrested for indecent exposure. Government rethinks DADT defense. Obama to hold anti-bullying conference. Transgender candidate announces mayoral bid. “Don’t Say Gay” proposed in […]

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Why Are Teen Novels So Dark?

Yadi Angeles is in 10th grade at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. She is currently a high school intern at Mighty Writers, a nonprofit writing […]

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Let the Band Play On

Not long ago, I read a blog opining that one sure way to ascertain whether a city was dying or not was by counting how […]

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Airlines Should Have a “Pet Class” on Planes

I really want to travel by private jet, but not for the reasons you’d think. I’m not after the champagne and shrimp cocktails, no lineups […]

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Feeding at the Trough of Philly’s Poorest

Recent disclosures of the huge dollars spent by the Philadelphia Housing Authority on the services of some of Philadelphia’s top-drawer law firms have been eye-popping. […]

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Philly Pride Logo Contest

Philly Pride is asking creative Philadelphians to design a logo for this year’s gay pride theme “Pride Around the World.”  The prize for the best logo […]

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Look Who’s Stupid Now

Back in December, I wrote a story for the magazine about kids and the worrisome ways in which experts say technology is rewiring their brains. […]

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Quick Bites: Speakeasies & Barbecue May or May Not Be Opening

Meal Ticket has the details, sketchy as they might be, on Hop Sing Laundromat, a cocktail lounge that may or may not be coming to […]