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Washington, Mackie Shine In Night Catches Us
The place and time is Germantown, 1976. While the country and the city celebrate the nation’s bicentennial, Philadelphia is overrun by fractious violence between residents […]
Dating After Divorce? Be Prepared For Sex Sooner
Dear Monica, I am newly divorced after being married for over 20 years. The biggest change that I have noticed in the dating world is […]
Johnny Depp at Your Nearest TSA Pat-Down
Lots of people are upset about airport security measures these days. And for good reason, I suppose. Seems to me that the arguments are threefold: […]
Who’s For Gay Marriage?
This past weekend I drove almost six hours to Vermont, a state that recently elected Democrat Peter Shumlin as its next governor, to attend a […]
Marcellus Shale Is Not An NBA Player
Stories keep rolling in about the booming economy in a faraway land. Tales of jobs, new construction on every corner, more jobs, hotels booked for […]
Top Chef All Stars: Unfinished Business
Fidel Gastro has stepped back to the plate and will be recapping this season’s Top Chef All-Stars. When Bravo runs clips of an impending hospitalization, […]
Baffled by the Apple Store
“Most printers are junk,” the upbeat and unflinching saleswoman at the brilliantly lit and shiny Apple Store on Walnut Street says when I ask about […]
Good Dog Turns 49
The Good Dog turns 49 in dog years this Sunday and of course they’re throwing themselves a party. The fun starts at 4pm and will […]
Dan Savage Tackles Gay Bullying
Did you miss gay columnist Dan Savage on The Colbert Report? He talks sex, suicide and his “It Gets Better” project. Check it out here: […]
Is Giving Gift Cards Bad Manners?
“I never, ever give gift cards because they’re so impersonal,” says my friend K. in Bryn Mawr. “You can buy them in the grocery store […]
This Just In: Old City gets a Jonathan Adler Store
To say that I have a harmless crush on Jonathan Adler, design god, potter extraordinaire all-around marvelous (and handsome!) man whose company makes needlepoint pillows […]
Obama on World AIDS Day
We’ve come a long way, but we still have plenty of work to do to fight HIV and AIDS in Philadelphia and around the world. […]
Bobby Flay Goes Against Paesano’s
Paesano Sandwich – Photo by Chris Gabello Michael Klein reports that Bobby Flay went agains Paesano’s Peter McAndrews in a beef brisket sandwich Throwdown. Could […]
Quick Bites
At long last, Agiato has opened in Manayunk. Chef Joe Scarpone who owned Sovalo in Northern Liberties is at the helm. [The Insider] Longtime Rouge […]
How Many Bells for Barbuzzo
Barbuzzo has shown itself to be a critics’ darling and this weekend it will be Craig LaBan’s chance to weigh in on the Mediterranean bar […]