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Bill That Approved Cigarette Tax Guarantees More Charter Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphians exhaled last week when the Pennsylvania House approved a $2-a-pack cigarette tax increase in the city, a move expected to generate up to $170 […]

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The 16 Best Phillies GIFs of 2014

These are the saddest of possible words: “Rollins to Utley to Howard” Trio of Phillies, all in their thirties, Rollins and Utley and Howard. An […]

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Mr. Corbett, It’s Time to Clean House

It’s time for Gov. Corbett to clean house. That’s an odd thing to say about an elected official who gives every sign of being a […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending September 26th

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

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Need a Cuddle Buddy?

Need a cuddle buddy? There’s an app for that, too. How sad. If there’s ever a moment where you might feel especially in need of […]

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough

It seemed like a victory on Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Senate passed a medical marijuana bill. It passed the Senate by a wide margin, 43-7. […]

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3 Specific Questions for Tom Wolf

This isn’t an election. It’s a coronation. Unless something very game-changing happens these last few weeks before the November 4th election, Tom Wolf will beat […]

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Cary Williams Needs to Follow DeSean Jackson Out of Town

After watching last Sunday’s win over the Redskins with four missing offensive linemen, a halfback who hasn’t done diddly and a quarterback bruised like a […]

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3 Reasons This Is the Moment to Pass an LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill

Sorry friends, but there won’t be any hate crimes legislation coming out of Harrisburg this year – not even with the groundswell of support created […]

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The Problem With SlutWalk’s New Name

As a woman pushing 30, I’ve been called a slut more times than I care to think about. Most women have. Cruelly by partners. Casually […]

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Buzz Bissinger Owes Nick Foles an Apology

Long before the cheap shot on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles by Washington Redskins 325-pound nose tackle Chris Baker, Buzz Bissinger launched his own cheap […]

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Can’t a Guy Get a Beer in This Town Without Freaking Football Blaring in the Background?

During football season, Eagles talk — and also Eagles shouting, Eagles yelling and Eagles screaming — hangs in the air with a ubiquity rivaled only […]

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Rich People Are Stupider Than You and Me

Rich people, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, are different from you and me, and there was a doozy of an article in the New York […]

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Are We Really Ready to Boot the SRC?

So the folks who want a public vote on dissolving the School Reform Commission are one step closer to their goal. (Though as the Inquirer […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending September 19th

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