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New “Best Colleges” Rankings: Penn and Swarthmore Near Top, Villanova Rises
U.S. News and World Report just dropped its annual ranking of the country’s best colleges and universities and the usual suspects made the cut. For […]
Be Well Workout of the Week: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure 500-Rep Challenge
50 push-ups sounds pretty serious, right? Even a little daunting, perhaps? Well, this week you’re going to conquer your fears and accomplish just that — […]
Standard Tap’s Sausage Fest Is Back
Sausage and beer as a delicious food pairing is right up there with strawberries and cream and peanut butter and jelly. And Standard Tap is […]
Attack of the Mating Gnats!
The Philadelphia area welcomed thousands of unwanted guests on Monday night as a swarm of pesky gnats descended on the Delaware Valley in what experts […]
Study Uncovers Unexpected Exercise Perk That Pays Off Big Outside of the Gym
If you’re anything like me, when you hit up your after-work SLT class or your usual running route, you’re most likely thinking about one thing: I […]
Eat This Now: Amis’s Bucatini With Jalapeño and Almond Pesto
Writing about a pasta dish can feel a little silly. It’s pasta. Pasta is pasta is pasta is pasta. It’s dough that gets formed into fun shapes, so […]
The Checkup: The Daily Exercise You Should Be Doing (But Aren’t)
• We hear you: You’ve already penciled all your workouts for the week into your calendar. (And we applaud you.) Still, there’s one type of exercise […]
LISTEN: Meet the Retired Black Cop Who Became a Whistleblower
The season finale of Pushback, the podcast co-produced by Philly Mag and WURD, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or […]
Mazzoni Staff Forced Firing of Alt-Right-Supporting Anti-Union Consultants
After several months of controversy over management woes and staff protests, LGBT healthcare provider Mazzoni Center is now under more scrutiny following the recent hiring […]
WTF Are Adaptogens? (And How Do You Use Them?)
Remember when Moon Juice founder Amanda Chantal Bacon recorded her daily diet for Elle and the entire internet lost its damn mind? To remind you, […]
Hot Housing Market Means You Need $4240 More to Afford a Home in Philly
Did you get a 5.56 percent pay raise in the past year? If so, you’re in luck — your salary has kept pace with the rise […]
Five Fringe Shows to Check Out This Week
The big, giant Fringe Festival continues this week, offering rare and unusual performances of theater, dance, art, music and more. Here are five Fringe […]
Philly Gets Its Own Ping Pong Bar
You can drink and do a lot of things in Philly: sit outside, bowl, play board games, throw axes. And now, you can party while […]
Billy Joel at Citizens Bank Park: Five Takeaways
On Saturday night, Billy Joel came to Philly and sold out Citizens Bank Park — again. Mayor Kenney even declared September 9th as “Billy Joel Day” in […]
CNN Says Paterno Knew of Even Earlier Sandusky Allegations
A police report obtained by CNN reportedly contains evidence that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was aware of prior allegations of sexual abuse […]