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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction

Boy in the Box: The Unsolved Case of America’s Unknown ChildBy David Stout (Lyons Press; $16.95) In his fifth book, New York Times reporter Stout […]

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Good Life: Homegrown: Sleeping Beauty

Four years ago, JoAnn Means had a vision, and it was of her three-year-old daughter’s bedroom. She turned to her husband Johnny, a self-taught carpenter, […]

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Media: Tuned Out

THE WELLINGTON BUILDING stands at the corner of 19th and Walnut streets, overlooking Rittenhouse Square. The place is staid, stuffy. Heavyweight lawyers, and women who […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Philadelphia Magazine: 100 Years: Murky Waters

One of the most notable stories of the 1990s was Andrew Corsello’s Murky Waters (June 1995), about the mysterious drowning of four West Philly boys […]

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Business: A Starr Is Born?

On Friday afternoons in early 2007, Steve Cook would head across town from Society Hill to West Philly to catch up with Michael Solomonov, his […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Philadelphicon: The Academy Gaslights

Seeking to evoke the grandeur of a 19th-century opera house for 1993’s The Age of Innocence, Martin Scorsese filmed at the Academy of Music. Hardly […]

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The Economy: “This Too Shall Pass”

Philly Mag: As we’re sitting here, the stock market recently closed one of its worst weeks in history. What do you make of it? Bogle: Can […]

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Loco Parentis: He’s Gotta Have It

I’M IN THE kitchen, making a fruit salad, when my son Jake appears. His cheeks are flushed, his eyes are bright, and his voice is […]

Restaurants

Tonight

Blogalicious travels up I-95 to get some of the area’s best barbecue at Sweet Lucy’s, just off the Cottman Avenue exit. Monday night is a […]

Restaurants

It’s South Jersey Restaurant Week

South Jersey Restaurant Week kicked off yesterday, running through Friday, the 24th. What better way of thanking your friend with a car than to have […]

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Single in Philly

The Bachelorettes Torrie Williams, 24Occupation: Associate producer, FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia. Cats or dogs: Dogs. I have a Pomeranian named Dolce. She is definitely a […]

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Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: What’s Your Flavor

While some restaurants, like Osteria, make phenomenal sausage in-house, other places know when to call in the experts. Pub & Kitchen brings in sausage from […]

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Good Life: The Mix: Lowdown

Sport your political pride — and a timeless message — with this gold-plated ring ($110) designed by Haddon Township-born artist Renée Kopec and inspired by […]

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Pulse: Chatter: North & South

In the lead-up to this month’s U.S. Senate race in New Jersey — in case you’ve missed it, Democratic incumbent Frank Lautenberg is running against […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Brooke de la Villanova: High Society: November 2008

Bonjour, dumplings! Did you miss me last month? My new makeover (don’t I look gorg?) has me feeling very Parisian. Hopefully the aura will remain […]