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Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Smak Parlour

Twenty-six-year-old best friends Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, who met when they were 15, are the adorable design duo behind Old City’s latest girly boutique. […]

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Pulse: Health: Can You See This Page?

Joel Weiner, a financial planner from the Lehigh Valley, had worn glasses since fourth grade. Six years ago, at age 45, he had LASIK surgery […]

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Pulse: Getaway: Insiders’ Island

I boarded the jet for Nantucket stuffed up from cold symptoms and allergies, but I felt better as soon as I stepped onto the tarmac […]

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Pulse: City Life: The Charlie-to-English Dictionary

What Charlie said: “Ah, uh, well, ah, yeah.”Translation: “Yes.” What Charlie said: “I think, I think that Jimmy, I think Jimmy, he’s been here two […]

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Pulse: Previews: Mo’ Better Blues

Confronted with the spanking new, über-chic Quarter at the Tropicana, which itself piled atop the birth of the Borgata a few years back, stale Atlantic […]

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Pulse: Previews: Emmylou + Elvis

Despite two dozen-plus records and more than three decades as an incomparably alluring stage presence, Emmylou Harris leaves her most indelible mark as our greatest […]

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Pulse Style: Lowdown: Winter Beauty Survival Guide

For NailsCitrus Salon & Day Spa1201 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell; 610-277-4247The Lushly Pedicure ($75) at this 10-month-old beauty mecca is pure decadence: 90 minutes of […]

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Pulse: City Life: Death & Taxes

The trial of Benjamin Franklin began with a knock at the door. He had just finished supper with his wife of 41 years and was […]

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Pulse: Q&A: Spandex Redux

Aging glam-rock warriors Cinderella will headline VH1’s Rock Never Stops tour, with Ratt, Firehouse and Quiet Riot. (See them at Trump Taj Mahal July 29th.) […]

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Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Test Drive: The Micro Touch Trimmer

WHAT: A hair remover for men. HOW IT WORKS: It’s as simple as it seems on the late-night commercials.  You throw in a triple-A battery, […]

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Pulse: Icons: 10 Things You Should Know About Your Lifeguard

From the time Commodore Wilbert Longfellow set out to “waterproof America” by establishing the Red Cross lifesaving program in 1914 (he’d covered the waterfront for […]

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Pulse Style: Consumed: Wheel Time

The wheels started turning for Francesco Martorella 35 years ago, on a summer visit to his dad’s hometown in Italy, when he was just a […]

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Pulse: Power: What Was Your Worst Summer Job?

“In 1979, I was a nightclub comic, working till 2 a.m., and would scrape paint off school walls during the day. The fumes were toxic, […]

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Pulse Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store

The newest addition to Philly’s home-decor scene is Metro Living, the second storefront from Urban Decor owners John Lloyd and Ed Williams, featuring a unique […]

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Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: bSHEHU

Pluck bSHEHU from Philly’s burgeoning 13th Street district, and you could plop it down in any of the world’s most fashion-forward neighborhoods. NoLita? Definitely. Le […]