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The Good Life: Quest: Pump Up The Volume

FOR THE MUSIC-LOVER-ABOUT-TOWN Ultrasone iCans Price: $129 at Sam Ash, 2100 Route 38, Cherry Hill, 856-667-6696; samash.com Why they’re worth it: We thought the silver-and-white […]

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The Good Life: The 411: Winter Wonder?

TO REVIVE FRIED HAIR The expert: Nelson Chan is the Beverly Hills stylist behind the locks of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Heather Graham; last month, […]

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The Good Life: The Mix: Trendspotting: Whole Foods Totes

Balenciaga Motorcycle Bags for $2,000 and Fendi Spy Bags for $1,800 may be all the rage in L.A. and NYC, but around here, $1 Whole […]

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The Good Life: The Mix: Q&A: Andre Ferber

Did you always know you’d go into the family business? Actually, I never wanted to be in it. But when I graduated from Drexel, I […]

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Pulse: Creative Buzz

Penn political science prof Ian S. Lustick questions White House policies in Trapped in the War on Terror (Penn Press; $24.95). … South Jersey’s Christian […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction: Outside the Box

NONFICTION Outside the Box By Lynn Sherr (Rodale; $25.95) Who knew? Lynn Sherr is a homegirl, though she went away to college (Wellesley) and never […]

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Pulse: Real Estate: Titles & Deeds

“I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host,” wrote Algonquin […]

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Pulse: A&E: Local Talent: Sarah Stolfa

A few years ago, photographer Sarah Stolfa was stumped. Between her job at McGlinchey’s Bar & Grill and her classes at Drexel, she was too […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Rock: Phat Camp

While it may be a bad time to get into the business of selling pop music (see left), it’s a helluva time for those who […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Business: Facing the Music

In late September, after almost a decade of running South Street’s Spaceboy Music — and just months after moving it to a new location — […]

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Pulse: Five Questions for: Chris Bowers

Progressives have made some inroads in the local Democratic Party in the past year. What’s your vision for the party and the city? The party […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Media: Funny Pages

It has, of course, been an interesting year for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what with employee buyouts, the Mohammed cartoon controversy, and a change in ownership. […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Arts: The Lame Trend

Several weeks ago, when the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released a voluminous report on the area’s cultural organizations, it found paltry financial support for such […]

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From the Editor: November 2006

A couple of weeks ago, I ripped up our planned November cover story in an attempt to jar all of us awake. There is a […]

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Off the Cuff: November 2006

With Ed Rendell’s imminent reelection as governor, I keep fantasizing about what he could now say to John Street. Rendell will be free to speak […]