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Boobirds of Happiness

A first draft of this story was sent to my two sons. One didn't respond, too busy with his movie. The other, a writer and […]

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From the Editor

The photo on page 87 that opens “Price Anxiety,” this year's real estate package, is very telling indeed. It's of a guy, supine on a […]

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Editor’s Letter

When I was a kid, the arguments were endless. Who was better, Mike Schmidt or Greg Luzinski? (My buddy Seth was a Luzinski fan: “Now, […]

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Terrific! Terrific! Terrific!

“Terrific! Terrific! Terrific!” By Lisa DePaulo On December 13th, Alan Halpern, editor of Philly Mag from 1951 through 1980, passed away. He made this magazine […]

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Why Philadelphia Needs the Olympics

It isn't a pipe dream. It's a realistic goal that could transform the city We know what your first reaction is going to be: Here? […]

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“You Don’t Want Me to Get Angry”

This is what $1,000 can buy you: row four, ringside at Madison Square Garden for a Don King heavyweight fight. Waiters hoisting trays of champagne. […]

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“They Have No Choice”

Turn south and you'll see the Tweeter Center, which has stolen summer concerts from the Mann across the river, so now everyone from Coldplay to […]

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Head Games

“Oh my god , I can just see tomorrow's headline now,” says Bob Lobel, laughing and not a bit sheepish. “I can just see it: […]

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At a Loss for Words

Last fall, four years after my sister had a malignant lump removed from her breast, she learned her cancer had spread to the bone. Fortunately, […]

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Bumper to Bumper

1. Improve your timing . The worst time to be on the roads is between 2 and 7 p.m. Better to turn one vacation day […]

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PERSONAL BEST: Kelly Ripa

I get back to the Jersey Shore all the time. Are you kidding? I do all the standards. I am such a Jersey Shore tourist. […]

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Is Wharton Ruining American Business?

The sun had just begun to set on the verdant acres of the Iroquois Springs Camp in Rock Hill, New York, and the air had […]

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From the Editor

For media geeks like me, the news of late hasn't been heartening. In what legendary journalist Carl Bernstein has termed today's “Idiot Culture,” we're reading […]

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Atlantic City Rising

The turning point — the moment it became clear that things really were changing in Atlantic City, that the spirits of Johnny Mathis and Jerry […]

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The Best Bucks County Inns

For some, B&Bs are happy places where wine is sipped on front porches, logs are thrown onto fireplaces, and antiques are artfully placed on wide-plank […]