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Society: Another Scandal in Gladwyne
Phones started jingling early in Gladwyne on December 28th, the Tuesday after Christmas: “Did you hear what happened at the pharmacy?” asked Maurice Tannenbaum at […]
The Good Life: Should This Man Be Smiling?
Are you happy, Marty? The Marty in question is Martin E.P. Seligman, who, in this winter week in question, might just be the best-known psychologist […]
Contrarian: The Thin Booze Line
It’s a kind of philosophical riddle, like the one about the tree that falls in the forest with no one around to hear it. Is […]
Exit Interview: Jonathan Estrin
“Hollywood” and “Drexel University dean” make as much sense together as “classy” and “Delaware Avenue,” but when the school’s Media Arts and Design chief, Jonathan […]
In the Name of the Son
Last June 5th, Michael Berg was asked by an international anti-war organization to make a speech in Lafayette Park, across from the White House. It […]
Contrarian: Let’s Join Jersey!
By the time you read this, cash-starved SEPTA may be cutting train service to weekend levels and charging $3 for a bus ride. Transit systems […]
Exit Interview: Kim Delaney
She made you cry when she died in a Jet Ski explosion on All My Children. She made you care as a no-nonsense detective on […]
Empire of the Rising Starr
The December leadership meeting of the Starr Restaurant Organization is in session, and Stephen Starr’s attention deficit disorder is raging full-force. Tangerine, SRO’s Moroccan-cum-Mediterranean fusion […]
How Much Are Those Manolos in the Window?
Sometime in the late ’80s, I was kicked back on the couch, watching television with my girlfriend. It was a documentary about fascism, and there […]
My Philadelphia Story: Lynne Abraham
Are you allergic to cats? They live here in the office. This is their home. We went from dogs to cats fairly rapidly. Always had […]
How T.O. Saved Us
Terrell Owens rescued Philadelphia. He brought glamour and glitz and an electrifying jolt of good vibrations to the city, which was suffering in the spiritual […]
Power: Sherman’s Last Stand
Mark Sherman, the Savior of East Falls, wants to show me his horses. Really. He’s got steeds. Five of them. This is an eyebrow-raiser for […]
Get Fit Now!: The Trainer Tells All
I had been working out with a woman for months when one day, out of nowhere, she dropped the bomb. “I have been giving you […]
Music: Raising Her Voice
Lelia is about to go on. The houselights have dimmed, on this cold November night, inside Indre Studios in South Philly. The audience, about a […]
Get Fit Now!: Workouts That Work
Remember when exercise was simple? There was the Jane Fonda approach — pull on those leg warmers and get physical! The Pumping Iron approach — […]