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Half-Court at Midlife

Twenty-five years ago, I started an early-Sunday-morning half-court basketball game with a bunch of guys. Some I knew from work, some from growing up (or […]

Property

Seven Inspiring Jersey Shore Houses

Our Shore homes are the unfussy counterparts to our city and suburban sprawls — a little more comfortable, a lot less serious. But they pose a […]

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Under the Influence

Outside the Art Alliance on 18th Street, a paper airplane’s toss from Rittenhouse Square, it’s just another day at the virtual office for Ian Michael […]

Business

Welcome to Cellicon Valley?

In the conference room of a spacious loft office near 30th Street Station, Usman “Oz” Azam and Michael Christiano huddle for a meeting. They’re CEO […]

City Life

The Excellent Adventures of Digital Nomads Jason Batansky and Jeremy Albelda

It was supposed to be the anti-spring break. Not a last-gasp bender before adulthood, but a moment to pause and prepare. That’s how, two months […]

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Remember When People Told the Truth?

Daniel Langleben has a terrible sense of timing. The Penn neuroscientist and psychiatrist was the proud lead author on a scholarly treatise published last November […]

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What’s Pat Toomey Hiding From?

It’s early April, and Pat Toomey is hosting a town hall. Well, that’s not quite true. It’s a telephone town hall — a glorified conference […]

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One of Us: Conservative Firebrand Christine Flowers

My name is … Christine Marie Rachael Flowers. That’s my confirmation name. My mom got the idea crossing the Christina River. I’m glad it wasn’t […]

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Off the Cuff: May 2017

I’ve had it with millennials. We’ve all heard the stories about the absurd environment on our college campuses — the policing of offensive language and […]

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Spring Cleaning! The Philadelphian’s Guide to Getting Rid of Everything

You’ve done it. You finally went full-on Marie Kondo and spent a weekend sorting and sifting. Look at you! But wait, don’t go celebrating just […]