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This Is Why Prescription Drugs Have Such Weird-Ass Names

Get out the party hats and cake, everybody, and get ready to boogie. It was 25 years ago this month that the Food and Drug […]

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Kevin Bacon on Cheesesteaks, Playing Villains, and “Six Degrees”

From Friday the 13th and Footloose to JFK, A Few Good Men, and a plethora of new projects, Philly’s own Kevin Bacon has had a […]

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WDAS Legend Patty Jackson on Faith, Lizzo, and Delivering “Auntie Advice”

The most listened-to radio station in Philadelphia is 105.3 WDAS-FM. And the best-known local personality at that station is its midday host, the one and […]

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Hot Fat Summer: An Ode to Beach Bodies at Every Shape and Size

There’s a moment that’s always hard for me but has gotten easier over time, and that moment is standing on the beach or at the […]

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Confessions of a Jaded Millennial

The first time I was eligible to cast a vote for president, I cast it for a Black man. It was 2012, and  mine was […]

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How One Philly Institute Is Demystifying the Serious Science of Smells

Flashback to 1968, and the dining room of our house in Glenside. I’m 12. It’s a Friday night, and my mom is Catholic, which means […]

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Pierre Robert’s Long, Strange Trip: 40 Years on the Air in Philly

When Pierre Robert took a job at WMMR in 1981, he had no idea that he’d hit retirement age at the same station, playing some […]

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Comcast’s Keesha Boyd on Her Must-See TV Shows

Keesha Boyd, Comcast’s head of multicultural video and entertainment engagement strategy, chatted with us about how she’s driving diversity in Comcast’s programming. Here, she shares […]

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Meet the Woman Who’s Driving Diversity in Comcast’s Programming

As studios and streaming services grapple with creating authentic diversity, representation and inclusion in television, Keesha Boyd is leading the way at one of the […]

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Nick Stuccio on the Good, the Bad, and the Very Tense Moments in Philadelphia Fringe Festival History

After stumbling into ballet in college — initially to meet ballerinas — Nick Stuccio came to Philly and joined the Pennsylvania Ballet. Then he left […]