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Nationally syndicated advice columnist R. Eric Thomas, who lives in South Philadelphia
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What Qualifies This South Philly Guy to Give Out Advice Nationwide?

The 2020 debut book by local author R. Eric Thomas caught the attention of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda; since then, he has written for TV […]

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Smutty Fantasy Novels Are Taking Over Mom Book Clubs

I’ve messed up. I’d always wanted to be part of a book club, but now I’d finally been asked to be in one and I’ve […]

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50 Years of Best of Philly: Pizza

Jim Rolfing was late. The bus ride from Wildwood had taken two hours, and so there he was, standing in the middle of the Bourse, […]

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St. Joe’s Prep Dominates Pennsylvania Football. When Does Everyone Else Get a Shot?

There is only one student working out in St. Joseph’s Prep’s nearly 4,000-square-foot weight room on a late-May afternoon. It’s not that the school’s athletes […]

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The Inside Story of the University of the Arts’ Stunning Collapse

The University of the Arts occupies — or, more accurately, occupied — a series of grand old buildings along South Broad Street. Terra Hall, a […]

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Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Here to Save Opera in Philly

“Of course, entering fully naked in Akhnaten was very nerve-racking,” says Anthony Roth Costanzo when I ask about his most terrifying performance moment. As one […]

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Preston and Steve from WMMR’s Morning Show Tell All

The owners of this magazine generally dissuade us from touching on topics like, say, dildos. But they’re making an exception this month so that we […]

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50 Years of Best of Philly: The Covers

Just like every Best of Philly list itself, the annual cover is a frozen moment, a snapshot of time, place and taste. It’s where we, […]

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Meet Chinatown’s Biggest Champion: John Chin

Ever since the Sixers controversially proposed building a huge arena abutting Chinatown, neighborhood son John Chin, the president of the nonprofit whose mission is to […]

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Is Philly Going to Decide the 2024 Election?

“There are only four or five days in my life that I can remember where I was when something happened,” says political operative Kellan White. […]