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After four decades in public life, Arlen Specter is still as brash, complicated and unpredictable as ever. Here, an oral history of the career of one of the country’s most famous (and infamous) senators.

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Deborah Heart and Lung Center takes care of patients — without asking them to pay

Deborah Heart and Lung Center takes care of patients — without asking them to pay As I walked through Suburban Station this morning, it was […]

This mockumentary is funnier than the real thing

Politics and satire go together like … blue states and other blue states? John McCain and straight talk? You get the idea, anyway: Republicans and […]

Nantucket, MA

Sitting harborside on the sweeping lawn of the Wauwinet inn in Nantucket, I was thinking of Rose Kennedy. As I lounged, surrounded by the fortifying […]

Tips for your post-meal workout plan — guess what? You don’t have to kill yourself, either!

Tips for your post-meal workout plan — guess what? You don’t have to kill yourself, either! Your average Thanksgiving meal will run you between 1,500 […]

From the Editor: Good Times

By definition, if you’re a journalist, you kvetch a lot. You wring your hands and try to poke and prod people to do better. We […]

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.

How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Support the Arts

Show Off Van GoghWant to prove your love for the Art Museum (and writing a check for the new Frank Gehry-designed main building expansion just […]

Off the Cuff: December 2007

It is very hard to look into the mirror and see what everyone else sees, but now there’s no escaping it: Philadelphians are ugly. We […]

How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Save a Life

Eight ways you can become a better Philadelphian and help save lives. Hand Out DaisiesThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has so many opportunities for good-doing […]

Taste: Coffee Culture: Eat This Now: Coffee

Forget Starbucks or Dunkin’ Doughnuts. Here are our 65 top coffee shops in the area. … and tea, and hot chocolate, even steamed cider. Because […]

Coffee, chai and chocolate make the move from Starbucks staples to cocktail shakers

Coffee, chai and chocolate make the move from Starbucks staples to cocktail shakers. Sweet, creamy drinks are a blast from the distant past. Minty Grasshoppers […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.

Sunday mornings in your house may not be as relaxing as kicking back in your favorite coffee shop, but this perfect-anytime cake from Mount Airy’s High Point Café is certain to slow things down a bit. The sweet taste, crumbly exterior and hearty texture will stand up to that strong cup of joe.

How to make this perfect-anytime cake from Mount Airy’s High Point Café. Coffee Cake 1 ½ c. unsalted butter, plus extra to prepare pan1 ½ […]

South Philly’s funniest comic comes home for the holidays

South Philly’s funniest comic comes home for the holidays. Here’s the unfunny thing about comedy — sometimes the guys who get the biggest laughs don’t […]

Taste: What to Drink: Voyant Chai Cream, $18.99

Few new spirits are as distinctively different and delicious as Voyant Chai Cream, a Bollywood riff on the Baileys theme. The inspiration for this decadent […]

Nearly two decades ago, legendary music producer Kenny Gamble moved from a mansion in Gladwyne back to South Philly, living out his message of peace, love and harmony by rebuilding his old stomping ground. So why do some people say that Kenny Gamble isn’t good?

Why do some people still say that Kenny Gamble isn’t good? Even strolling along the sidewalk, nodding to passers-by, Kenny Gamble exudes a certain grandness. […]

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