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Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly.


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Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

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Pulse: Style: Leisure: Restaurant Rave

On an early spring evening at Saks Fifth Avenue, customers milled about the second floor, sipping prosecco and nibbling on foie gras croquembouches. But this […]

Ragas Report: Test Drive

Salon BronzeWHAT: An at-home airbrush tanning system that uses an FDA-approved color additive to enhance skin safely and naturally.HOW IT WORKS: Insert a cartridge into […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store

Longing for Barneys-like service and designer fashions? Look no further than Chic Bella, which recently opened off Rittenhouse Square and carries top couture designs by […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Smak Parlour

Twenty-six-year-old best friends Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, who met when they were 15, are the adorable design duo behind Old City’s latest girly boutique. […]

Pulse: Health: Can You See This Page?

Joel Weiner, a financial planner from the Lehigh Valley, had worn glasses since fourth grade. Six years ago, at age 45, he had LASIK surgery […]

Pulse: Getaway: Insiders’ Island

I boarded the jet for Nantucket stuffed up from cold symptoms and allergies, but I felt better as soon as I stepped onto the tarmac […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


Pulse: City Life: The Charlie-to-English Dictionary

What Charlie said: “Ah, uh, well, ah, yeah.”Translation: “Yes.” What Charlie said: “I think, I think that Jimmy, I think Jimmy, he’s been here two […]

Pulse: Previews: Mo’ Better Blues

Confronted with the spanking new, über-chic Quarter at the Tropicana, which itself piled atop the birth of the Borgata a few years back, stale Atlantic […]

Pulse: Previews: Emmylou + Elvis

Despite two dozen-plus records and more than three decades as an incomparably alluring stage presence, Emmylou Harris leaves her most indelible mark as our greatest […]

Pulse Style: Lowdown: Winter Beauty Survival Guide

For NailsCitrus Salon & Day Spa1201 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell; 610-277-4247The Lushly Pedicure ($75) at this 10-month-old beauty mecca is pure decadence: 90 minutes of […]

Pulse: City Life: Death & Taxes

The trial of Benjamin Franklin began with a knock at the door. He had just finished supper with his wife of 41 years and was […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


Pulse: Q&A: Spandex Redux

Aging glam-rock warriors Cinderella will headline VH1’s Rock Never Stops tour, with Ratt, Firehouse and Quiet Riot. (See them at Trump Taj Mahal July 29th.) […]

Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Test Drive: The Micro Touch Trimmer

WHAT: A hair remover for men. HOW IT WORKS: It’s as simple as it seems on the late-night commercials.  You throw in a triple-A battery, […]

Pulse: Icons: 10 Things You Should Know About Your Lifeguard

From the time Commodore Wilbert Longfellow set out to “waterproof America” by establishing the Red Cross lifesaving program in 1914 (he’d covered the waterfront for […]

Pulse Style: Consumed: Wheel Time

The wheels started turning for Francesco Martorella 35 years ago, on a summer visit to his dad’s hometown in Italy, when he was just a […]

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