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It has recently come to my attention that some on my staff make fun of me. They do this in many different ways, apparently, but […]

August gives me the opportunity, since it’s our Best of Philly issue, to pick some of my personal favorites among restaurants and services and so […]

In the ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s imitation of Carl Lewis went like this: “I’m Carl Lewis! I can run faster than God! I’m Carl Lewis!” That’s […]

Douglas Homer’s glow-in-the-dark Adirondack chair makes so much sense — and is so much fun — we can’t believe we didn’t think of it first. […]

This summer, Johnson’s Farm in Medford gets an extreme farm makeover, with a new line of heat-at-home dinners, an expanded selection of seasonal goodies — […]

On a summery evening at Water Works Restaurant, the heavy heat and humidity brought by an approaching storm combined with broken air-conditioning made the scenic […]

1. Bitten, Sarah Jessica Parker’s new clothing line, refreshes tired summer closets without denting fall wardrobe budgets; nothing is over $20. Top, $9.98, and capris, […]

GET THERE Look out for $198 direct round-trip fares on Southwest and US Airways. STAY The $500 standard Wynn rooms? Getting into one is a […]

DESIGN Eat, Pray, Love, Shop By Jessica Pressler Italy, India, Indonesia … New Jersey? Readers of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling Eat, Pray, Love may be surprised […]

IT’S LATE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. Maybe early Saturday morning. Certainly past Dorothy Johnson-Speight’s usual bedtime. She stands huddled over a cup of coffee, on […]

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2007, something remarkable happened. The Inquirer sports page did not run a story describing the Phillies game the night before. Instead, […]

Even the name Cape May connotes another time — as though it’s some quaint, fictional vacation destination for the Cleavers and their happily-ever-after-minded ilk. And […]

Twenty years ago, Philadelphia was a drab city of dirty streets and stubby buildings. But in the summer of 1987, there emerged from the ground […]

Former Philly law clerk-turned-New York City lawyer/novelist Saira Rao is currently doing press for her recently released Grove Press novel Chambermaid, a loose-lipped legal roman […]