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Celebrating the Most Talented Curtis Institute of Music Graduates

Plus, a look at the prestigious Rittenhouse school’s rising stars, including a 14-year-old who insists on remaining mononymous.


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Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

Coming soon: th iTunes I-95?

Imagine driving from an Eagles game to Cherry Hill not so many years from now. You leave Lincoln Financial Field, cross the Comcast Walt Whitman […]

From the Editor: September 2006

I CHALLENGE YOU TO READ senior writer Matt Teague’s narrative of life on the front lines of our city’s murder epidemic and not feel your […]

Off the Cuff: September 2006

I never really understood what Thomas Wolfe meant by “You can’t go home again.” Over the years, I’ve gone back to Easton, where I grew […]

It’s official: Four years after the iPod’s debut, you and your Gramps and everyone else in Philly officially has an MP3 player. Now, it’s time to get more out of yours. So toss yer crappy white plugs and upgrade to one of these standout

FOR THE MUSIC-LOVER-ABOUT-TOWN Ultrasone iCans Price: $129 at Sam Ash, 2100 Route 38, Cherry Hill, 856-667-6696; samash.com Why they’re worth it: We thought the silver-and-white […]

With the transition from fall to winter comes all kinds of serious style drama. Here’s where we go for one-of-a-kind care — and what we stock at home — to stop feeling like one big wintry mess

TO REVIVE FRIED HAIR The expert: Nelson Chan is the Beverly Hills stylist behind the locks of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Heather Graham; last month, […]

The Good Life: The Mix: Trendspotting: Whole Foods Totes

Balenciaga Motorcycle Bags for $2,000 and Fendi Spy Bags for $1,800 may be all the rage in L.A. and NYC, but around here, $1 Whole […]


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.


Love fur or loathe it, there’s no arguing that November’s chill brings out the first of the luxe coats, stoles and hats around town. With industry reports confirming that fur sales continue to rise, we turned to Philly’s longtime furrier

Did you always know you’d go into the family business? Actually, I never wanted to be in it. But when I graduated from Drexel, I […]

Pulse: Creative Buzz

Penn political science prof Ian S. Lustick questions White House policies in Trapped in the War on Terror (Penn Press; $24.95). … South Jersey’s Christian […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction: Outside the Box

NONFICTION Outside the Box By Lynn Sherr (Rodale; $25.95) Who knew? Lynn Sherr is a homegirl, though she went away to college (Wellesley) and never […]

Pulse: Real Estate: Titles & Deeds

“I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host,” wrote Algonquin […]

Andrew Putz

A few years ago, photographer Sarah Stolfa was stumped. Between her job at McGlinchey’s Bar & Grill and her classes at Drexel, she was too […]

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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.


Pulse: Chatter: Rock: Phat Camp

While it may be a bad time to get into the business of selling pop music (see left), it’s a helluva time for those who […]

How local record stores survive in the age of iTunes

In late September, after almost a decade of running South Street’s Spaceboy Music — and just months after moving it to a new location — […]

Pulse: Five Questions for: Chris Bowers

Progressives have made some inroads in the local Democratic Party in the past year. What’s your vision for the party and the city? The party […]

Pulse: Chatter: Media: Funny Pages

It has, of course, been an interesting year for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what with employee buyouts, the Mohammed cartoon controversy, and a change in ownership. […]

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