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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: July 2007

NONFICTION Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River By Beth Kephart (Temple University Press; $23) By Sandy Hingston How you feel about Flow […]

From the Editor: Design of the Times

Next year, this magazine, the oldest city magazine in the nation, will celebrate its 100th birthday. When you’ve been around as long as we have, […]

Pulse: Chatter: Buttering Nutter Up

It didn’t take long for the Michael Nutter suitors to come calling. Before a May campaign swing through town, Barack Obama — who’d backed Chaka […]

Pulse: John’s Water Ice

On the face of it, the name seems redundant: Isn’t “water” another form of “ice”? Not when you put the words together. This is no […]

Off the Cuff: July 2007

Finally, the attempt of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell to hold up the Barnes Foundation’s move to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway is behind us, so I’m beginning […]

The Good Life: The 411, July 2007

BEAUTY: Soap Sessions If you fancy yourself très Martha, sign up for one of Duross & Langel’s monthly weekend workshops. The two-hour sessions will teach […]

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.

How a funeral service for one of the city’s most esteemed lawyers turned into the bitch-slap heard down Broad Street

“It was,” says one person in attendance, “the first-ever eulogy as attack ad.” The setting: the recent funeral of legendary Philly attorney Alan Davis. The […]

Exit Interview: Andrea Kremer

Like light beer, foam fingers, and cries of “If you paid as much attention to me as you do that damn game, our marriage wouldn’t […]

Adrian Pasdar is no stranger to the ebb and flow of human experience: One minute he’s a cheerleader-dating jock at Marple Newtown High, and the next, his thumb is hacked off in a freak community theater table-saw accident. He was in Top Gun

Exit Interview: Where did you grow up? Adrian Pasdar: 39th and Powelton. All my friends were black. I didn’t know I wasn’t black until we […]

What to Drink: Green Point Chardonnay 2003, Tarra Valley, Australia

Fans of cool-climate wines, take note: Victoria’s Yarra Valley is to South Australia what Oregon’s Willamette Valley is to California. This up-and-coming cool-growing region specializes […]

Susanna Foo, owner of recently opened Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen in Radnor, enlivens Thanksgiving dinner with an easy, no-cook cranberry recipe.

1 large orange 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries, washed and drained ¼ c. honey ½ c. granulated sugar 1 hot pepper, minced 1 Tbsp. ginger […]

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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.

Where’s the best place to go for a spray tan? — Kim, North Wales

Jessica Blatt replies: I can tell you this, Kim: The best place not to go right after your spray tan is to your office. After […]

Where We’re Eating November 2006

Aqua With neighbors like Jones and Morimoto, one would think one-word-named Aqua is for trendsetting Saturday nights. But this new Malaysian/Thai hybrid is a perfect […]

Need to get away? We’ve got a trip that’s perfect for you!

In search of ideal autumn weekends, we packed up and tried out the luxe-est inns and newest spas, plus urban hot spots and outdoor treks. […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: September 2006

INSTRUMENTS The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center By Victor Fiorillo A card-carrying NRA-member friend likes to talk about the power he […]

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