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Philadelphia Wedding This Haute Modern Barnes Wedding Is Everything
If you’re looking for a modern wedding filled with art, pretty metallics, and geometric-style tablescapes, look no further for inspiration than Jessica Mogardo and Russell […]
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City Life How a Northeast Native Turned 30 and Learned to Love … South Street?
In retrospect, I should have known I would turn 30 in Philadelphia. As is customary with Northeast Philadelphia natives, I have never lived more than […]
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City Life No Small Talk: Inside the Mind of a Philadelphian Abroad
I should start by saying that, by Philadelphia standards, I am perfectly nice. When in my natural habitat, out there in the wild among you […]
The Scene XIX Nicole Miller Most Fashionable Women In Philadelphia 2013
On Monday night, the Fourth Annual XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia were honored at the restaurant XIX in the Hyatt at the Bellevue. The […]
City Life Jennifer Weiner Doesn’t Drink-Drink
This month, the author of nine New York Times best-sellers releases what will undoubtedly be her 10th, The Next Best Thing, about a dream-seeking girl […]
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Shoppist How Much Does Your Cleaning Lady Judge You?
A colleague recently came to me for advice. Her “friend” had a Lewinsky-type stain on one of her favorite dresses and she was embarrassed to […]
City Life Beyond “Parking Wars”: The Games PPA Plays
Taking shots at the Philadelphia Parking Authority is like shooting fish in a barrel while kicking a dead horse. It’s almost not fair—save for the […]
City Life Let Us Now Praise the Inquirer and Daily News
“Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.” —H.L. Mencken I say, big ups to the Inquirer and Daily News! And when’s […]
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City Life Buy This App and Never Talk to Your Child Again!
When I wrote a few years back about the precipitous drop-off in the number of young men getting driver’s licenses, Uber was just beginning to […]
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Shoppist 5 Ways to Do Your Makeup in No Time at All
Between the low-key makeup-phobics and the fanatical makeup-queens lies a fairly large demographic that doesn’t get enough consideration: those who love makeup, yet have no time for […]
City Life Should Deadspin Bust Guys Like Brett Favre?
It’s not often that I open up the new issue of GQ and see a profile of a friend of mine — especially when said […]
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City Life A Philadelphia Christmas List
I have no reason to believe that Philadelphia made Santa’s list this year. If he checked it even once, he’d probably realize that we don’t […]
City Life Exit Interview: Bob Saget
Like Mark Hamill, Mr. T and Monica Lewinsky, Abington High grad Bob Saget has had a career defined largely by one role — Danny Tanner, […]
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City Life How Switching to Two Wheels Helped Me See Philly With New Eyes
Before you get the wrong idea, this is not a love story. There have been plenty of those penned about the joys and merits of […]
City Life The Born Identity
Who are you? Really. What makes you who you are? Really. Is it God? Nature? Chance or science? Do you know where you come from? […]
This Haute Modern Barnes Wedding Is Everything
If you’re looking for a modern wedding filled with art, pretty metallics, and geometric-style tablescapes, look no further for inspiration than Jessica Mogardo and Russell […]
How a Northeast Native Turned 30 and Learned to Love … South Street?
In retrospect, I should have known I would turn 30 in Philadelphia. As is customary with Northeast Philadelphia natives, I have never lived more than […]
No Small Talk: Inside the Mind of a Philadelphian Abroad
I should start by saying that, by Philadelphia standards, I am perfectly nice. When in my natural habitat, out there in the wild among you […]
XIX Nicole Miller Most Fashionable Women In Philadelphia 2013
On Monday night, the Fourth Annual XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia were honored at the restaurant XIX in the Hyatt at the Bellevue. The […]
Jennifer Weiner Doesn’t Drink-Drink
This month, the author of nine New York Times best-sellers releases what will undoubtedly be her 10th, The Next Best Thing, about a dream-seeking girl […]
How Much Does Your Cleaning Lady Judge You?
A colleague recently came to me for advice. Her “friend” had a Lewinsky-type stain on one of her favorite dresses and she was embarrassed to […]
Beyond “Parking Wars”: The Games PPA Plays
Taking shots at the Philadelphia Parking Authority is like shooting fish in a barrel while kicking a dead horse. It’s almost not fair—save for the […]
Let Us Now Praise the Inquirer and Daily News
“Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.” —H.L. Mencken I say, big ups to the Inquirer and Daily News! And when’s […]
Buy This App and Never Talk to Your Child Again!
When I wrote a few years back about the precipitous drop-off in the number of young men getting driver’s licenses, Uber was just beginning to […]
5 Ways to Do Your Makeup in No Time at All
Between the low-key makeup-phobics and the fanatical makeup-queens lies a fairly large demographic that doesn’t get enough consideration: those who love makeup, yet have no time for […]
Should Deadspin Bust Guys Like Brett Favre?
It’s not often that I open up the new issue of GQ and see a profile of a friend of mine — especially when said […]
A Philadelphia Christmas List
I have no reason to believe that Philadelphia made Santa’s list this year. If he checked it even once, he’d probably realize that we don’t […]
Exit Interview: Bob Saget
Like Mark Hamill, Mr. T and Monica Lewinsky, Abington High grad Bob Saget has had a career defined largely by one role — Danny Tanner, […]
How Switching to Two Wheels Helped Me See Philly With New Eyes
Before you get the wrong idea, this is not a love story. There have been plenty of those penned about the joys and merits of […]
The Born Identity
Who are you? Really. What makes you who you are? Really. Is it God? Nature? Chance or science? Do you know where you come from? […]