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Ed Snider Killed the 76ers
COMPARED TO THE LEBRON JAMES CIRCUS this past summer, the 76ers’ signing of Elton Brand in July 2008 was a simple affair. General manager and […]
How Does Your Marriage Stack Up?
Picture a man and a woman. Let’s call them Michael and Jennifer. Michael is 30 and has a college degree; he’s worked hard to get […]
Ryan Howard Is Not a Creep, a Cheat, a Liar or a Fraud
How a Midwestern kid with a goofy sense of humor — and a gift for punishing baseballs — made it safe to believe in heroes […]
Miss Popularity
IT’S THREE O’CLOCK Sunday afternoon, and Jennifer Weiner, clad in a bathing suit with the straps down — way down — is sunk into an […]
And The Ladies Who Lunch Shall Lead Them
Back in 1996, a young woman named Tracie Jerd moved to Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with her husband and landed a job as a project […]
Look Out, Philly. Lisa DePaulo Is Back
My first night back in town, I went to the Starbucks next door — why is there always a Starbucks next door? — and a […]
Comcast Knows How Much You Hate Them — and They Really Want to Fix It
It sounds like the title of a ’70s action flick starring Pam Grier, set to an Isaac Hayes soundtrack: Asshole Brown and SuperBitch. As it […]
Deconstructing Bart Blatstein
Larry Freedman remembers it well, because it was one of those sweet, sweet Bart Blatstein nights. As zoning chair for the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association, […]
Marc Vetri: La Dolce Vetri
“DUDE. I AM so going to get you a cape!” It’s around midnight, and a noisy, cresting Saturday swell of drinkers in Pub & Kitchen has […]
How Much Turmoil Can Temple University Take?
It was a momentous day at Temple University. Jason Wingard, the first Black president in the school’s 138-year history, was being inaugurated. Owing to the […]
Emanuel Freeman: The Man Who Duped City Hall
“Miss Rogers, there’s flies, there’s flies.” “What? What are you talking about?” Sherri Rogers (not her real name) figured the girl in the back of […]
Arrivederci, South Philly
THERE IS NOTHING about Route 42 South, a nondescript stretch of freeway connecting the Walt Whitman Bridge to South Jersey, that says Rota. The same […]
The Joy of Burning It All Down: Alexandra Holt’s Insurgent Experiment in Fine Dining
Retirement Planning (2 days after dinner service) On the phone, chef Alexandra Holt and I are talking about the future. For the 24-seat BYO named […]
After Last Year’s Labor Battle, Will the Art Museum Come Back Stronger?
It was time to say goodbye to another departing Philadelphia Museum of Art colleague. A small group had gathered for happy-hour drinks at the Bishop’s […]
The Power Fifty 2009
SEE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. A lot has changed since we last ranked Philadelphia’s 50 most powerful men and women, in 2005. Four years ago, we defined […]