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The Last Mouthpiece
YOUR EYE LEAPS to it the instant you enter the room. You’re tempted to blink hard, just to be sure it’s really there. But it […]
The Untold Tale of Cosmo DiNardo’s Descent Into Murder and Madness
In the middle of a murder rampage, Cosmo DiNardo had an appointment to see his psychiatrist. So on the afternoon of July 6, 2017, the […]
Can You Run Pennsylvania the Way You Run a Garbage Company?
Scott Wagner is winning. It’s a Friday in August, and the York County businessman-turned-state-senator just sent out 600 paychecks to his employees. Penn Waste, his […]
The Fall of the Main Line Drug Ring
On the afternoon of April 21st, 18-year-old Timothy Brooks arrived at a courthouse in Ardmore, a mile east of his alma mater, the Haverford School. […]
Catholics in Crisis: Sex and Deception in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
"Is this true?" In February, at a hastily convened meeting of Catholic Church lawyers and administrators in Center City, that was the first question Cardinal […]
Best of Philly: Food & Drink 2006
Restaurant trend Small plates Tapas, meze, dim sum, “bites” … call it what you will. We call small plates the biggest trend in Philadelphia dining, […]
Gaming the System
In 2002, Rendell had won election by making sweeping promises — namely, to reduce taxes and bring business to the state. But he quickly discovered […]
The Opioid Crisis Is Worsening Homelessness in Philly. Solving the Problem Is a Matter of Survival
It’s another perfectly shitty day to be homeless in Philadelphia. Cold, wet and pitiless. T.S. Eliot famously said that April is the cruelest month, but […]
Features: The Sound of Muti
"YOU KNOW, I’VE DONE ALL the opera stars who come through this town, a lot of the musicians. I see the differences between personalities. And […]
The Best Bucks County Inns
For some, B&Bs are happy places where wine is sipped on front porches, logs are thrown onto fireplaces, and antiques are artfully placed on wide-plank […]
50 Meals Under $50
When Stephen Starr opened Buddakan in New York, Philadelphians were in for sticker shock: Dinner at the version in the Meatpacking District is cheaper than […]
Features: 50 Meals Under $50
When Stephen Starr opened Buddakan in New York, Philadelphians were in for sticker shock: Dinner at the version in the Meatpacking District is cheaper than […]
The Day the Great Apes Died: The Legacy of the 1995 Philadelphia Zoo Fire
It was Christmas Eve — December 24, 1995 — and it had snowed in Philadelphia, big soft flakes floating through wintry skies and drifting to the […]
War in the Supreme Court: Ron Castille and Seamus McCaffery Just Can’t Get Along
Late last year, Ron Castille, chief justice of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, decided he couldn’t take it any longer. Seamus McCaffery—one of seven justices on the […]
Trump, Sex, and G-Strings: The Juicy Story Behind Newtown Athletic Club
“How you make a G-string just disappear?” This question, posed thoughtfully by the rapper Tyga in his song “Dip,” booms through the gym. I keep […]