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For Years, People Said There Were No Lenape Left in Pennsylvania. This Group Begs to Differ.
It’s a muggy mid-September Sunday, and kayakers and vacationing families are taking in the calm waters of Mauch Chunk Lake, a small reservoir in the […]
Martina White: The It Girl of Red Philadelphia
Martina White knew this was coming. Less than two weeks before the most shocking presidential election in modern history, the Republican lawmaker was sitting at […]
When Did Our Lives on Social Media Become More Time-Consuming Than Our Social Lives?
Do you know the most embarrassing possession of yours that someone will find if you die? I do. It’s a folder on my computer that […]
The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today’s Young Men
THE WOMEN ARE IRATE. The women are talking about men, young men, the men they’d like to date and marry, and are they ever […]
Tyrone Gilliams: Ivy League Scam Artist
In December 2010, a tall, puffy 40-something ex-Penn basketball player named Tyrone L. Gilliams Jr. announced that it was time for him—for all of us—to […]
The New Rules of College Sex
Jack and Diane are at a party at their college. It’s September of their freshman year. They’re still excited about being away from home, on […]
The Ghosts of Broad Street
The Big B was at least five stories high, ruby by day, aglow at night, so you could see it from miles away, bright and […]
Saving Becca
BEFORE THE DIAGNOSIS, BEFORE BECCA FACED THE prospect of losing her hair, her fertility and the 14th year of her childhood, Bob and Sue Piccinini […]
Who Killed the Philly POPS?
It was a cold night in November 2022, and a brass quintet from the Philly POPS was performing a gig. The musicians, in heavy coats […]
Why I, Like So Many in My Generation, Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids
It seems like it used to be easier. Or at least that there wasn’t much deliberation involved. First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes […]
How Meek Mill Became a Movement
It’s the afternoon before Super Bowl LIII in downtown Atlanta, and the College Football Hall of Fame is hosting a party for sports-apparel giant Fanatics. […]
Jose Garces in Crisis: The Trials of a Celebrity Chef
There was no point in standing around waiting for a reaction, so Jose Garces stayed in the kitchen. He served plates of piquillo peppers, brochettes […]
Jeffrey Lurie’s Long, Strange Trip
One warm, crystalline July day outside Boston, Jeffrey Lurie stands before his father’s gravestone in order to share his thoughts, to commune with him. Morris […]
Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?
If you ever find yourself awake at three o’clock in the morning and would like some company as you fret about whatever it is you’re […]
The 76 Most Influential People in Philadelphia Right Now-2021
There are two types of influence in Philadelphia. ¶ There are the people who have worked their way to the top of their fields, who […]