Exit Interview: Michael Finkel
At first, Exit Interview felt guilty for grilling Penn grad Michael Finkel, who was fired from the New York Times for blending the stories of […]
Passions: The World According to Carp
In 2002, Zuritsky purchased 43 acres in Penns Grove. Over the next year, he transformed the spread into a modern koi farm, with 33 mud […]
Summer Food 2005: Of Wine Snobs & Shirazes
Give me three options for a Melograno night: cheap, mid-level, and pricey.The simplicity of Tuscany’s cuisine is as wine-friendly as the region’s wine is food-friendly. […]
Summer Food 2005: Vintage Visits
Chester County From 14-year-old French Creek Ridge Vineyards in Elverson, an hour west of Philadelphia, through the winding back roads of Chester County to Chester […]
Icons: Would You Buy a Used Car From This Man?
The 1967 smash hit “Windy,” by the Association, is blaring in cheerful mono over the P.A. system, and so — with a fresh, pungent assault […]
Controversies: Showdown on Locust Street
In his elegant conference room, mulling this most grievous offense, Daniel Berger raises a question. “I ask you,” he says mournfully, “does this look like […]
Buzz: Would You Change Your Name for This Man?
Grabbing 30 percent market share virtually overnight with the use of inventive buzz marketing techniques amidst cutthroat entrenched competition was, in the annals of new […]
Contrarian: Murder Doesnt Matter
Despite its sky-high homicide rate, Baltimore’s total violent crime has fallen by 40 percent since 1999. That’s the largest drop for any big city in […]
Contrarian: Roll ‘Em on the River!
Like it or not, ready or not, Philadelphia will be a gambling town just a few years from now. Under the state’s new gaming laws, […]