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Pulse: Character: Scottie Reynolds

Age: 22. A. K. A.: The dynamo point guard, game-saver and senior team co-captain of Villanova’s powerhouse basketball squad. On cheesesteaks: “I like it regular, […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Media: Bad Sports

Call it a helluva footnote in the ongoing Inquirer bankruptcy saga. It all started back in 2008, when sports columnist and voluble talking head Stephen […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Higher Ed: Satire 101

Longtime Inquirer TV-columnist-turned-Penn-instructor Gail Shister says she had the perfect name for her class on late-night and prime-time TV and TV news, but the university […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Sigh: No Go, Logo

“Well, I’ve seen worse,” says Elliott Curson of the new Philadelphia logo recently unveiled by the city — the cracked-bell silhouette tag-lined “Life • Liberty […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Theft: Lost in Circulation

This month, in honor of National Return the Borrowed Book Week, we checked in with local librarians to see who’s borrowing what, permanently. They say […]

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Pulse: Chatter: The Internets: If They Build It

When, last fall, the Philadelphia Retail Marketing Alliance made its debut, it finally seemed as if retail in this city was catching up with the […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Her Story: True Colors

I visited the Betsy Ross House at 2nd and Arch the other day to see a new re-creation of the upholstery shop where Betsy worked. […]

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Pulse: Chatter: High Society: Brooke De La Villanova

Seems like everyone is talking about Ed Snider these days. Not only has the Comcast-Spectacor honcho been spied with former flame Roseanne Martin, but the […]

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Taste: Spirits: Spin the Bottle

If you’re a cocktail drinker in Philadelphia, times have never been better. And as a wine writer who has always enjoyed a cocktail as a […]

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Pulse: Pursuits: Q&A: Kathleen Turner

We’re not used to getting actors of such high caliber. How did PTC convince you? It’s the play. I got the script in April, and […]

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Pulse: Pursuits: 60-Second Critic: The Little Treehouse

Much as we love toting the tots to the Please Touch Museum, the place can be a lot of work. At this newly expanded Chestnut […]

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Pulse: Style Scene: Now Open: A Branch Grows in Philly

While newcomer Brooklyn Industries — which has 10 stores in New York — is all about the Empire State, some serendipitous connections have brought a […]

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Pulse: Style Scene: Now Open: Fitness: Get Reformed

Just when you thought Pilates purist Brie Neff and her studio, Equilibrium, couldn’t get any better, they did. A move down the street means Neff’s […]

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Pulse: Style Scene: Now Open: Spas: Sweat It Out

New Natural Healing Spa offers everything from hair services to hot-stone massages in an ample space. But it’s the infrared sauna that caught our eye. […]

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Pulse: Style Scene: March Sales

All the stellar brands of boots that Old City’s J. Karma carries — from these vintage-inspired Simone Fryes (regularly $329) to sleek Jeffrey Campbells — […]