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Ticket Alert: The Man Who Knows What You’re Thinking
Marc Salem does not read minds. He reads thoughts, and, yes, there is a difference, as he explains to Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in […]
Web Original: Sale in Full Bloom
Things that smell pretty, things that make your face look pretty, things that make your hair look pretty — and hand bags? Is there such […]
The Greening of Manayunk
THE INDIANS THOUGHT of it first. They settled along the river because the river served a purpose. It was a good place to fish and […]
Performance Review: Spamalot
The Broadway version of Spamalot won three Tonys. But can the touring edition win over our critic? Spamalot by Eric Idle, from the screenplay for […]
Ticket Alert: Brian Wilson
Mentally complicated musical genius (aren’t they all?) Brian Wilson — the brains behind the Beach Boys when they mattered — comes to Glenside’s Keswick Theatre […]
Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: South of the Border Soft Drink
Mexico really gets beverages. It’s got margaritas, Coke made with real sugar, those addictive bottles of Jarritos, and, my favorite, horchata. Made from grains (like […]
Web Original: Fall for “Home”
Yikes. People are starting to think about fall. It’s not just JCPenney’s back-to-school commercial that’s a mini-remake of The Breakfast Club. Eagles games are on […]
Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: Where Im Eating
I was excited to hear that Raju Bhattarai, a former executive chef at Tiffin, was opening his own restaurant, Ekta. I drove off to Fishtown […]
The Betrayal
IT WAS MARCH 2003, and Vince Fumo should have been happy. He was Vince Fumo, after all, and his life had been an epic, unlikely […]
Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: He’s Back
Few food fans were more bummed than me when local hero Adam Gertler didn’t take the prize during the season finale of The Next Food […]
Web Original: Monday Shopping Report: August 18, 2008
Glen Mills got a new shoe store last week called Vivi G. Shoes. It’s got some tried-and-true brands, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, Rafe and Emilio […]
Home: Savoring Indian Summer
EARLY FALL AFTERNOONS seem custom-made for outdoor entertaining. Warm days inspire the kids to go swimming and eat homemade ice-cream sandwiches. Evenings are just cool […]
Treatment Guide: Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
The heart has four valves — gate-like leaflets of tissue that open and close with each heart beat. Their job is to prevent blood from […]
Treatment Guide: Knee Replacement
When deterioration of the knee joint gets so bad that you have bone rubbing on bone, and medication, physical therapy or steroid injections no longer […]
Treatment Guide: Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Every three minutes somewhere in the United States a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and every year 40,000 will die from the disease. Thanks […]