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Excerpt: Ghost Story

“THIS IS THE street,” said my father, as we drove past big houses with wrought iron fences on a summer day in 1972. At first […]

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Web Original: DIY Tortillas

Consider the tortilla. It’s a simple combination of masa (lime-treated corn flour) and water, yet few restaurants — and even fewer home cooks — make […]

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Home: Domain: Finds: Natural Settings

For summer entertaining, we’re stashing the gilded china in favor of ceramist Brenda Quinn’s earthy-pretty tableware. A former landscaper, Quinn plucks inspiration for her free-form […]

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Health: A Great Workout for Gamers

When we heard about the Expresso Bike, the new virtual-reality cardio system hitting Philly’s gyms that claims to realistically shed pounds and liven up dull […]

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Excerpt: A Long Walk Home

Copyright © 2007 by Bruce Buschel. From the forthcoming book Walking Broad by ruce Buschel, to be published by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York. […]

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Quick Hits: I Remember: Married to the Blob

I REMEMBER HOW we came up with the title The Blob. Originally we came up with such titles as The Molten Meteorite and The Meteorite […]

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Good Life: Postcard: Greetings from London

The perfect way to blow your year-end bonus and the best excuse to visit London again come by way of the new all­business-class Silverjet. The […]

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Home: Domain: Projects: Pretty … Quick

Renting a place down the Shore is as tried-and-true a summer tradition as getting a ­sunburn. This season, do it right: A few easy, breezy […]

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Web Extra: Joe Torsella and Stephen Colbert

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Wedding: Fall/Winter 2008: Color Theory

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Home: Domain: Kitchen Mission: Locals Only

I’m not a slave to trendiness — but one trend I can get behind is buying locally grown food: It supports our area’s economy and […]

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HOME: Classic Cape

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Relating: Everything Blue

I first felt its suffocating power via a brief wave of woe two days before the honeymoon ended. By the time we landed at Philadelphia […]

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Here Comes the Groom: Grooms’ Rights

It’s become as  cliché as the chicken dance and bouquet-tossing, but the groom will hear this wedding-planning advice approximately 10 seconds after getting engaged, from […]

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Honeymoon: Destination: Down Under

Wedding planning is all about compromise, but the honeymoon doesn’thave to be. If you and your fiancé can’t decide between a lie-on-the-beach retreat or an […]