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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: CD: Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men are back (minus two members) with an album full of Motown covers It’s been well over a decade since five students from […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction: Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

Can a story be told in six words? Legend has it Hemingway rose to the challenge Can a story be told in six words? Legend […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Exhibit: “Identity: An Exhibition of You”

Why you should visit The Franklin Institute’s "Identity: An Exhibit of You." The Franklin Institute has filled the gap in between its heavy-hitting traveling shows […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Class: Pole Dancing

Shorts and heels. The only things you need to bring to pole dancing classes at A Sensual You Shorts and heels. Those are the only […]

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Power: Manage This

What’s it really like to run Philadelphia? Mayor Street’s former managing director tells all It was 1:20 a.m. on February 3rd, 2003, when the ring […]

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Chatting With Jay McCarroll

Philadelphia Magazine: So, are you really back in Philly?Jay: No, I just travel through here in a tractor trailer. I am. South Philadelphia, born and […]

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Sports: Johnny Drama

“They’re not real or anything,” Johnny Weir is telling me, carefully slipping his Louis Vuitton-patterned skate guards over his blades. “But they’re fun.” They were […]

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Annotated Recipe: Za’atar-Crusted Tuna

This tasty tuna recipe from fish-master Chip Roman of Conshohocken’s Blackfish uses bold flavors to spice up the winter months. This tasty tuna recipe from […]

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Exit Interview: Valerie Plame

Montco’s most famous spy exposes her new book, Fair Game. After CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson was outed by columnist Robert Novak (with assists from […]

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Exclusive: Andy and Tammy Reid Speak Out About Their Sons Garrett and Britt

On January 30th, 2007, Garrett and Britt Reid, the two oldest sons of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid and his wife Tammy, were arrested in […]

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Taste: What To Drink: January 2008

Why we recommend Marchesi de Frescobaldi "Nipozzano" Chianti Rufina Riserva 2004 Within the Chianti zone, wines from Classico have an international reputation for superior quality. […]

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Taste: Spirits: By Any Other Name

Could a simple marketing trick change the way we buy wine? We’ve come to expect wine to be intimidating. Traditional label terminology is bewildering, and […]

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Good Life: Homegrown: Philly’s On Board

We swoon when our favorite Philly design companies put the city’s eponym on their tees and tanks and hats and more. But now marketing agency/apparel […]

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Good Life: The 411: Philanthropy: Safe at Home

Erin O’Brien Dugery and Kelly Day’s junior-high-slang logo tee’s that raise awareness — and giggles. It may be racking up national attention, but Save 2nd […]

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Taste: Where We’re Eating: January 2008

Where the staffers of Philadelphia Magazine are eating this month. Las BugambiliasIt’s got all the makings of a BYOB that just happened to score a […]