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Taste: Spirits: You Like Sweet Wines?

That’s okay, so do some of Philadelphia’s top sommel- iers. Fully dry wines Fully dry wines have a sophisticated image. So do fully sweet wines. […]

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Pulse: Chatter: The Trouble With Harry

He’s been the voice of the Phillies for almost four decades. But should Harry Kalas say he’s outta here? It’s the bottom of the fourth, […]

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Exit Interview: Tom Sizemore

Exit Interview: You grew up in Detroit. Why Temple? Tom Sizemore: I didn’t have the money or the wherewithal to live in New York. I’d […]

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One Heck of a Birthday Party

Sunoco Welcome America! prepares Philly for its week-long July 4th celebration As summer heats up across the nation, Americans prepare for their favorite summer holiday […]

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Trend: What’s Mandarin For Yuengling?

Asian cuisine is a refreshing change of pace, delivering exotic flavors that conjure distant lands. Asian beers, on the other hand, are brisk lagers with […]

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Creative Buzz: May 2006

We’re so proud. Philadelphia writer-at-large Jason Fagone weighs in on the world of competitive eating — a topic he’s written about for this magazine — […]

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60-Second Critic: Love Walked In

Thirty-something Cornelia Brown dreams of life as Tracy Lord, romanced by Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story. Eleven-year-old Clare Hobbes imagines that she’s Anne Shirley, […]

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Pulse: Real Estate: Titles & Deeds

That HGTV crew trailing petite realtor-ista Joanne Davidow of Prudential Fox & Roach across Rittenhouse Square recently was following her up to the Sidney and […]

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Pulse: The Schlock Market

Of the six heart attacks John has endured in his lifetime, two have happened at Trump Marina. That’s not the reason he and his wife […]

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Pulse: Dirty Secrets

If you run a dirty restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, everyone knows it: A prominent notice is affixed to the door, and the information is […]

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Off the Cuff: May 2006

My favorite solution to the immigration mess in this country is to build a fence along the Mexican border, as a House of Representatives bill […]

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Exit Interview: Rob McElhenney

Exit Interview: Is there any truth to the theory that you are, in fact, a post-­pubescent Haley Joel Osment? And that this “Rob McElhenney” backstory […]

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What to Drink: Henri Abelé Vintage Champagne 1996, France

Champagne’s duality, both rich and refreshing, has catapulted the wine to international stardom. Now everyone can afford to find out why, with this reserve-level wine […]

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Taste: Thai Iced Espresso

Thai Iced Espresso Barista David George of Mullica Hill’s Crescent Moon Coffee & Tea won first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Barista Competition with his […]

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Taste: Bluecoat gin

What It Is: Bluecoat gin is produced in Northeast Philly at Pennsylvania’s first craft distillery since Prohibition. Handpicked organic botanicals —­ coriander and mild juniper, […]