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The Continuing Adventures of Tony Auth

It was the Friday before a Redskins Super Bowl in the early ’80s, and that flap about whether the name “Redskins” was racist was all […]

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New Philly Mag Cover Story on Chuck Peruto Will Also Be Published as an E-Book

Over the last few years, the work we do here at Philly Mag has changed pretty dramatically. While once we simply published a monthly magazine, […]

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Forty Years Later, Are These Philly Favorites Still the Best?

For the 1974 debut of Best of Philly (which was actually the Best and Worst of Philly), the editorial team sought out dozens of worthy […]

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Philly.com’s Commenters Are More Vile Than You Think

Last February, Philly.com posted a heartwarming story, also published in the print edition of the Daily News, about a North Philly peewee basketball team that […]

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Off the Cuff: August 2013

It’s a midsummer treat that I’ve taken part in from time to time over the years: listing my own choices for Best of Philly, which […]

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Philadelphia Home: Eileen Tognini’s Historic Schuylkill County Hideaway

Historic house: It’s around 200 years old. It still has the original outhouse that was used as the primary bathroom up until about 20 years […]

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Dick Morris In Exile

Dick Morris punched his ticket for Philadelphia in the week leading up to the presidential election. Most pundits expected a close finish. A good number […]

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Has Carl June Found a Key to Fighting Cancer?

What’s your full name? Where are you? What month is it? What day of the week is it? Walter Keller tried to speak, but no […]

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Best of Philly 2013

For 40 years now, we’ve been eating, drinking, primping, polling, shopping and schlepping our way across Philadelphia and her ’burbs to bring you the best […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Unorthodox Indian Food at Indeblue

At Indeblue, where you can dip pulled-pork samosas in blue-cheese sauce and mop up apple/goat cheese chutney with bacon-wrapped bison kabobs, one of the thornier […]

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The New Rules for Love, Sex and Marriage

There was no way around it—this totally crossed the line: A drunk, married dad-of-two was spied canoodling with a random woman in the middle of […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Finer Summer Picnic Fare at Morgan’s Pier

It’s awkward to start a restaurant review with a coroner’s report, especially about a place that’s still thronged with customers. But sometimes autopsy is the […]

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The Best Shopping Down the Jersey Shore

Again … On Asbury Ocean City | 921 Asbury Avenue Even with its splashy mosaic exterior, this remains one of Asbury Avenue’s best-kept secrets. The […]

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Georges Perrier Once Spent $6,000 on a Single Meal

My name is … Georges Perrier. My last name is very common in France. I live in … a two-bedroom apartment at 23rd and Walnut. […]

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Donovan McNabb Looks Back

“When I got drafted, I was a block over,” a wistful Donovan McNabb says from a conference room at the Marriott Marquis overlooking Times Square. […]