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Battle of the Boldface
For two months last summer, the on-location filming of JERSEY GIRL gave Philadelphia what may have been its all-time high-water mark for gossip potential. The […]
My Big Fat Book Tour
September 13th: Philadelphia The doctor squirts clear goop on my belly and rubs the ultrasound receiver on top of it. On the television screen, a […]
Letters to the Editor
Dear Walker, Here's my Pick 6: 1. Call a rabbi and have him put out a contract on the Ridder family. 2. Schedule a nice […]
Would You Buy a Paper From This Man?
“You poor bastard.” Those were the first words I heard from Walker Lundy. I'd sent him an e-mail, proposing to write about him and his […]
Democrats Control Senate As Republican
Democrats moved to take control of the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Sen. James Jeffords (news – web sites) announced he would leave the Republican […]
Telling Secrets
Karen Quinones Miler was supposed to be working on the second novel in the six-figure, two-book deal she'd signed earlier in 2000 with Simon & […]
Can This Man Be Straight
Tim Coralto starts to undress. He takes off his shoes and his socks. He takes off his shirt, revealing a raft of chest hair so […]
People to Watch: The It List
EXCERPT FROM “People to Watch: The It List” November 2003 Who will be Philly's next Georges Perrier? Who has the refined Main Line taste to […]
The Editors of This Magazine Are Wrong
I don't know many people who were as depressed as I was the morning after John Street won the mayoralty. Now, four years later, I'll […]
Campaign Journal: Next?
Tired of the dynamics of this year's mayor's race — pro-business reformer vs. loyal politics-as-usual Democrat? Steel yourself. You're in for a replay in 2007 […]
The Sex Offender Next Door
Cape May County doesn't appear to be the sort of place where a battle over Megan's Law would begin. This is where families rush to […]
The Ghosts of Broad Street
The Big B was at least five stories high, ruby by day, aglow at night, so you could see it from miles away, bright and […]
Spring Travel 2006: Warning: Kid Zone
We arrived later than we’d expected—seven-ish on Saturday evening, having spent what seemed like six days caught in a Poconos traffic jam—and so we immediately […]
Spirits: What’s Mandarin for Yuengling?
Our spicy Asian coverage continues with a cool swig of the best beers of the East. Asian cuisine is a refreshing change of pace, delivering […]