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Mark Segal’s Reputation Deserves Better Than Mark Segal
Mark Segal sure likes his adjectives. Last Friday the Philadelphia Gay News publisher wrote a column in which he called Philly Mag “racist,” “sexist” and […]
The 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia: 2013
These are the restaurants we want to eat in right now. Not yesterday. Certainly not last year. Maybe not even tomorrow. But right now. Philadelphia, at […]
Make Your Reservations Now: Philly Mag’s 50 Best Restaurants
When I got my first look at Philly Mag’s “50 Best Restaurants,” list, I immediately swore. Not because I vehemently disagreed with anything that made […]
Your Guide to the Philly’s A-Gays
The Flag-Wavers Thom Cardwell Development director, Philadelphia Cinema Alliance Godfather to every gay party boy in town; scarves are signature fashion statement. Malcolm Lazin & […]
Debt and Despair: Pennsylvania Students and Our Broken College Loan System
My eldest daughter and her friends are frantic about college. They talk about it ad infinitum: how to bulk up their curricula vitae to improve […]
“I’m Having a Brain Fart Right Now”
The once-self-proclaimed “King of the Internet”—who made a name for himself with an over-the-top blog and an epic quest to become famous—is now chasing celebrities […]
Philadelphia Home: Photos of Philly’s Best Kitchens
The Sophisticate Philadelphia Kitchen With industrial touches and European craftsmanship, Bennett and Judie Weinstock’s Rittenhouse kitchen epitomizes old-world charm. “He is a collector like none […]
The Best Coffee Shops in Philadelphia
One Shot Café Northern Liberties | 217 West George Street Tucked in a rehabbed Victorian rowhome, One Shot is possibly the prettiest spot in the […]
Good Day Philadelphia Co-Host Jennaphr Frederick Loves Her Booty
My name is … Jen Frederick, although I’m called Jennaphr at work when I’m in trouble. My mom is Welsh, and she tells me it’s […]
St. Martin: the Caribbean’s Poshest Retreat
Get There: US Airways offers direct flights from Philly to St. Martin that clock in at around four hours (about $730). Rent a car for […]
11 Philadelphia Sports Predictions for 2013
The past year in Philadelphia sports was a weird and warped one, as if we were following the action through a funhouse mirror. The lowly […]
Off the Cuff: January 2013
A couple of months ago, this magazine ran a cover story about innovation in Philadelphia. It focused on more than 50 smart people in town […]
The Union League Is Philly’s Hottest New Gay Club
On new year’s day 2012, the union league—still the center of the universe for anyone moving and shaking in this town—was hosting its annual open […]
Dom Giordano’s Liberal Take On Conservative Talk Radio
It’s 9:15 and I’m on the Schuylkill Expressway, just like every weekday morning. My radio is tuned to WPHT, 1210 AM. Normally I’m an NPR […]
Fergie Carey Would Like to Make a Wee Toast
I don’t have stories from the evening I spent with Fergus Carey so much as a series of drunken impressions. Fergie giving a toast. Fergie […]