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How Lia Sophia, Tastefully Simple and Pampered Chef are Taking Over Women’s Social Lives

When I opened the e-mail, I knew it was the beginning of the end. It came from my friend Jenn. My cool friend Jenn. My […]

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How to Give Your Fortune Away

If I were a rich man, I’d have a rich man’s worries. I’d worry about the stock market. I’d worry about my tax bracket. And […]

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One of Us: Meryl Levitz

My full name is … Meryl Levitz. I am … a happy and productive person most of the time. I was born in … Chicago. […]

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Ed Rendell and His Bitches

It’s four o’clock in the morning, and the former governor of Pennsylvania is standing on the back steps of his new East Falls bachelor pad, […]

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How Does Your Marriage Stack Up?

Picture a man and a woman. Let’s call them Michael and Jennifer. Michael is 30 and has a college degree; he’s worked hard to get […]

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Q&A: Ernest Stuart, trombonist

Why trombone?: My mom couldn’t afford a sax, and the band teacher had a tuba and trombone sitting around. And I wasn’t playing tuba. Most […]

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Five Father’s Day Gifts

If Dad can’t set it up, Springboard will.Sonos S5 wireless music system, $399 at Springboard Media, 2212 Walnut Street, 215-988-7777. If it’s good enough for […]

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Per Lei Boutique Opens in Avalon

Last August, lifelong Shore-goer Candice Caprice jumped at the chance to open a pop-up-shop version of her Media boutique, Per Lei, in an empty storefront […]

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What I’m Wearing: Suzanne Perrault

“This dress is from MUJI. I don’t think about what I’m going to wear too much. It just sort of happens. I like to buy […]

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2011 Shore Issue: The Truth About Jersey Shore Lifeguards

Paris? London? Cape Cod? They’re all beautiful. But when summer rolls around, there’s just one place a real Philadelphian wants to be. From ice-cream cones […]

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2011 Shore Issue: The Shore House

Tradition occasionally bends down the Shore, but you need a pretty good reason to break it. What would you want to change? After a year […]

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Review: Fathom Seafood House

At Fathom, where oysters come cold or “chicken-fried” atop potato salad, there are several ways to drink. You could cool your belly against the painted […]

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2011 Shore Issue: Beach Eats

ATLANTIC CITY What is it with Italian men and their namesake restaurants? Luke Palladino, who used to be at the Borgata (and more recently received […]

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Travel: The Outer Banks

OBX bumper stickers are ubiquitous for a reason: The Outer Banks, with its laid-back vibe and miles of beaches unblemished by overdevelopment, is hard not […]

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Summer 2011 Travel Deals

Jersey Shore: The Seaview in Galloway, New Jersey—about eight miles from A.C.—has reopened after a multimillion-dollar reno. NYC: Because folding back your sheets isn’t enough […]