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Seven Best Reasons for Generation X to Love 2012

I’m one of those annoying people who’s prone to complaining about this modern age—despite the fact that I’m in the Cult of Apple; despite the […]

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Top 12 Most Hideous Holiday Fashion Offenses

Our bizarre fascination with bad holiday sweaters has had far-reaching, dangerous consequences. As we’ve focused our sartorial concentration on heinous knitwear, other holiday fashion offenders […]

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On the Eighth Day, God Created Yoga Panties

I was in Victoria’s Secret with my teenage daughter and I saw a display and table of “yoga panties.” I could only tap her arm […]

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No-Brainer Gift Ideas for the Philly Sports Fan

Holy sh%&. It’s December 20th, which means there are only … *carries the one* … five business days left between right now and Christmas morning. […]

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H&M Is to Fashion What McDonald’s Is to Nutrition

When it comes to fad diets, I’ve tried them all. I gave the juicing trend a whirl, hopped on the no-carb bandwagon, tried out South […]

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Christmas Isn’t Sexist At All

The fact that women have to spend more of our less-than-a-man’s wages on disposable items is part of the conspiracy to keep us down. There […]

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A Very Serious, Not Even Slightly Humorous Ranking of the Best Malls in the Philadelphia Area

Two weeks is an acceptable mourning period for the Occupy Philly encampment. Time to embrace rampant capitalism again! To me, there’s no better way to […]

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The Perfect Bra Is an Urban Legend

Remember the story of the emperor’s new clothes? How everybody went along, oohing and ahhing because, well, everyone else did? It happens all the time, […]

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Groupon-Style Startup for Philly College Students

College students in the Philadelphia area should get ready to rely on Groupon LivingSocial Google Offers Stoupons for discounts on their commercial needs. Next semester, […]

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Why Is Online Customer Service So Good and Real-Life Customer Service So Bad?

So the microwave died, quite suddenly, over the weekend. I didn’t mourn it for a minute, because it was purchased by my husband and was […]

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Time to Shed Your Little Black Dress

Women somehow got it into their heads (I blame Coco Chanel) that the only way to look chic, thin and pulled together is to wear […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Busybee’s Anniversary

Katelynn Vella, girlfriend of Philadelphia Eagle Evan Mathis, and her dog Thor check out baby items at the Busybee Homestore & Design Center on South […]

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“Buying Local” Will Not Save Us

After watching the latest segment of ABC World News’s “Made in America” series, several thoughts come to mind: 1) Don’t view it on a full […]

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10 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Stuff-Obsessed Grinch This Christmas

Sometime between the moment that the video of that woman pepper-spraying a whole bunch of people at Walmart went viral and the moment that CNN […]

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Cyber Monday Is For Wimps

Cyber Monday, Cyber Monday, can’t trust that day. My inbox was flooded yesterday with one-day-only deals from DSW (up to $50 off!), Modells (25 percent […]