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7 Perfect Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Not-Yet-Serious Girlfriend

Dear Monica, I am in a new relationship, and I want to get my girlfriend a gift for Christmas, but I am not ready to […]

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What Philadelphians Really Want for Christmas

One of the best parts of this year’s Christmas Village is the newly installed Wish Wall, where Philadelphians can purchase a seasonally themed piece of […]

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Why Blue Ivy Carter Needs to Marry Princess Kate’s Baby

A woman I know absolutely nothing about, who has a ceremonial position in a country I’ve never been to, is pregnant. Of course I’m excited!

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10 Pop Culture Coaches We’d Rather Have Than Andy Reid

In some ways, it’s easy to feel bad for Andy Reid. He’s had a terrible year on and off the field. The entire city is […]

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A Complete Guide to Guaranteeing Yourself a Powerball Win Tonight*

Your chance to hit it big is tonight! By now you’ve heard: Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is at least $500 million. Five hundred million! That’s enough […]

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Robert Pattinson’s Green Houndstooth Suit, Homeland, Daniel Day-Lewis and Other Things You Should Be Thankful For

Anyone on Facebook right now is familiar with the thankful meme: where every day in November, someone posts an update saying something that they are […]

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10 Ways America Is Better Without Texas

For years and years, Texas has tried to lure tourists from the rest of the United States by proclaiming itself to be a “whole other […]

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If They Can Make a Casablanca Sequel, They Will Stop at Nothing

Because Americans, especially those responsible for making movies, can never leave well enough alone, there is a script for a sequel to Casablanca. Even worse? […]

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5 Things to Worry About Now That the Election Is Over

If you’re anything like me, you don’t have any finger nails left after Election Day. I gnawed mine down to nubs watching returns. I knew […]

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13 Scariest Books to Read on Halloween

I was one of the lucky ones during Frankenstorm Sandy—no loss of water, no loss of power. But, like many in the region, I was […]

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Last-Minute Philadelphia Halloween Costumes

Superstorm Sandy has come and gone, and hopefully you stayed safe and weathered out the storm out with friends, family, pets and liquor. The storm […]

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9 Possible Surprise Endings for Twilight (With Pictures)

The Internet has been abuzz about the new ending for the final Twilight movie—Breaking Dawn, Part 2—being released on November 16th. Producers and author Stephenie […]

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Mitt Romney Isn’t Highlighting Barack Obama’s “Corruption”

The 2012 presidential election has been about many things. But there are many other things it hasn’t been about. With a nod to one of my […]

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These Philadelphia VIPs Donated Over $1.7 Million to Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Since 2011

With the debates officially and thankfully behind us and Election Day just around the corner, we thought we would see who is giving what to […]

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6 Stunts a Philly Business Could Sponsor for Publicity

Many of us watched Felix Baumgartner risk his life last weekend by jumping out of a balloon from 24 miles in the sky. And we […]