Exploit Your Friends for Fun and Profit!
How Lia Sophia, Tastefully Simple and Pampered Chef are taking over women’s social lives. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
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A Tale of A Teacher in the Digital Age
The Philadelphia teacher who was suspended for blogging about her students is trying to change education—one blog post at a time. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
The $50,000 Kiddie Birthday Party
Limos. Petting zoos. Did we mention spa treatments? When it comes to their kids’ birthdays, status-seeking parents now say it’s their party, and they’ll spend what they want to. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
Do Kids Cause Divorce?
A new generation of Philly parents is doing what used to be unthinkable: divorcing when their kids are barely out of diapers. How rising expectations are killing modern marriage. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
Back From the Dead
A doctor is reviving patients through a radical new procedure for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. But his work also raises a bold question: When are we really dead? Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
Mr. Beecham’s Neighborhood
Brought to you by the letter C, for Comcast: the man behind the hottest thing in kids’ TV since Sesame. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
What Really Happened Inside 121 Greycourt Road
A 10-year-old Northeast Philadelphia boy comes home from riding his bike to find both his parents brutally stabbed to death. The tragedy of Rob and Sophie DiAndrea would reveal not only a gruesome murder/suicide,but a chilling verdict on the dark side of modern marriage. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
The Royal Family
When Lee Tabas went public with a letter questioning his brother Robert’s leadership of the family bank in Narberth, he pulled back the veil on a real-life soap opera: a storied, wealthy Main Line family torn asunder by greed, backstabbing and gossip; a colorful patriarch who pitted son against son; and a trail of scandal and lawsuits that has almost everyone not talking to someone else. Meet the Tabases. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
Dawn’s Dark Days
As her husband, Larry Mendte, was pleading guilty to federal cyber crimes and telling the world he’d had an “improper” relationship with Alycia Lane, Fox 29 anchor Dawn Stensland had to hold it together so she could report the news every night on TV. Now, in an exclusive interview, Stensland speaks out about the emails she discovered, her recent miscarriage, why she’s been able to forgive her husband, and why she can’t yet forgive herself. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine
The Existential Crisis of the Wait-at-Home Mom
The first generation of Philly women who “opted out” in order to stay home with their kids is now ready for what’s next. Trouble is, opting back in can be pretty scary when you aren’t even sure who you are anymore. Full article in Philadelphia Magazine