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Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend
“I have always been very inquisitive and curious about people,” she says. “My tendency, when I am talking to people, is...
UncategorizedRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Psyched For Urban Exploration!
For years, an urban adventure must-see was one of Philadelphia’s most notorious and embarrassing shames: The State Hospital at Byberry.
PastRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
From Boomtown to Bust: the Sky is Now the Limit.
In his memoir, “Nothin’ But Blue Skies,” Ted draws on a combination of personal memoirs and solid facts to illustrate the...
ConundrumRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Why Coke Is Still The Real Thing
The history of Coca Cola is so long, intriguing, complicated and unpredictable that historian Mark Pendegrast had to create a third...
PastRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Allan Sherman – Overweight Sensation
Long before the Seventies, when “Kiss Me, I’m Italian” and “Black is Beautiful” T-shirts, as well as crucifixes and Jewish ‘chai...
PastRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Downtown’s Dead
At one time, downtown was the height of modernity. Now, in many cities, it’s gone. Detroit is only the beginning. Watch...
ConundrumRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Weird NJ: Strange things growing in the Garden State.
You’re from Jersey? If so, you most likely have a weird story to share with this beloved website. Two Marks have...
NewsRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
Mary Pickford, Alpha Female
Ahead of her time, this actor/producer understood the power of movies before the menfolk could squash her dreams. Mary Pickford was...
MoviesRonald SklarSeptember 16, 2013 -
The Last of the Doughboys Speak Out
Over here, World War I vets recall the Great War, while we learn about life at age 100. World War II...
PastRonald SklarAugust 31, 2013 -
A-oh, Nao! The Phiwwwy accent is goa-ing, goa-ing, goah-yin!
Translation: Oh, no! The Philly accent is going, going, gone! But Sean Monahan keeps the disappearing dialect alive via YouTube. Philly...
NewsRonald SklarAugust 31, 2013