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Anti-Muslim ads on SEPTA buses
Free the SEPTA 1 million!
A federal judge says SEPTA can’t reject ads disparaging Islam. He thinks he’s striking a blow for free speech. But who will strike a blow for all those captive commuters who’ll be unwillingly subjected to this bigotry after a hard day at the office?
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In search of low-profile restaurants
A farewell to super-chefs
When it comes to ranking restaurants, what works for Craig LaBan and Philadelphia magazine may not work for you or me. Good restaurants, like good friends, manage to fly beneath the mass media’s radar.
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Counting down to Netanyahu
The clock is ticking….
As I write, Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress is less than 24 hours away, and the suspense is killing me.
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Starting over: Jon Stewart and Al Bagnoli
F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong
Should you stay in a successful job just because you can? By chucking their successful careers and starting over, Jon Stewart, Al Bagnoli, and dozens of others demonstrate the rewards of taking risks.
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Death of a 'Mungerman'
They were big-time, in the best sense of the word
George Munger was a humble Penn football coach who produced arrogant teams. His bruising players grew up into genuinely gentle men just like himself. Bernie Lemonick epitomized the breed.
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Brian Williams and ‘encouraged memory’
Brian Williams channels Buffalo Bill
The NBC News anchor Brian Williams isn’t the first public figure to embellish the truth for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. Under the spell of “encouraged memory,” ordinary folks often become enablers for the myths that prominent people circulate about themselves.
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Defying the Nazis in Vichy France
They knew what they had to do
During World War II, Protestant villagers in south-central France rescued hundreds of Jews and other fugitives from the Nazis. Were they an exception in a predominantly Catholic and anti-Semitic country? I’m personally aware of at least one French Catholic community that engaged in similar wartime heroics.
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You read it here first
If you read BSR, who needs the Times?
In which Hillary Clinton and Dan Rottenberg prove more prescient than an eminent columnist at the New York Times.
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Who is a success? Who is a failure?
When you get to Heaven....
Was Marlon Brando a success or a failure? How about Winston Churchill or Joe Paterno? Sometimes a single deed can salvage a reputation — or destroy it.
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Uses and abuses of humor
Two Muslims walk into a bar…
I would defend to the death Charlie Hebdo's right to free expression. But let’s be clear about what we’re defending here. Poking fun at French Muslims, arguably France’s most despised and alienated minority, is not the stuff of Voltaire — more like Rush Limbaugh.
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