Victor Fiorillo
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- 29
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- Sep 28, 2026
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When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly's 1991 Measles Outbreak (opens the original)
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With the preventable infectious disease dominating headlines 35 years later, we've learned nothing. Instead, things have gotten worse. Much, much worse. Pennsylvania is in the middle of a measles outbreak, so we take a look back at the 1991 measles outbreak in Philadelphia. / Image via Getty Images Bob Ross remembers the moment vividly. The date was January 16, 1991, the same day that then-President George H.W. Bush launched Operation Desert Storm, the second stage of America’s war with Iraq. Li
Faces of the Fringe: Madi Distefano, the Clown (opens the original)
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After a 15-year hiatus, a Philly theater legend returns. Philadelphia Fringe Festival performer Madi Distefano With the Philadelphia Fringe Festival now officially underway, we look at some of the people who make it what it is in our series “Faces of the Fringe.” “Broad and Callowhill. Do we call that the Loft District? I call it Eraserhood, because I’m so hip and cool. Otherwise, I just tell people I live on the north side of Chinatown.” “1A Clown’s Way: A Clown’s Guide to Falling in Line. A fa
13 Quirky Ways to Explore Phoenixville This Fall (opens the original)
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Don’t miss the film fest, an expanded distillery, and a made-for-TV bar crawl. Bistro on Bridge in Phoenixville / Photograph by Jeff Fusco As the cooler air returns, spending the day in a walk-around Main Street town begins to sound pleasant again. Luckily, this region has no shortage. Phoenixville is your best bet right now, with everything from festivals and markets to a buzzy distillery — and just the right amount of quirk. The centerpiece of this post-industrial Chester County borough just d
Cecily Tynan Gets the David Muir Treatment (opens the original)
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She gave her last 6ABC broadcast on Monday night. David Muir gives Cecily Tynan a happy retirement message on World News Tonight / Courtesy of ABC) Local news personalities come. And local news personalities go. But when you’re Cecily Tynan, things are a little bit different: you wind up being feted on World News Tonight by none other than David Muir, one of the best-known and most-respected news anchors in the world. That’s exactly what happened on Tuesday, on the first day of Tynan’s retiremen
Angela Duckworth on Her New Book, Grit, and Parenting in 2026 (opens the original)
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The Penn professor and bestselling author just released Situated. Left: Grit author Angela Duckworth | Right: Angela Duckworth’s new book, Situated Ten years ago, psychologist and Penn professor Angela Duckworth, a 2013 recipient of the MacArthur “Genius Grant,” released her bestselling book Grit, which argued that success was not about innate talent or genius but the combination of passion and perseverance, or grit. That book was variously lauded and criticized, with one of the main complaints
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