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How often had I actually been altruistic, I recently wondered, recalling a day in the mid-1990s when, still in my naïve 20s, I ...

About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.

I turned 50 this year. Feeling so young, I towed my sailboat to the Jersey Shore for the family vacation. It’s a Hobie Cat, ostensi ...

I remembered all the things I had on under my dress. I had all of the shape-wear on. All of it. I left the restroom and said to my brother, "We have to go now."

Phyllis Schlafly died. A Miss America contestant came out. And burkinis continue to fire up the French. Is your feminist bell clanging yet? It should be.

For Eagles fans looking forward to this Sunday’s season opener, the focus will be on the players, the coaches, and the game. But what t ...

I've spent 25 years exploring the city's nooks and crannies and I am ready to share the city's secrets. So, I wrote a book: "100 Things To Do In Philadephia Before You Die."

From my experience, of all the various modes of transportation in Philadelphia, the most ill-treated, most unnecessarily dangerous, most universally despised is the bicycle.

When Mrs. Smithson asked me to cook them "an authentic Chinese dinner," I couldn't say no. How could I tell them that I was almost 23 but had never learned to boil water?

We want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. It's more important than ever to get reliable information about what to expect, because the world is changing fast.

I still can’t redeem “husband” and “wife.” No matter if the terms refer to two brides in tie-dye or tuxedos ...

Philly may have been extremely hot this week, but the ambitions on display among the city’s political class were hotter. I attende ...

The email that arrived at 3:30 p.m. took my breath away. It caused a crushing sensation in my gut. Don’t show up to volunteer for t ...

During the week of the Democratic National Convention, most of Philly’s best features won’t be found on a tourist map. So, ...

As the nation’s attention turns toward Philadelphia ahead of the 2016 Democratic Convention, we here at Plated thought it would be fitt ...