Get in one last beach read: PW folks and others give their recommendations for late-summer reading. Also, independent bookmongers show what we’re really buying. All right, we have no excuse for skipping the treadmill ever: Local doc and fitness instructor Marjorie Dejoie (aka Dr. Dej) talks about staying fit while battling sickle cell disease. Enrich yourself, or fail to do so: a guide to area continuing education and enrichment programs. EW! EwEwEw! Yeah yeah, it’ll......

It was obvious that 90% of the crowd was at The Trocadero the night of February 2 (yep, we are super late on this review) for one reason and one reason only: to see One Republic. The band, enjoying its recent success at the hands of The CW (their song "All We Are" was apparently played during a very pivotal moment during an episode of Gossip Girl) has such a big under-age following that The......

When I first saw that SEPTA was conducting a campaign to cut down cell phone conversation on their trains, I have to say I was skeptical. No amount of pandering, I thought, would stop passengers from making incredibly urgent calls to talk about the prior night’s debauchery or the conflict at work that only a complete narcissist could spend more than five seconds thinking about. But, alas, I have to say the signs with the......

...You Got Served (Process Served): Does anybody feel anything but schadenfreude for Lindsay Lohan anymore? (Via The Superficial.) ...Awesome: Sacha Baron Cohen is like, a fortune teller or something. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Music: What, do they just hand you a record deal for every ten films you star in? (Via MSN.) ...Ass Kickings: This makes us so, so happy. It would make us happier if it was real. And painful. (Via......

Although I could make this a big gender issue, I won't. The fact of the matter is that men are usually stronger than women, but not always. I actually have plenty of female friends fully capable of carrying much heavier loads than several of my male friends. So the following, very brief, "Monday Manners" post is meant to be a universal plea for kindness: If you see someone carrying something heavy or unweildy, and that......

Some of us are not exactly Martha Stewart in the kitchen. There's help for those that want a nice, traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home, but don't want reach into a turkey's ass to nab the goody bag of extra parts. It's not hard to find a turkey all cooked perfectly and ready to be expertly carved. A word of warning, however: plan ahead. Place your order now. Boston Market serves up a mean turkey, and......

Are you watching your calories? Your carbs? Your saturated fats? No? Good, because in that case Phillyist has the lunchtime restaurant for you. Fellini Cafe has opened up a relatively new location in Center City, and they are serving up monster portions of tasty pastas and sandwiches to the hungry or to those who want to make $6 cover a generous meal for two. Let us be clear, though: Fellini’s is cheap for lunch, but......

Let’s be honest: sometimes we just feel like hurting other people. Co-workers, friends, spouses, strangers. But we have the ability to suppress that impulse, which is what sets most of us apart from the beasts. What also sets us apart is our ability to create fake weapons that look and feel like the real thing, allowing us to take out this aggression without actually maiming, mutilating, or disfiguring anyone. One such invention is the paintball......