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Our picks for this year's Fringe.

Be beautiful and green. No, really. • Catholics love the earth too. • Your dog might require a fair-trade sweater. • Judy Wicks makes you feel guilty and happy at the same time.

by PW Staff

Planet Style How to avoid being an eco-uggo. by Erica Palan God and Country The Vatican opened the door to Rob Marco’s dream of living as an eco-hermit. by Cassidy Hartmann Kitty Litter How to get your pets in on the green action. by… » more

» online feature Aug. 27, 2008 3:34pm Random Act We're in Yer Twitter, Making Tweets Because we're so down with the kids. by Joel Mathis You want even more Philadelphia Weekly, broken down into bite-sized chunks scattered throughout the day? We're here to serve. PW is now on Twitter,… » more
» online feature Aug. 26, 2008 1:34pm Random Act Green Philly: The Map A by-no-means exhaustive list of businesses, institutions and eateries that help Philly's environment. by Joel Mathis Want to know where to go to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle in Philly? Look no more. View Larger Map This is a Google map of Philly's… » more
» online feature Aug. 26, 2008 12:16pm Green's Anatomy C'mona My Treehouse Tyler Arboretum's newest exhibit is up and away. by John Steele Here's a nice dinner party question: who built the best treehouse? Was it Tarzan? George of the Jungle? Maybe you are a Swiss Family Robinson person. Or… » more
THE GREEN ISSUE: God and Country The Vatican opened the door to Rob Marco’s dream of living as an eco-hermit. by Cassidy Hartmann As everyone eventually learns, opportunities to screw up only multiply with age. So in the spirit of maturation,… » more
THE GREEN ISSUE: Kitty Litter How to get your pets in on the green action. by Tara Nurin Congratulations if you’ve surveyed your life for signs of eco-awareness and you feel satisfied with your… » more
THE GREEN ISSUE: Planet Style How to avoid being an eco-uggo. by Erica Palan Back in the day, if you wanted an organic T-shirt, there were two color choices: off-white and sort of khaki. It ain’t… » more
THE GREEN ISSUE: Putting on the Dog Celebrating 25 years with Philly’s greenest restaurateur. by John Dunphy From a humble little restaurant where customers had to go to her apartment to use the restroom to an international… » more
Spokes Person The naming of Philly’s bike/ped coordinator comes at the perfect time. by Keith Bandelin Philadelphia bicyclists are becoming accustomed to good news. There’s a project under way to… » more

		The Angry Grammarian What can we learn from Ebonics? by Jeffrey Barg

		Ask a Mexican by Gustavo Arellano

		The Greatest Story Ever Told by Will Laren

		Savage Love by Dan Savage

» online feature Aug. 26, 2008 12:35pm In Extremis Olympic Lessons Lesson No. 1: Jamaica kicks our butts. by Steven Wells So what did learn from these Olympics? • That the USA is shit at sports. No, really. Okay, so we might have won one a heck of a lot of medals, but if… » more
» online feature Aug. 22, 2008 1:03pm Pop Tart Little Douche Scoop When is a slur appropriate? Maybe when Michael Phelps is involved. by Caralyn Green I'm from the school of slur reclamation. I call my trash-talking Aussie friend a badass bitch and I call Margaret Cho a hot cunt. But, like, I have a problem… » more
» online feature Aug. 21, 2008 1:14pm In Extremis Support the Troops? Sure. Except for Ron -- that guy is a jerk. by Steven Wells Have you ever seen a bumper sticker that reads "fuck the troops?" Ever? Have you ever heard anyone say anything even vaguely rude about the troops? Or seen… » more
Fire in BigBelly Do Center City’s new trash cans herald a change in the city’s attitude toward recycling? by Anthony Campisi If everyone were like Kait Privita, Philly wouldn’t have such a low recycling rate. On a Wednesday… » more
Growing Pains A new book from Penn paints a rosier picture of Philly’s green prospects. by Jeffrey Barg Seems we never make the list. Portland, San Francisco and Seattle get all the love. Philly? Discarded by the greeners as a … » more

		A-List Sea of Birds, Wandering Alice, Wawapalooza and Sweet By-and-by.

		Art Can’t throw stones at these glass houses. by Roberta Fallon

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		Dirty Buttons Cultivating Secrets by Lord Whimsy

		Editor's Picks Campaign for Change Watch Party

		Lit Gloss Yiddish Policeman’s Union Goes Multigenre by Liz Spikol

		Style Profile Liberty by Michael Persico & Anastasia Kotsosavas

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