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  Five Questions: Maura McCarthy

  FPC's new executive director has plan to bring the green back to Philly parks.

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  Sex slave: Few work harder to normalize sex than Susana Mayer and her Erotic Literary Salon

  It’s an extremely busy time for Susana Mayer.  The Philly-based sexologist is in the midst of her new book and, in supplying information for this story, was also in the throes of finalizing everything for said book to hungry publishers.  The book, “Does Sex Have an Expiration Date? Rethinking Low Libido for...

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  Magic Man: A deep dive inside the interdisciplinary mind of artist Rashaad Newsome

  Not long ago, I read an interview with multi-genre interdisciplinary artist-singer Joseph Keckler. In town for “Let Me Die,” a joint showcase of 2019’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival and Opera Philadelphia’s O19, he complained about the vague identifiers that define his craft. “People come up to me and say ‘Oh you’re really a conceptual...

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  Get to know: Union head coach Jim Curtin

  He may ply his trade in Chester, but Union head coach and Queen Village resident Jim Curtin tells us his favorite things to get into at home in Philadelphia:

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  F%&k like a champ: The science behind being a beast in the sack when marijuana is in your system

  Marijuana is classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Schedule I drug, which means the agency believes it has a high potential for abuse and no medical benefits.Both this legal status and a lack of funding have slowed research on the substance in general, much less its interactions with sexuality.

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  Real talk: These Philly trailblazers discuss what they still have to deal with as women

  Despite a month devoted to the strides of women and a tireless fight for gender equality, our male-dominated society proves there’s still so much more to be done.From mansplaining to unequal pay, sexist practices and connotations continually pervade social, academic and career workspaces.

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  New Year, New You!: Our annual roundup of everyday people’s aspirations and affirmations

  Even though Jan. 1 is technically just the next day in a lineup of days and, if anything, signals an odd-numbered year — which is illogically irritating — many Philadelphians remained spirited by the open possibilities of a new year.And with that spirit comes the all-too-notorious New Year’s resolution.

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  One of a kind: Saying goodbye to Rich Donnelly

  Dan McDonough, owner of Philadelphia Weekly, fills in for Editor Kerith Gabriel this week.In 2016, Rich Donnelly was one of the most consequential people in the Philadelphia region that I had never heard of.Over the course of four decades, Rich did something few people do in business – he built a company...

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  9 Inspiring Philadelphia Women You’ve Never Heard Of

  The hidden gems of Philadelphia can be found in more than just the form of music, art, or food.