Michael Tanenbaum
Michael Tanenbaum is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice.com, with interests ranging from technology and behavioral health to local community initiatives and cultural life. Michael has written for the Argentina Independent and Bespoke Magazine and previously served as a news editor for Xfinity.com before joining PhillyVoice. He received his B.A. in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
November 7, 2017
Courts
Toll Brothers founder ordered to return famous painting looted during WWII
One of the founders of the prominent Montgomery County-based, luxury home developer Toll Brothers has been ordered by a French judge to return an impressionist painting stolen from a Jewish family during World War II.November 7, 2017
Pregnancy
Penn Medicine launches Northeast's first clinical trial for womb transplant
Penn Medicine will become the first hospital in the Northeast to conduct a clinical trial for uterine transplantation, an experimental procedure that could provide a new path to parenthood for women with uterine factor infertility.November 6, 2017
Comcast
Twitter piles on Comcast for pretty much nationwide internet outage
As far as nightmarish Mondays go, this one was a doozy for Comcast, not to mention the company's millions and millions of customers.November 6, 2017
Eagles
WATCH: McNabb, Stephen A. Smith clash on 'First Take' over Eagles-Steelers
The Eagles dropped 51 on Denver to improve to a league-best 8-1 heading into their bye week. The last time the Eagles sat atop this perch, it was Donovan McNabb's team.November 6, 2017
Vaccines
Penn study pinpoints why last year's flu shot was a dud
Few than 50 percent of Americans reported getting a flu shot last year. While public health officials generally advise most people to get it, especially the young and elderly, it turns out those who gambled last year may have been no worse off for skipping the vaccine.November 6, 2017
Television
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' is leaving Netflix
Terrible news if you like to relive the glory days of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": Netflix subscribers have only about a month left to do so.November 2, 2017
Drugs
Philadelphia officials seize $18,000 of khat en route to Minnesota
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials in Philadelphia last week intercepted four suspicious parcels containing the stimulant drug khat in a shipment destined for Minnesota, authorities announced on Thursday.November 2, 2017
Women's Health
Penn study finds women with infertility face higher rate of cancer-related death
The link between male infertility and higher rates of cancer has been known for some time now, but how these reproductive struggles affect women isn't as well-established.November 2, 2017
Politics
Racist New Jersey political mailer calls for Asian-, Indian-American deportations
An incendiary campaign mailer sent to residents of Edison caused an uproar this week with a blunt message of intolerance for Asian-American and Indian-American members of the community.November 2, 2017
Nightlife
WATCH: 'Oldest Bar in Town' visits Philly's McGillin's Old Ale House
Philadelphia was the nation's first capital, so why not make it the first stop on a new YouTube series exploring the oldest bars in various towns?Just In
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