Michael Tanenbaum

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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.


tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

October 22, 2017

Actors

'Stranger Things' child star fires agent over former client's sex abuse claim

With less than a week to go before Netflix premieres the much-anticipated second season of "Stranger Things," one of the sci-fi sensation's biggest stars is ditching his agent over past claims of sexual abuse.

October 22, 2017

Investigation

Police: Father charged after boy, 6, shoots three-year-old brother

Philadelphia police announced charges Sunday against the father of a six-year-old boy who shot his three-year-old brother in the forehead on Saturday afternoon.

October 22, 2017

Movies

WATCH: Netflix featurette gives first look at Will Smith's 'Bright'

Will Smith's magic may seem to be waning after the disappointment of "Collateral Beauty" and a widely panned return to music, but the Philadelphia-born actor has a shot to redeem himself well before his turn as Genie in Disney's live-action remake of "Aladdin."

October 19, 2017

Restaurants

12 Philly restaurants reach compliance agreements to remove ADA barriers

Twelve Philadelphia restaurants that had failed to pass a federal compliance review for the Americans with Disabilities Act have reached a resolution to make the adjustments necessary to get up to standard.

October 19, 2017

Food & Drink

Trailer: 'Dining on a Dime' host calls the Philly taco 'gross'

Trailer: 'Dining on a Dime' coming to Philly

October 19, 2017

SEPTA

SEPTA experiencing Regional Rail delays after fatality on tracks

SEPTA's Regional Rail service is facing multiple delays Thursday evening in response to a fatality on the tracks earlier in the afternoon.

October 19, 2017

Media

CNN's Jake Tapper burns Bill O'Reilly for taking dig at ratings

Bill O'Reilly is getting a real taste of what it's like to keep up your punditry after you've been disgraced and cast off from a network no longer willing to look the other way.

October 18, 2017

Film

Kevin Smith on Harvey Weinstein: 'My entire career, f*** it, take it'

In the aftermath of film mogul Harvey Weinstein's precipitous downfall, most of the attention has rightfully gone to the women he allegedly victimized and those as 

October 18, 2017

Music

Critics thoroughly deride new Will Smith single 'Get Lit'

Being homers, we tried last month to get on board with Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff's new single, first performed live for their mini-reunion in Europe.

October 18, 2017

Investigations

WATCH: Philly-area woman rescued by FBI sex-trafficking sweep shares story

Five alleged Pennsylvania sex traffickers and four alleged pimps were arrested last week as part of the FBI's annual Operation Cross Country, a nationwide effort that focuses on intercepting underage human trafficking. 

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