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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

February 20, 2017

Celebrities

Watch: Kevin Hart makes salty claim about Mo'ne Davis in failed ESPN '30 for 30'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Kevin Hart is a Rudy-like figure in basketball, a diminutive man who managed four times to win the MVP trophy in the NBA's All-Star Celebrity Game, an annual exhibition that features more defense than the actual All-Star Game.

February 20, 2017

Politics

Scenes from anti-Trump 'Not My President's Day' rallies in Philly, nationwide

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia activists opposed to President Donald Trump joined like-minded protesters in cities around the country on Monday for a Presidents Day rally disavowing the new administration, continuing a month of steady dissent that has filled the streets of Center City.

February 20, 2017

Television

New trailers tease M. Night Shyamalan's plans for 'Tales from the Crypt' reboot

by Michael Tanenbaum

Hope may yet be revived for fans of the old HBO horror series "Tales from the Crypt" (1989-1996), which had been rumored to make a return on TNT but ran into a copyright nightmare late last year.

February 20, 2017

Cooking

YouTube cooking show recreates iconic food from 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'

by Michael Tanenbaum

It's no secret anymore that if you want to learn to cook these days, YouTube channels are just as good a bet as your mom or culinary school.

February 16, 2017

Odd News

New Jersey woman ditches corporate career to rescue special needs baby goats

by Michael Tanenbaum

There are times in life when what is needed is a fresh start, a bold search for self-rediscovery and a whole new world that you hope still involves getting paid for the things you do—anything to escape the proverbial, highly subjective jar.

February 16, 2017

Politics

Pat Toomey's 'tele-town hall' got broadcast by a Temple University emergency phone

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey finally elected on Thursday to have an open conversation with the dissatisfied constituents who have been calling him non-stop and protesting outside of his offices in Center City and elsewhere in the state.

February 16, 2017

Viruses

Pennsylvania health officials find pet rat infected with Seoul virus

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday that a pet rat from a home-based breeding facility tested positive for Seoul virus, a type of hantavirus that has claimed 13 lives in a multistate outbreak.

February 16, 2017

Restaurants

'Fancy Corn Dogs' shop opens at Reading Terminal Market

by Michael Tanenbaum

There's no place quite like Reading Terminal Market. You can walk in there and purchase all the ingredients and accoutrements you need for an ultra-healthy meal, or you can cram chocolate-covered pretzels, ice cream and cheesesteaks down your gullet until you waddle out into the sunlight with a new outlook on life.

February 16, 2017

Television

Seaside Heights residents terrified that reality show casting call could mean another 'Jersey Shore'

by Michael Tanenbaum

The people of Seaside Heights are on edge over a local bar's casting call for an upcoming reality television show whose details remain foggy enough to leave room for the troubling possibility of a "Jersey Shore" style series in the making.

February 15, 2017

Awards

Jersey Shore town named best in state for health and wellness

by Michael Tanenbaum

If you're looking for a model of the good life in New Jersey, state officials would point you toward a popular Jersey Shore town to understand what community health and wellness is all about.