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@Phillyinquirer Service Editor | Past: @Ydrcom and @USATODAY network. | Former EIC @DailyCollegian. PSU alum | Philadelphia native ✌️ I like the words.
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A Wawa bag at the Vatican, a cheesesteak crisis, and Tina Fey’s Knicks fandom | Weekly Report Card

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By Sam Ruland 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tina Fey and Taylor Swift’s Knicks fandom: F Look, we understand how these things happen. You move to New York, you work in New York, you spend years in New York. Eventually somebody hands you Knicks tickets and before you know it you’re sitting courtside wearing orange and blue. Still. Tina Fey is from Upper Darby. Taylor Swift is from Reading. At some point, Pennsylvania has to ask whether we’re comfortable with this arrangement.
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Odunde Festival 2026: What to know about Philly’s annual African cultural celebration

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By Dugan Arnett , Sam Ruland 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
What sprouted from humble beginnings — the inaugural edition was funded by a $100 grant — has transformed into a daylong festival spanning 16 city blocks and including more than 100 vendors. Billed as North America’s largest African American street festival, the Odunde Festival annually brings up to 500,000 visitors to Philadelphia’s Graduate Hospital neighborhood.
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Bryce Harper’s toothpaste, Philly’s ‘Love Island’ takeover, and another Sánchez masterpiece | Weekly Report Card

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By Sam Ruland 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bryce Harper’s toothpaste technique: C Bryce Harper spent last week defending his toothbrushing technique after the internet discovered that he squeezes toothpaste directly into his mouth. The revelation was so unsettling that the Padres put it on the videoboard, dentists weighed in, and millions of people suddenly found themselves evaluating the oral hygiene habits of the Phillies’ first baseman. The funniest part is that Harper seemed genuinely confused by the backlash.
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