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Philly Just Won the Freaking Super Bowl and We’re Still the Underdogs

Surely overcoming long odds and devastating injuries on the path to capturing the franchise’s first Super Bowl title changed some minds about the Philadelphia Eagles, […]

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No, Philly, You Will Not Be Getting All-You-Can-Drink Bud Light on Thursday

You may have heard that the streets of Philadelphia are going to be awash in free Bud Light on Thursday for the Eagles Super Bowl […]

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Tom Brady Snubbed Nick Foles After Losing the Super Bowl

“If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win,” legendary football coach Vince Lombardi poignantly once said while in the throes of defeat. New England Patriots […]

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Several Eagles Players Say No Thanks to Visiting Trump

You can bet the Eagles will rally full-force behind our Super Bowl parade on Thursday. But the winning team’s traditional post-game visit to the White House? […]

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5 Best and Worst 2018 Super Bowl Ads, Ranked by a Philly Ad Exec

With all the excitement, drama and mild heart arrhythmias happening during last night’s amazing Super Bowl, you might have overlooked all of the $5 million […]

Be Well Philly

How to Get Over Your Fear of the Gym Weight Room

I’ve spent most of my life terrified of the gym weight room. I think it comes down to a few reasons. For one thing, gym […]

Restaurants

Another One Night Stand for David Ansill’s Pif

Before this current French renaissance that we find ourselves in here in Philly, there was another one. Back in the early 2000’s, chef David Ansill […]

Business

You Won’t Believe How Much Lyft Tried to Charge Me on Super Bowl Sunday

Ridesharing prices in Philly reached a new high on Super Bowl Sunday. Like thousands of other Philadelphians, I had plans to watch the game at […]

Be Well Philly

The Best Healthy Hangover Breakfasts Around Philly, According to Nutritionists and Trainers

We’ve all been there, done that when it comes to overindulging. Whether your hangover is from cheap beer or sodium — lookin’ at you, wings […]

City Life

Eagles Super Bowl Parade Confirmed for Thursday

If you currently have any plans for Thursday — job interviews, surgeries, theses defenses — you’re probably going to want to change them. The Eagles […]

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Super Bowl Celebration: Eagles Fans Take Over Philly

At long last, Philly has proven itself. We took down the Patriots. We took down Tom Brady. When we celebrated, we took down an entire […]

Things to Do

Let’s Watch a Bunch of Múm Videos

Every time I try to write about Múm, I feel like I’m making a pharmaceutical commercial from the future. This Icelandic band’s music contains soft […]

City Life

Eagles Win First Super Bowl, Beating Patriots 41–33

Heart attack in the heartland! It took more than a half century for the dream to become reality, but your Philadelphia Eagles avenged old wounds […]

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52 Completely Random Tidbits to Drop at Your Eagles Super Bowl Watch Party

Have you ever been that person trapped in the middle of a group conversation where you find yourself having a vague familiarity with the topic […]

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Patriots, My Ass: Philly vs. Boston Through the Ages

Founding Sect ❌  Them: Puritans. Bad hats. ✅  Us: Quakers. Cool cats. Witch Trials ❌  Them: Salem, 1692-’93—20 executions, 5 deaths in prison, 12 more […]