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The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 5
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz! We’re all the way up to the 19th century now. (For you youngsters, […]
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 4
This month, we’re digging into what might be the most vital part of Philly’s history to date: the American Revolutionary War. Strike up the fife […]
From Rocky to Rizzo: Monument Expert Paul Farber Talks Statues and Public Spaces
Few people know more about monuments than Paul Farber. He’s the founder of Monument Lab, a Philadelphia-based public art and history organization that studies how […]
Emma Copley Eisenberg Talks Fat Liberation, South Philly, and Her Brand-New Book
Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg, whose byline has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, McSweeney’s, and right here in Philly Mag, made a big splash […]
Don’t Look Now … But Philly Is Safe
How the hell did that happen? And why is the mayor not taking more credit for it? The anatomy of a stunning turnaround. Read more […]
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 3
This is Month 3 of Philly Mag’s “America 250” celebration quiz, and we’re sure you’re all off to a great start. This time around, we’re […]
Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day
Listen to the audio edition here: When, on January 22nd, National Park Service workers unceremoniously crowbarred the slavery-memorial panels off the walls of the President’s […]
The Forgotten Cemetery
Listen to the audio edition here: It was almost dusk when I decided to jump the gate. Looking up and down the street, I saw […]
Where Is the Constitution Center When We Need It?
Listen to the audio edition here: In January, as 10 masked federal ICE agents maced and then fatally shot protester Alex Pretti on a frigid […]
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 2
Welcome to the second round of Philly Mag’s “America 250” celebration quiz! This month, we’re dialing in on the semi-obscure, somewhat murky, utterly unbidden earliest […]