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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.


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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

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West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

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Taste: How Philly Eats

18% of you eat a cheesesteak at least once a week.

Taste: Where We’re Eating, September

Bar Ferdinand The motto printed on the receipt at designer Owen Kamihira’s vibrant first restaurant is optimistic: “Eat, Drink, Love.” But there are things to […]

Pulse: Creative Buzz

Look for Game Theory, the latest CD from resident hip-hop stars The Roots, featuring cameos by Mos and Talib Kweli (Def Jam Left; $13.98, see […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic, September

Instruments The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center A card-carrying NRA-member friend likes to talk about the power he feels when discharging […]

Pulse: Out and About: The 10 Coolest Events, September

1. Concert Philadelphia Orchestra: 2006-’07 Season Opening Night Lang Lang is on piano, and Christoph Eschenbach is conducting the season opener for one of the […]

Pulse: A&E: Local Talent: Nicole Bindler

When Dance Magazine ran a special insert in 2004 on Philly’s hot new dance scene, Nicole Bindler was already packing for the move. She knew […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


The casinos went dark — and it was good

“If the Civil War were today, the South would win hands down,” wrote Glenda McCardle to her hometown newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer, after […]

Susan Katz, local attorney, semi-reluctant co-star of the summer’s hit crossword documentary, Wordplay.

How did the movie people find you? It was my first competition, and some people pulled me aside and yelled, “We got a newbie!” I […]

How one commercial caffeinated a neighborhood

It Takes a Village

What are those Swedes thinking?

What Are Those Swedes Thinking?

Pulse: Chatter: Philadelphians to Watch, September

Who: Jennifer Yaron, 24, and Marguerite McDonald, 26, the pair who recently founded F.U.E.L. (Fostering Undergraduate Exposure on Location), an art gallery located in the […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


Why the Phillies’ skip should stay

Since early summer, when it became clear that the Phillies’ season would once again be mired in futility (this year’s theme: We Suck, Version 26.0), […]

Why we’re repealing a “Best Of” award

Last month, this magazine bestowed a “Best Of” award on someone named Peter V. Ueberroth for “best human being, ever.” At the time, we were […]

No, we aren’t getting the Olympics. But how does badminton grab you?

When the U.S. Olympic Committee cut Philly from the list of cities it’s considering putting forward to host the 2016 games, it was blunt about […]

Why your local anchor is reading the Bucks County Courier Times

As we turn our attention from beaches to television with the new fall season, there’s one reporter who’s quietly become a must-read for local network […]

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