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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.


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Dear Josh Shapiro: Now That You Have the Votes, Here’s Our Wish List

Mac Mart owner Marti Liberman, whose business was targeted by the Boycott Ride in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 8th (photo courtesy Marti Lieberman/Mac Mart)
Q&A

Mac Mart Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be Open During the Philly Boycott Ride. Here’s Why It Was

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14 New Books by Philly Authors to Add to Your TBR List

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Should You Give to the Salvation Army?

It’s an issue facing LGBT people

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Cardinal Bevilacqua Testifies on Tape

The former Cardinal—now 88-years-old—is being questioned at his place at St. Charles Borromeo seminary in Wynnewood. Cancer, dementia, and other health concerns prompted Bevilacqua to […]

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Video: Post-It-Clad Cover Model

Yes, she’s wearing Post-It Notes. Nothing but Post-It Notes. I’m referring, of course, to the cover model on the just-released December issue of Philly Mag. […]

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What We Love: This Gay Marriage Ad

It’s time for marriage equality

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Don’t Do Anything Jeffrey Lurie Would Do

By the time the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Eagles-Patriots disaster neared its merciful conclusion, the CBS cameras had long ceased showing any camera angles that […]

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Trans Identity on TV

Joe Ippolito wants to see new faces


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.


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The 4 Most Annoying White People in Philadelphia

Andy Reid He should “do a better job of putting himself in a position to win,” to paraphrase the man himself. Which realistically means he […]

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You Know You’re a Fascist If …

A message to my conservative, Tea Party-loving, Fox News-watching friends: If you see Obamacare as oppressive socialist tyranny but celebrated two weeks ago when John […]

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Occupy Philly’s Strong Voice

The deadline came and went, and the occupiers were still there. Amanda, with her reddish spiral curls and big silver earrings, was in the center of […]

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Morning Scoop: Occupiers Ignore Deadline

Occupy Philly Protests Past Eviction Deadline. Occupiers have defied Mayor Nutter and the city of Philadelphia by sticking around on Dilworth Plaza past yesterday’s eviction […]

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Why Are Taxpayers Funding For-Profit Colleges?

In an operation that must have been quite thrilling to the bean-counters at the Government Accountability Office, GAO investigators infiltrated the murky world of for-profit […]

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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.


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Cut the Crap This Christmas

Last Friday, I stood in my basement, hands on hips, surveying the amount of stuff my boyfriend and I have accumulated over years of cohabitation. […]

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Congress Will Fix the Internet

While lots of us spent the last few desperate hours of our Thanksgiving weekend gawking at the awkward end/not end of the Occupy Philly encampment, […]

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Black Friday Gift Guide

Ideas for your wish list

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A Very Martha Thanksgiving

Jesse Tyler Ferguson stuffs a turkey

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