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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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Weekend Roundup

The ultimate guide to city and shore

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Gay Olympian Can Sing, Too

Megan Rapinoe shows her musical side

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Phillies Reportedly Preparing a Big Offer for Cole Hamels

The Phillies are reportedly preparing a serious offer to place in front of starting pitcher Cole Hamels. Hamels will be a free agent at the […]

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SEPTA Transpass Controversy Inspires Movie

Wren Warner on the film and gender IDs

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Booze Is Our New Gateway Drug

For years, cannabis has been seen as the first stepping stone on the path to unbridled substance abuse, the story going that after marijuana got […]

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The Ultimate Phillies-Killer Lineup

This is how Phillies announcer Scott Franzke recently expressed his chagrin over the team’s inability to get New York Met Scott Hairston out—when he thought […]


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.


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Penn State Will Pay

Inside a ballroom in Center City’s Westin Hotel at Liberty Place yesterday morning, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sara Ganim, 24, stood up to ask former FBI […]

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It’s Nice to Be Jonathan Adler

Inside he and Simon Doonan’s summer home

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There Are Really Scary People on the Internet

It all began with a chance encounter outside the cafeteria at Kutztown University. Kourtney Reppert was a freshman, and beyond playing softball, the Berks County […]

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Morning Scoop: Governor Corbett Is Sick of Answering Questions About the Pace of the Sandusky Investigation

Governor Corbett Responds to the Freeh Report. Though, you may be more interested in the fact that he reacted just a bit unfavorably when he […]

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Obama’s Right: The Private Sector Is Doing Fine

Mitt Romney’s television ad is driving me crazy. It’s the one that repeats President Obama’s quote, “The private sector is doing fine,” and shows depressing […]

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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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Who Speaks for Philadelphia Republicans?

Last month, for the first time in recent memory, the chairman of the Philadelphia GOP issued a press release on a pressing public policy question: […]

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Are You Team Katie or Team Tom?

For almost seven years, we’ve had to endure couch jumping, Beckham-besties, non-iPhone Suri. We’ve been inundated with People and Us Weekly covers promising insights into […]

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Facing Homophobia on Facebook

When is it fair to “unfriend?”

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A Roundup of Freeh Report Coverage

On Thursday morning, the results of an extensive, eight-month investigation into the sexual abuse trial at Penn State were released in the 267-page Freeh Report. […]

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