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Celebrating the Most Talented Curtis Institute of Music Graduates

Plus, a look at the prestigious Rittenhouse school’s rising stars, including a 14-year-old who insists on remaining mononymous.


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Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

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Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Two Early Signs of Post-Shooting Political Action Today

Four days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we’re already seeing indications that seemingly intractable political barriers to gun control are being lowered. […]

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Philly Cop Gets Arrested After Football Game in Houston

In 2011, Philly was ranked #1 and #2 on GQ‘s “The Worst Sports Fans in America” ranking. It didn’t help our rep when a group […]

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Pennsylvania Totally Unremarkable, Really Un-Romantic, According to Foursquare

Instagram isn’t the only social media site hawking around your personal information. Okay, this is a little different, but yesterday I received an email from […]

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“Disastrous” Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Set for Kimmel Center

Ah, the Kimmel Center, that $235 million beacon of the arts that has graced Broad Street since the venue’s debut in December 2001. Named after […]

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Phils’ Top Prospect Is a Biddle

Yes, of The Biddles. Jesse, the 21 year-old Mt. Airy native, is now the Phillies’ top-ranked minor leaguer, according to the Baseball America rankings unveiled […]

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Justin Timberlake Shooting Movie at Princeton

Looking like he stepped out of Landau, JT was spotted on Nassau Street Friday filming his new thriller “Runner, Runner.” It appears from IMDB that […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Charlie Manuel Was at WWE Raw Last Night

A few years back, Philly Mag ran a piece about Charlie Manuel arguing he was a misunderstood idiot savant. Sniff all you want at his […]

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How to Buy an Assault Rifle in Pennsylvania

Walk into a gun shop (say, Clayton’s Hunting and Fishing in Horsham), display a driver’s license, fill out a 16-question form to verify you’re not […]

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A Quick Timeline of the NRA’s Descent Into Madness

To many Americans—particularly those who have little interest in guns—the NRA is a shadowy monolith, a faceless network of right-leaning, pistol-toting Charlton Hestons fighting for […]

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Meek Mill Banned from Performing for a Month

“Once you mess up with Live Nation, there’s no turning back.” — Meek Mill For violating a judge’s mundane orders in courtroom proceeds that were […]

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“Dad, Why Do People Own Guns?”

Days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, I am still shaken as a parent and disheartened as a human being. I walked into […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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Watch: PGMC’s Santa Baby

A gay twist on an old fave

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NRA Gives Toomey an A, Casey a Fake B+

Don’t get your hopes up for Pennsylvania’s senators to lead the fight for increased gun control. Pat Toomey, no surprise, got an “A” when he […]

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Who Proposed at the White House?

A U.S. Marine makes history

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Gender Identity Added to Fortune 500 Policy

PPL expands protections

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