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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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Opinion

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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News

VIDEO: Man and Woman Steal Christmas Decorations In South Philadelphia

What’s next? A Santa beating?

News

Jesus Was Not a Capitalist

Moraff: Pope Francis’s “big tent” Catholicism is just what the church needs.

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WATCH: Diane Sawyer Heads Back to Strawberry Mansion High School

Nightline follows up.

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PHOTOS: Avril Lavigne Apparently Not Happy With Philly

Shows off worst fake smile ever here.

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That Wind Tunnel on Locust Walk? Here’s Why It Happens.

Bad architecture.

Here’s What the New Joe Frazier Statue Will Look Like

Won approval yesterday.


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.


Toni Braxton Wants to Play a Lesbian On Orange Is the New Black

Big Boo’s new fling?

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Al Roker and Matt Lauer: Wrong About Prostates

Mendte: Why did they undergo a risky procedure on the Today show?

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Yahoo! Autocomplete Thinks Philly Is “Ugly”

Also way off about Pittsburgh.

PGMC’s Big Gay Holiday Concert

“Cool Yule” kicks off tonight.

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Philly Finally Reaches Land Bank Deal

Clarke, MQS, play nice. Kind of.

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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.


News

Philly Needs an All-Chanukah Radio Station

Shister: Enough with your damn “Jingle Bells.” Give me “Lots of Latkes.”

A handwritten working manuscript of rock star Bruce Springsteen's 1975 hit Born to Run, worth around GBP 62,000, will be auctioned next week. The early manuscript of the song, which catapulted Springsteen to stardom, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York on December 5. The lyrics have been written by The Boss in blue ink on a single 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of ruled notepaper. Springsteen's first two albums - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle - received critical acclaim but modest commercial success. As such, the 26-year-old Springsteen found his career hinging on the success of his next single. However, he needn't have feared as Born to Run was a breakout smash and became his first worldwide release The song took six months to finalise and clocks in at four and a half minutes long. Sotheby's says most of the 30 lines in the 1974 version are apparently unpublished and unrecorded, but does include a "near perfected chorus." It captures for the first time the famous lines: "This town'll rip the (out your) bones from yourback / it's a suicide trap (rap) (it's a trap to catch the young) your dead unless / you get out (we gotto) while your young so (come on! / with) take my hand cause tramps / like us baby we were born to run." The handwritten manuscript, which was written in Long Branch, New Jersey, is said to be "in fine condition" and also includes notes in the margins. It has been in the collection of Springsteen's former manager Mike Appel. The presale estimate is between GBP 43,000 and GBP 62,000 ($70,000 to $100,000). The document will be part of a Manhattan sale of fine books and manuscripts. In 2013, after nearly four decades of performing the career defining hit, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Born to Run" Springsteen's great... For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KAYXYSEHJ (Rex Features via AP Images)
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Bruce’s Original “Born to Run” Manuscript on Sale Today

See a photo of the draft.

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Don Tollefson Scam Bigger Than We Thought

IRS, Grand Jury, now on the case.

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That Toy Thief You Saw On the News? She Wasn’t a Thief.

Toys for Tots volunteer is *steamed.*

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