People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
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.
The story keeps going.
Matthew Quick is notable for two things here at Philly Mag HQ. One, he wrote the book The Silver Linings Playbook. Which turned into a movie […]
Last year during a visit to New England my wife slipped on ice and dislocated her shoulder, leaving her in excruciating pain. It wasn’t the […]
On Wednesday, the MacArthur Foundation announced the 24 recipients of its “genius” grant, a $625,000 no-strings-attached award given to “individuals who show exceptional creativity in […]
At a rate of 20 tweets a day–and golly, who knows how many direct messages!–it was only a matter of time before Cory Booker got […]
It’s hard to admit this, but the most notable recent happening on the Philadelphia pasta front was a tweet from 2011. “At Eataly in New […]
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
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.
Blogger and columnist Josh Kruger.
It’s a Sunday night, at the tail end of a beautiful August weekend and an ugly Shore traffic jam. Jamonera—the 13th Street tapas restaurant with […]
6 Possible Reasons Cory Booker Dropped Suddenly in Polls
There was a tremor on the political Richter scale you may have missed, since partisan prognosticators and Crossfire fan-kids have been all but assuring us […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released estimates for how much those newfangled Obamacare health insurance packages will cost in each state. The […]
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.
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.
It’s heartwarming, hilarious, and well-executed. But but but…it’s not quite as effective as the “Blurred Lines” they did with the same instruments. The kazoo/plastic flute […]
Pew’s got a new poll out that spells a drastic shift in public opinion towards Michael Nutter in the last couple years. In January 2012, […]
Say hello to Josh Stephenson.
Not all college grads are moving back home or living in small box apartments. According to a study published this month by PayScale.com—which ranks graduates […]
