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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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Global Warming Is … Good For New Jersey?

Good news about climate change! Apparently the oven-baking of the Earth will be good for New Jersey! Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood […]

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Readers Respond: Put the R Back in Regional Rail

Last week in this space, I launched a campaign to urge SEPTA to reverse the decision it made last year to drop the R-number route […]

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WATCH: Blind Singers Bring Soul to Philly Streets

This is fairly striking: Singin’ Soul Philly from justjohnny on Vimeo. This looks to be some of the same group of people that City Paper […]

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Chickie’s and Pete’s Wins Crab Fries Lawsuit

Courthouse News Service reports that Chickie’s and Pete’s parent company, CPC Properties, has prevailed in its lawsuit against Dominic Inc. for showing an image of […]

LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day

Author Larry Benjamin talks first love.

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Rolling Stone: Made in America a “Smashing Success”

If you stayed in town instead of heading to the shore over the long holiday weekend, you might’ve noticed that traffic in and around the […]


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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IRS Recognizes Gay Marriage. Why Doesn’t Gov. Corbett?

Here’s a phrase you don’t hear every day: Thank you, IRS! In a landmark ruling last week, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department declared […]

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Schoolmageddon 13: Philly Teachers Still Won’t Take a Pay Cut

In today’s roundup of Philadelphia Schools Apocalypse news, we learn that teachers are returning to school today without a finalized contract, hear from union leader […]

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Harold Jackson Fights Inquirer Op-Ed Cuts

We told you last week about reports the Inquirer will but slashing its op-ed section starting Sept. 9. Now NewsWorks reports that Harold Jackson, the […]

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WATCH: Jay Z and Ron Howard’s Made In America Documentary Trailer

If you can’t afford tickets to see Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails and all their friends at this weekend’s Made In America festival on the Ben […]

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Officiate Same-Sex Wedding

The tides are turning.

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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.


An Excerpt From The Cape

THE FIRST WHITE MAN to see the mainland of what would later be New Jersey, and especially the southern end of it, was one Estevão […]

Nine Gay Ways to Celebrate the Last Weekend of Summer

Make the most of this long weekend.

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Let’s Not Overreact to the Syrian Electronic Army Threat

Fascinating reports about the sudden rise of the Syrian Electronic Army will ultimately raise more questions about federal investment in technology than how long U.S. […]

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Ed Rendell Hitchhiked to Center City Yesterday

Here’s how it all went down according to Inky state house writer Angela Couloumboulis, who may have just made her first-ever reference to WIP in […]

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