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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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Deadspin Tells Us Why the Eagles Suck

There are football teams (see: rest of NFC East) whose fans tend not to take criticism lightly. Eagles fans, meanwhile, take a certain sick satisfaction […]

‘Drag Race’ Queens Don Iconic Cher Garb in New Video

It’s a woman’s world.

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Terrence Howard Is Playing Nelson Mandela. Are You %@#^ Kidding Me?

Few living 20th Century political leaders are as revered as Nelson Mandela, the South African revolutionary who led his nation out of apartheid. He has […]

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Schoolmageddon ’13: Nutter Wages YouTube Counterattack

First came the new ad from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, claiming Michael Nutter and Tom Corbett were in kahoots, conspiring together to cut school […]

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The 8 Habits of Lousy Philadelphia Drivers

Last Thursday at around 6 a.m., a pickup truck drove into Hymie’s, the popular Main Line deli. For anyone who knows where Hymie’s is located, […]

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Car-Jacking Epidemic Hits the Main Line*

*And by epidemic, I mean two car-jackings in a week! Hey, it’s all relative. This Tuesday, a woman was sitting inside her 2009 black Porsche […]


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.


LGBT Six-Word Meme-oir of the Day

Philly events producer Josh Schonewolf.

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Top Corbett Challenger Puts Cards on Table, Wants to Tax Fracking

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, frontrunner in the gubernatorial sweepstakes, is trying to make Pennsylvania more like…Texas!  She wants to tax natural gas production from the Marcellus […]

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5 Reasons Rom-Com Haters will Love Drinking Buddies

This past Friday, Drinking Buddies, Joe Swanberg’s new, critically acclaimed romantic comedy , opened in Philly at the Ritz at the Bourse. Initially, anyway, it’s […]

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Rapper Charged With Slapping Woman at Made In America

Rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with simple assault by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, reports TMZ, stemming from an incident that occurred over the […]

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Franklin Institute President Leaving His Post

The Franklin Institute, home to the beloved giant heart and the worst movie theater in Philadelphia, is losing its leader of two decades, Dennis Wint. […]

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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.


Made in America Rapper Accused of Slapping a Fan

A$AP Rocky  has been sued by a young mom who says he slapped her last weekend at the Made in America Festival. The woman claims A$AP […]

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This Skittles Ad Isn’t Rapey. It’s Still Kinda Sexist.

Go ahead and take a look at this new commercial for Skittles. Tell me: Funny? Gross? Funny-Gross? Maybe … rapey? Right now, you’re probably gasping […]

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WATCH: This Old House’s “Jersey Shore Rebuilds”

Kevin O’Connor is just like you. Well, maybe not in the job department. He’s been the host of This Old House since 2003. But when […]

Cable giant rebuffs reverend

With less than a foot between his residence and the western end of the soon-to-be, 57-story Comcast Tower, the Reverend Clayton Ames, the persnickety 61-year-old […]

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