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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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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)
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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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A Very Naked Video of Philly’s Naked Bike Ride (Plus 14 Photos)

Philly’s naked bike ride went down yesterday. Here’s a brief video to give you a sense of the whole thing (or things, as the case […]

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How Philly Bodegas Are Slowly Killing Us

PennDesign professor Amy Hillier has a study out today that documents a large volume of ads for sugary drinks and cigarettes in the corner stores […]

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John McWhorter Gets “Black-on-Black Crime” All Wrong

Last week, Time published “Don’t Ignore Race in Christopher Lane’s Murder,” a piece by well-known commentator John McWhorter with the oh-so subtle subtitle “The association […]

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If the Government Hates You, They’ll Call You a Sexual Deviant

Since Bradley Manning began passing along cables of highly classified NSA information to Wikileaks in 2009, his fate has gone largely unnoticed in the public […]

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Watch: Chris Christie Has Promising Future as Blowhard Talk Radio Host

This morning, guest-hosting a show on New York’s popular WFAN sports radio station, Chris Christie lambasted a New York Daily News Jets beat reporter, apparently […]

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The 10 Best MTV VMA performances ever (Sorry, Miley Cyrus)

On Sunday night, Miley Cyrus showed up at the MTV Video Music Awards and gave a performance that has been described as “bizarre”, “insane” and […]


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.


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John Kruk Taken Out of Broadcast Booth on Stretcher Last Night

Leave it to John Kruk to get injured while announcing a baseball game. ESPN’s John Kruk was just taken from the press box at Dodger […]

Six-Word Memoir of the Day

Steve Fala from ‘One of the Guys’

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XFINITY Live For Some Reason Tweets Naughty Message About Justin Timberlake

XFINITY Live! How unlike you to be so interesting! Here’s tweet number two. We greatly apologize for our last tweet. Our account was hacked and […]

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For the Eagles, It’s 2012 All Over Again

If, as many insist, Saturday night’s Eagles-Jaguars game was a dress rehearsal for the 2013 season, then this year’s show looks a lot like last […]

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Pittsburgh “Go Topless Day” a Massive Fail

Yesterday was global “Go Topless Day,” a campaign organized by a group that’s trying to achieve topless equity among men and women. Philly apparently didn’t […]

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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.


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MONDAY KICKSTARTER: San Diego Gets Gay Mayor, the Gayest VMA Highlights and More

Your LGBT headlines.

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There May Be a Nazi in Our Midst

There are four known Nazis who defied deportation orders–and are still living in the U.S. One of them, 89-year-old Ukrainian Theodor Szehinskyj, was last seen living […]

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Roy Halladay’s Arm Doesn’t Fall Off in Return to Majors

Roy Halladay returned to a major league mound yesterday for the first time since May, leading the Phils to a 9-5 win over the Diamondbacks. […]

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Let’s Just Let Cursive Writing Die Already

As if to prove there is nothing in life—nothing—beyond our culture wars, I give you this: We now face a battle over the future of […]

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