Philadelphia Magazine People, Places, News & Views
Guides

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.


Q&A

How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

death personalized memorials cremains
Opinion

The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

Q&A

West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

Latest Stories

News

WATCH: Philly Is Ugly

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the trailer for Philly Is Ugly, Philadelphia photographer Nathaniel Dodson’s time-lapse film of the local cityscape. Well, now […]

News

School Crisis: Not Just a Problem for Parents

In Sunday’s Inquirer, Brian Hackford, a 41-year-old Philly father of three says that he is divorcing the city, citing irreconcilable differences over public education. Hackford, […]

News

Chris Christie Roundup: Guns, Pot Brownies, and Gay Conversion Therapy

Friday evening was big for Chris Christie. (More on the significance of Friday below.) Four bills, four vetoes, and some brazen political calculation. Guns Christie […]

News

Briefs Due in MontCo Gay Marriage Case

CBS Philly reports: Today is the deadline for Montgomery county’s Register of Wills to file written legal arguments defending his decision to issue marriage licenses to […]

News

With Guns Unaccounted For, Ramsey Cracks Down

The Daily News reports Commissioner Charles Ramsey has replaced the head of the police department’s firearms training unit, after an audit showing a gun missing […]

News

New Jersey Bans Gay Conversion Therapy For Minors

It’s the right thing to do.


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.


News

MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Marriage Equality Becomes Law in New Zealand Today, ‘Breaking Bad’ Re-Imagined As a Gay Romantic Comedy and More

The weekend’s LGBT headlines.

News

Philly Rowing Royalty, John B. Kelly III, Remembers a Titan of the Sport

In September 1978, when John B. Kelly III exited the building where he had registered for classes before his freshman year at Harvard, he found […]

News

Lee Daniels’ The Butler Takes First at Box Office

USA Today: Despite a clutch of new films in theaters this weekend, Lee Daniels’ The Butler topped them all, serving up $25 million, according to studio […]

News

Are Families Fleeing Philadelphia and Its Schools?

That’s what the Inky says, sort of: There is no way to know how many parents have lost faith in the city’s ability to adequately […]

News

Penn State Settles With Sandusky Victim

ABC News: Attorney Tom Kline said Saturday that a 25-year-old suburban Philadelphia man known as “Victim 5” in court filings had completed the agreement with […]

Read More About

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

Ryne Sandberg Won’t Go Winless as Phillies Manager

The Associated Press reports: Ryne Sandberg’s first win as a major league manager came with some help from the opposition. Carlos Ruiz had four hits […]

News

America’s Big Fat Drug Problem

It’s not who’s taking them. It’s who’s deciding who should.

News

6 Awesome Moments From the Philly Geek Awards

On Saturday night, the residents of the figurative Geekadelphia — expressing myriad interpretations of “black tie” — descended upon The Academy of Natural Sciences for […]

News

Glenn Greenwald’s Case Shows Why Government Can’t Be Trusted With Overbroad Anti-Terror Powers

As evidence has mounted over the last decade that the U.S. government was reaching ever-further into our private lives—first via warrantless wiretapping, then through the […]

<< 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 >>