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Philly Is a Hot New Hub for Publishing Insiders

Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly.


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Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

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Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

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Lenny Dykstra Read His First Book While in Prison

This week, Lenny Dykstra did his first interview since being released from prison last month. It was on a sports “vodcast” on the “Jon Lovitz […]

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There May Be 3,000 Corpses Under This Philly Playground

Underneath the Weccacoe playground near 4th and Queen lays a 19th century graveyard containing the remains of 3,000 African Americans. The private cemetery, which was then […]

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Rand Paul Quotes Springsteen to Bash Chris Christie

Someday, historians will look back on this heated exchange as the Lexington and Concord of the 2016 presidential race. Yesterday at a forum in Colorado, […]

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You’ll Get Evil Eyes If You Order a Stoli Cran in the Gayborhood This Weekend

Boo, Russia.

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John Hanger: Legal Pot’s Best Shot

For years, the marijuana legalization issue has been maligned as a dreaded “fringe voter” topic, with supporters catching the “Legalize it, maaaaan” stoner trope over […]

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LGBT Russian Vodka Boycott Hits Philadelphia

In case the only news you’ve been following from Russia is the plight of hero or villain Edward Snowden, the other big story out of […]


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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Philly Sports Clubs, Er, Pokes Fun at Anthony Weiner

Weinergate Vol. II has…extended to Philly. The below ad will appear in this Sunday’s Inquirer. Zing! And the pile-on continues over at the New Yorker, which […]

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Slate Ranks Philly Drivers 2nd-Worst in the Country

Slate is tired of unscientific, totally subjective studies about the country’s “worst” drivers? (I am too: My hometown of Boston always seems to wind up […]

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The Lincoln Memorial Has Been Vandalized

Early this morning, a park ranger at the National Mall came across a bunch of green paint splattered on the statue and floor of the […]

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Finally, a New Movie Theater in Center City

Broad Street’s getting a new theater. Except it’s not exactly new. Well, whatever, we’ll take anything we can get here in screen-starved Philadelphia. (How’s that […]

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Excavator’s Wife Says Husband Pushed for Safer Demo Before Collapse

43-year-old Sean Benschop, the excavator in charge of demolishing 2136-38 Market St, has been in jail on $1.5 million bail ever since the June building […]

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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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Eight Shows I’d Like to See on Netflix

When the actor Dennis Farina died this week, it bugged me to no end that multiple obituaries mentioned him most prominently for his short-lived work […]

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Television’s Most Underappreciated (Manly, Meat-Eating) Genius

It’s been a week since the Emmy nominations were announced and I’m still upset. While most focused on Netflix getting nominations for House of Cards […]

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PHOTOS: My First Beyonce Concert (Bonus: Jay-Z Showed Up)

JAY Z ran on stage and kissed Beyoncé tonight! #MrsCarterinPhilly pic.twitter.com/CCSbwRdNM5 — Beyoncé Lite (@BeyonceLite) July 26, 2013 Yeah, yeah, yeah, Jay-Z showed up on […]

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G Philly Launches Its First-Ever Weekly Newsletter

Today, G Philly launched its first-ever e-newsletter, a weekly lineup of our best stories from the blog and quarterly magazine. We’re super excited about it, and […]

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