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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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Drexel Desperately Trying to Make Campus Look More Like Penn

Drexel has tired of its orange-bricked buildings and would now prefer the statelier red that graces Penn’s campus. “You were immediately able to tell when […]

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The Single Dumbest Reaction to the New Yorker’s Gay Ernie and Bert Cover

Here’s this week’s New Yorker cover, which for obvious reasons is generating a fair amount of internet buzz right now. There you have it: Ernie […]

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The Stoner’s Guide to Investing in Pot Stocks

It’s seven months after marijuana’s biggest election, and the momentum just refuses to die down. In the past month, we’ve seen Vermont pass a decriminalization […]

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How To Embarrass a Penn Student for Just $59

Are you an incoming University of Pennsylvania freshman? Here’s a limited-time offer from the Daily Pennsylvanian that you should make sure your parents never, ever see. […]

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It Wasn’t You, Philly. It Was Me.

Philadelphia, it wasn’t you. It was me. Philly Post writer Dan McQuade recently took issue with a column I wrote for the New York Post […]

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Philly Archbishop Warns of Creeping “Pagan” Scourge

Religious leaders and faith-centric political figures are constantly warning us about crises that the rest of us may or may not consider actual crises: Homosexuality, […]


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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Is Cape May Really the Most Popular Shore Town?

Rental real estate listing site FlipKey.com has just published infographics for 25 common vacation destinations, and the Jersey Shore is one of them. It’s a […]

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Woman Dies After Being Struck By SEPTA Train in Center City

Philly.com reports: “A woman was killed by a SEPTA train at the 15th Street stop on the Market-Frankford Line last night, a SEPTA spokesman said. […]

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Comic Doogie Horner Abandoning Philly for New York

30-something Philly comedian Doogie Horner, once named Philly’s “Phunniest” man, is decamping for New York. (Maybe if we didn’t insist on putting a friggin PH […]

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GIRL TALK: Shooting the Breeze with Gay Rapper Cazwell

All aboard the ice cream truck.

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Your Rusty Unused Bike Is About to Get Eaten By the City

You know the type. The rusted BMX bike that’s been chained to the rack outside your go-to bar for like, two years. Well, starting Monday, […]

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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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GOP Rep Silences Brian Sims for Defying “God’s Law”

After the Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional Wednesday, gay representative Brian Sims (D, Philly) sought to make comments on the House floor in the State […]

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One of Darren Daulton’s Two Brain Tumors Inoperable

Yesterday we told you Darren Daulton had two brain tumors. Now we’re learning that one of them is inoperable. He’ll be having surgery on the […]

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Sixers Trade Best Player for Center With Bad Knees…Again

Somewhere deep in the Philadelphia 76ers bylaws, there exists a little known provision that stipulates the team must trade its best player every single season […]

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There’s Another Letter the D.A. Doesn’t Want You to See

After I published excerpts from this anonymous anti-Seth Williams letter that was sent to employees of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, I found out about […]

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