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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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Opinion

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)
Q&A

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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6 Dead and 14 Injured as Building Collapse Search Ends

More coverage, photos, and videos of building collapse HERE The latest on the building collapse at 22nd and Market: Six are dead and 14 are injured. […]

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Federal Judge Uses Penn Law Lecture to be Really Racist

It’s not been too long since U.S. Appellate Judge Edith Jones was seen as a short-list candidate for Republican nominees to the Supreme Court. After […]

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WATCH: Demolition of 22nd and Market Building That Collapsed

As details in today’s tragic building collapse at 22nd and Market continue to become clear, this video has surfaced of the demolition process. According to […]

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Building Collapse at 22nd and Market: Inky Says Five Dead

[Updated June 6, 9:27 a.m.] PHOTOS: The search for missing bodies appears to be over this morning. Officials say six people died in the collapse. Also, […]

4 Ways to Get a Head Start On Your Pride Festivities

Because early birds get the worm.

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Joe Biden Beats The Competition With Funniest Frank Lautenberg Eulogy

Gotta love Joe Biden, who doesn’t see any reason why a funeral for a long-serving U.S. Senator shouldn’t be full of yuks. So at Frank […]


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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WATCH: Point Breeze’s Cool Pitch For Basketball Court Donations

From Lucky Ant: Help us bring the world famous Rucker Park to South Philadelphia! The plan? Re-build a local basketball court and playground in Pointe […]

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Paris Jackson Hospitalized in “Possible Suicide Attempt”

Well, let’s turn our attention away from that awful building collapse and see if we can’t find something uplifting to— Michael Jackson’s teen daughter, Paris […]

WATCH: Ceremony Marks Milestone Moment for John C. Anderson Apartments

See the action.

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The Ultimate Gay Guide to Rehoboth

The best in beaches, bars and boys.

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Pretty Much Every City of Philadelphia Employee Got a Raise This Year

Last year around this time, we compiled a list of some of the highest-paid employees of the City of Philadelphia. So we decided to take […]

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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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Comcast Is Still the Top TV Provider, But For How Long?

The LA Times reports: Comcast Corp. remained the world’s largest pay-TV provider last year with nearly 22 million subscribers, but the Philadelphia-based giant soon could […]

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Yes, The Taco Shells Were Licked. No, They Weren’t Served to Customers.

We told you yesterday about this photo of a Taco Bell employee licking a whole stack of taco shells…. Turns out the whole thing was […]

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See Ads For Season 9 of Always Sunny

Variety has posted new commercials for Season 9 of Always Sunny on its YouTube page. They’re black-and-white, and they’re Swedish:

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Friends Ranked Way Too High on Best TV Shows List

The Writer’s Guild of America—the labor union of film and TV writers—has made a list of the 101 Best-Written English-language TV shows of all time. […]

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