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What 25 Years of Teaching Our Kids Has Taught America’s Teacher of the Year Leon Smith

After a quarter century at Haverford High, 2026’s National Teacher of the Year Leon Smith shares what he’s learned about connection, critical thinking, and helping young people see what they’re capable of.


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The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

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A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

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Dear AT Frenchies, You Had Us at “Geaux Birds!”

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What to Know About “Revenge Porn” & the Battle Against It

  Online harassment is as old as the Internet itself, but the present-day scourge of so-called revenge porn—a morally corrupt subculture where online sleaze mongers […]

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Delaware Legalizes Gay Marriage

The first state is the 11th to do so.

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It’s Almost Illegal to Fire People for Being Gay in Pa.

A small army of Harrisburg legislators gathered in the Capitol this afternoon to announce that they’re ready to fight for the passage of House Bill 300 […]

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Porn, Baby Oil Found At Scene Of Elderly Wife’s Brutal Death

NBC Philadelphia says that sex may be the reason a 75-year-old Philadelphia man killed his 74-year-old wife “The sources say the woman’s body was found […]

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Temple’s Wayne Hardin Going To Hall of Fame

The Philly Daily News reports that Wayne Hardin, who compiled a 80-52-3 while coaching the Temple Owls during the 1960s and early 1970s, has been […]

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Ray Harryhausen, RIP

Kids: Back in the old days there was no CGI to make extraordinary events in movies look real. Seriously, that stuff’s only been around about […]


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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The Choice: Sex With Bradley Cooper? Or Ice Cream?

Five thoughts generated by this new Bradley Cooper commercial: • I don’t get the either-or: These beautiful people realize they could eat the ice cream […]

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Cat Finds Way Home After Hurricane Sandy

During Hurricane Sandy, Porsche the cat—yes, that’s really the cat’s name—from home in Chadwick Island, Toms River to Point Pleasant, eight miles away. The cat escaped. […]

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WATCH: Fire Dancers At Philly’s Magic Gardens

Here’s what happens when you combine fire, dancing, and Philly’s most notorious example of “outsider art”: Something like Cirque du Soleil, only a bit grittier: […]

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Martha Graham Cracker To Play Jazz Festival. Will Homophobia Ensue?

Our colleagues at G Philly have the news: The term “inappropriate” has been bandied around the Martha Graham Cracker  camp quite a bit this year. […]

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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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Andy Reid Auctioning All His Eagles Gear, For Some Reason

Former Eagles Coach Andy Reid is auctioning off his team gear for charity. Apparently they don’t really need much Eagles paraphernalia in Kansas City, where […]

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VIDEO: Philly Comic’s Cameo On Jimmy Fallon

That’s Philadelphia comedian Tommy Pope on the left, clapping as Steve Martin walks by during a thoroughly entertaining 3-minute walk-on to the set of Late […]

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Resolution Calls For Senate Investigation Into Kermit Gosnell

Politico reports that even when the Kermit Gosnell trial is over, the U.S. Senate has ensured it will never truly be over, only coincidentally keeping […]

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No Fags in Jazz

So says the Joey Harrison Group.

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