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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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Gun Control Rallies May Shut Down Morrisville Little League Games

Hey grownups Stop being idiots! You know what would be idiotic? Shutting down a Little League game in Morrisville this weekend so that you adults […]

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Why Are Philadelphia’s Babies Dying So Quickly?

Depressing: The death rate for infants in Philadelphia is about the same as it is in Indonesia, the Inquirer reports today. And Indonesia has the […]

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Imshmacked.com Suspected in West Chester’s Attempt To Break Record For “World’s Douchiest Riot”

Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 Fox29 reports that a college party website known as ImShmacked.com—basically a PG-rated Girls Gone Wild, from […]

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Should Philly Kids With Overdue Library Books Get Fine Forgiveness?

  I get where David Oh is coming from. But with all due respect, the Councilman is wrong. Yesterday, WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reported that the […]

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This Is Int’l Clitoral Awareness Week

  In case you missed it, this is the first-ever International Clitoral Awareness Week. Long overdue, if you ask me. The clitoris has been shafted […]

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Chris Christie Has Stomach Surgery; Will Slim Down To Greek, Presidential God Stirring The Erotic Dreams Of New Jersey Housewives Everywhere

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells the New York Post today that he had stomach surgery to reduce his food intake and lose weight. However, […]


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.


America’s Next Drag Superstar is …

See the list of this season’s winners.

Lip Sync For Your Life

The 5 best drag queen duels.

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Laura Bush to Speak at Penn Commencement

What a clash of styles it will be next Monday in Philadelphia. On campus: Joe Biden, VP of 44, keynote speaker. Kimmel Center: Laura Bush, […]

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PHL, Now Flying You to Qatar

PHL may be having trouble transporting passengers to and from Scranton, but beginning in 2014, getting to Doha shouldn’t be a problem. Next March, Qatar […]

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Could Fox News Gosnell Documentary Result in a Mistrial?

Today, Kermit Gosnell’s lawyer arrived in court ripping mad that Fox aired an hour-long documentary called “See No Evil–The Kermit Gosnell Case” over the weekend. […]

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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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Use This Website to Create Your Own “NPR Name”

Today The Atlantic published a piece on the impossible coolness of NPR reporter names. Kai Ryssdal, Chana Joffe-Walt, Dina Temple-Raston, Neda Ulaby, Sylvia Poggiole. When […]

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Obama Administration Charges Harrisburg with Fraud

Remember the time we discovered that Harrisburg, in the words of Gawker, was a “broke-ass sinkhole of despair”? Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission has […]

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The Office’s Rainn Wilson Loses It At PHL

On his way to a weekend of Scranton-related festivities, for The Office‘s final sendoff, Rainn Wilson–AKA Dwight Schrute–began experiencing a sensation with which many of us […]

A Dazzling Affair

Highlights from the Equality Forum Dinner.

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