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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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Barnes Foundation Raises Ticket Prices

Looks like that move to the Parkway has worked out pretty well. The Barnes Foundation is raising its ticket prices from $18 to $22 for […]

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Freaked Out By Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in LGBT Bill?

Last Thursday, a City Council committee approved Councilman Jim Kenney’s LGBT equality bill, which offers spousal partnership benefits to non-married life partners—hospital visits, “next of […]

PromTrash Desperate

The Dumpsta Players look for a prom queen.

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Student Brings Loaded .38 To Fels High School

KYW Newsradio reports that a student brought a .38 handgun to Fels High School in Northeast Philadelphia. The student was taken into custody. “According to […]

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Review: Dick Morris’ Philly Talk Radio Debut

Local radio station WPHT, for mysterious reasons, has handed its afternoon drive-time radio show over to a man who’s never hosted a radio show, has […]

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Rosenbach, Free Library Are Merging

NewsWorks reports that the Rosenbach Museum—probably best known as, but not limited to, the repository for the works of the late artist and author Maurice […]


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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Believe It Or Not, “NJweedman” Has Been Arrested Again

Watch: The video was uploaded Tuesday with this description: “Marijuana activist Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion was arrested in Evesham and charged with possession for have two […]

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Thatcher and Reagan Made the 1980s a Remarkable Decade

There is a fascinating book by Irving Stone entitled, They Also Ran, the story of men defeated for the presidency. Stone, an historian, also analyzes […]

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Boston Deserves More Than a Moment of Silence

Sometimes, I wish we could all just shut up for a little bit. It is one of life’s great ironies that the events that demand […]

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News from Boston

Gay hero featured on Sports Illustrated cover.

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Boston Explosions: The Latest News [Updated]

We’ll be trying to keep up with the latest headlines from Boston throughout the day today, obviously. Going forward, the latest news will be at […]

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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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Here Is Sports Illustrated’s Boston Marathon Cover

This will probably be the iconic image from the attack—some of the others being too horrible to want to spread widely into America’s consciousness:

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Not So Dirty Jersey

The state’s close to marriage equality.

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Bradley Cooper Lives With His Mom

Since every other post today is literally about death and taxes, let’s take a break and check in with Philly homebody and one-time Sexiest Man […]

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More Hearings Planned For Proposed Philly Casino

6ABC reports the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has added a another day of public hearings as it considers which of a half-dozen proposals it might […]

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