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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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Postal Service Keeping Saturday Delivery After All

In February, the United States Postal Service announced it was cutting Saturday delivery, due to decreasing revenue associated with, well, the internet. Today they’ve called […]

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An iPhone App That Lets You “Listen” to Rittenhouse Square

Open toes, picnic blankets, the sun. All have recently made their spring debuts in Rittenhouse Square. So too has an interesting new iPhone app–timed in […]

Trans 100 Spotlight

Philly activist/writer Che Gossett

News

New Details from the CHOP Murder Confession

Jason Smith, the Levittown exterminator charged with killing CHOP doctor Melissa Kenuti in her Center City home, was ordered to face trial today for murder […]

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2013 Made in America Lineup Announced

The lineup is set for Jay-Z’s Made in America Festival, taking place Labor Day Weekend on the Parkway. (Shawn Carter himself isn’t on the official […]

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Paterno Family: We Really Really Care About Child Abuse!

Today, Sue and Jay headlined a child abuse prevention breakfast in the state capital, and brother Scott says that’s not all: “We’re going to be […]


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.


News

Let the Dick Jokes Resume: Anthony Weiner’s Making a Comeback

Anthony Weiner, the greatest dick-pic twitterer Congress has ever known, is probably running for Mayor of NYC. A. Because he was a frontrunner in ’09, […]

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None of Your Business

Etsy shop owner refuses gay brides.

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PA Man Makes Bomb Threat Outside the White House

44-year-old Krzysztof Wasik, of Hazle Township, PA was hanging out by the White House this morning when he decided to make what a appears to […]

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Food & Wine: East Passyunk Ave One “Ten Best Foodie Streets in America”

But we knew that already. Now the tourists can too. East Passyunk Ave gets the Food & Wine magazine treatment, landing on its list of […]

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Hollywood Reporter Pretttty Skeptical of Comcast’s Steve Burke

NBC/Universal/Kabletown has been in turmoil lately. There was the Ann Curry firing. The Matt Lauer backlash. The Leno/Fallon shakeup. And at the center of it, […]

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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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New Jackie Robinson Movie 42 Recalls Phillies’ Shameful Past

There’s a new movie coming out this week that paints a rather unflattering picture of Philadelphia and its sports culture. And it goes much farther […]

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The Deal Is Done: Pat Toomey Is Gun Control’s Latest Hero [Updated]

Well, gun control advocates (and 90% of the country) have a new ally in Pennsylvania’s junior senator. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin, blue dog Democrat […]

Nordstrom’s Wedding Party

It’s rife with dancing gays.

The Hottest Suburban Philadelphia Neighborhoods

East Greenwich A place for Philadelphia expats in search of great schools and wide-open spaces. Median home price: $248,000 Decrease in average days on market […]

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