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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2025

Beef bandits, billboard wars, an epic high school prom, and profiles of the biggest names in Philly — it’s our roundup of our favorite stories of 2025.


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How Philly Fell for Krampus — and a Darker Kind of Christmas

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Youth Sports in Philadelphia Are Uneven — and the Gaps Are Growing

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The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

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PHOTOS: The Absolutely Debaucherous Wing Bowl 2013

Wing Bowl Parade Wing Bowl Women Wing Bowl Crowd Wing Bowl Eating [PHOTOS: Jeff Fusco]

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Drexel to Start Entrepreneurship School; Unclear What Will Actually Go On There

Using $12.5 million in donations from the Charles and Barbara Close Foundation (Charles is class of ’36), Drexel is founding a School of Entrepreneurship. Called, […]

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Overly Sensitive, Judgeless Traffic Court Now Kicking People Out for Laughing

300 people showed up to traffic court yesterday to find basically nobody available to hear their cases. (You’ll remember that 9 judges were indicted yesterday […]

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Guy Wearing Tom Brady Jersey Wins Wing Bowl

It was a sad day for the local crowd at today’s Wing Bowl. On the very day that El Wingador fell to cocaine charges, his […]

Zachary Quinto Debuts Puppy Flick

Way too much cute in one short film.

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It’s Curtains for the Union Rat: Stagehands Strike Is Almost Over

Last night at 9 p.m., IATSE Local 8 business manager Mike Barnes told me that negotiations between his stagehands union and Philadelphia Theatre Company — […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Sunday Match-Up: Downton Abbey Women vs. Super Bowl Women

This Sunday night looks to be another classic match-up between a heavy favorite and a hapless underdog. No, not the 49ers and the Ravens—the Super […]

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Chinese Hackers Now Infiltrating Wall Street Journal

A couple days ago, the New York Times featured a truly weird and fascinating report about a bunch of Chinese hackers who were in their […]

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Oscar Speeches Gone Wrong

With only 3 weeks until the ceremony, this month I’ll be focusing on the Oscars. (Big change, I know.) Starting things off are my picks […]

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Tom Corbett’s Son-in-Law Caught Stealing Cash in Sting Operation

Tom Corbett’s son-in-law Gerald Gibson, a Philadelphia narcotics officer, is being investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia police for repeatedly stealing clothes and money […]

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2 Dead at U.S. Embassy Suicide Attack in Turkey

Two U.S. Embassy security guards are reportedly dead after a suspected suicide-bomber set off explosives outside the entrance of the building in Istanbul today. An […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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El Wingador Indicted on Cocaine Charges

It’s probably a good thing Bill “El Wingador” Simmons wasn’t allowed to participate in the Wing Bowl this year. In a twist of irony, the […]

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Chip Kelly Kicks Off Eagles Tenure with Surprise Wing Bowl Appearance

At 7:45 this morning, thousands of bleary-eyed wing-watchers were treated to a different sort of Bird. Chip Kelly, man of the people, and new Eagles […]

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Why the Myth of the Liberal Press Persists

About a year ago, I wrote something nice—or, at least, not overly insulting—about the Philadelphia Inquirer and the need for its continued survival. In response, […]

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Chuck E. Cheese Is Safer Than Your Kid’s School

Every day, we drop our kids off at school and hope and pray that they are safe. We trust that the people who are in […]

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