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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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Voice of Elmo Could Face Sex Charges

Will Sesame Street ever be the same?

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Robert De Niro is Clearly Using Bradley Cooper to Woo Philadelphia Audiences

Sure, maybe it seemed like acting legend Robert De Niro wanted to woo Philadelphians by portraying a very dedicated Eagles fan in his new movie, […]

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Starbucks in the Hot Seat?

Anti-gay groups on the attack

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Sixers Co-Owner Marc Leder Fathered a “Love Child” in New York

If only the 76ers could score as often as their owner! Marc Leder, the Sixers co-owner who hosted the private fund-raiser where Mitt Romney made […]

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HRC Rates Jewish Orgs

It’s the first faith-based report

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Elmo Voice Actor Accused of Sex With Teen Boy

We have nothing even slightly snarky to say about this: Kevin Clash, the voice actor who turned Elmo into the most beloved of all Sesame […]


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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LGBT Rights Go Corporate

Top execs discuss workplace equality

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“Bach to Rock” Brings Music, Fond Memories of Jack Black Movies to the Main Line

OK, kids, here’s your chance: Want to learn to play music, form a band, and become the biggest music star in the world since Justin […]

Philly’s Brownstein Group Creates “Interactive Catalog” for Ikea

The Brownstein Group in Philadelphia is getting credit with helping Ikea, purveyor of inexpensive-but-stylish home furnishings, create its first “interactive seasonal catalog”—a holiday-themed site called […]

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Of Course Arthur Kade Interviewed the Petraeus Mistress

You remember Arthur Kade. In 2009, the man known as Arthur Kadyshes quit the financial sector and changed his name to embark on “The Journey”, […]

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The Next West Philadelphia Vote Mitt Romney Gets Will Be His First

Need proof that Philadelphia really, really, really a Democratic town? How about this: In 59 of the city’s voting divisions last week—mostly in West and […]

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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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Howie Roseman Can’t Save the Eagles

As the final seven weeks of the season melt mercifully away, Eagles fans won’t even be able to find solace in the hope that by […]

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Daily News Tries to Reverse Circulation Slide With Redesign, Mobile Apps

The Philadelphia Daily News today unveiled a total redesign of the paper, complete with a new logo and and other design changes that try to […]

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Is City Council About to Trade Away Philadelphia’s Walkability Advantage?

When my wife and I decided to move to Philadelphia from Kansas four years ago, one of the first decisions we made was to ditch […]

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Every Parent’s Nightmare

mI was in a hotel, with my father, my wife, Lisa, and our boys. We were traveling down the hallway, laughing about something. I don’t […]

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