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Marc Summers Explains Why Reality TV Sucks

The comedian made famous by Double Dare talks marriage, Marc Vetri, and his new off-Broadway show.


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Is This the John Fetterman Pennsylvania Elected?

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Are These Taylor Swift Lyrics About Jason Kelce?

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The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

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Esquire Calls Philly the “Late-Night Capital of the United States”

A recent piece in Esquire details Philly’s awesome late-night food and booze scene. They break it down by neighborhood, tossing mentions to some of the […]

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

GPFFL is looking for new players

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$9,000 to See Barbra Streisand?

In case you’ve been in seclusion, mourning the passing of Marvin Hamlisch, I should probably tell you that Barbra Streisand will be at the Wells […]

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Deceased Passenger’s Parents Sue Jackass Star Ryan Dunn’s Estate, West Chester Bar

Late Jackass star Ryan Dunn died a little more than a year ago when he got drunk and demolished his car while driving 132 mph […]

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Calling 911 Should Not Get You Arrested

Of all the dubious side effects of America’s futile and increasingly unpopular War on Drugs (and there are lots of them), few are more egregious […]

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Another Water Main Break, This Time in Manayunk

Another water main broke in Philly on Thursday morning. This time it was a 12-inch main that broke at Manayunk and Ridge Avenues in Manayunk. […]


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Laughing at Transgender Comedy

A special one night stand at GayFest

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8 Ways You Are Exactly (Sort of) Like an Olympian

There’s nothing like the Olympics to remind us how insufficient we are. Our lives don’t feature medals and pageantry and easily remembered storylines. For two […]

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Texts From the Comcast “Robin Hoods”

If Robin Hood had flown first-class to Miami, popped bottles with strippers and coated his arrows with gold paint, would the fine people of Nottingham […]

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8 Gifts That Say “Philly”

A customer of mine from Denver visited me in Philadelphia recently and hired my company for a good project. I want to send him a […]

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Morning Scoop: Romney Speeds Down the Jersey Turnpike

Luries Settle Divorce. Jeff and Christina Lurie have reportedly settled their divorce quietly. Christina will get a sizable portion of the Eagles, according to reports. […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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Overly Sensitive Olympics Viewers Are Wrong About Monkey Promo

The Olympics have triggered a whole lot of angst. People are pissed at NBC’s spoilers. They’re pissed about Americans being too self-obsessed. They’re pissed about […]

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Gunman Arrested in Hymies Restaurant Robbery

Authorities have arrested a 40-year-old Philadelphia man and charged him with armed robbery for the July 14th heist at Hymies Restaurant in Merion Station. Police […]

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$28 Million In Cuts Proposed for Inquirer and Daily News

Today, the leadership of the Newspaper Guild, the union that represents many employees of the Inquirer, Daily News, and philly.com, sent the following email to […]

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Stop What You’re Doing and Gawk at This High-Res Image of Mars

Seriously, we dare you to stop looking at the mountain ranges in the background of this image of Mars. These pictures were TAKEN BY A […]

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