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The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How much Eagles news can — or should — one city consume?


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A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

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Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

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Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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Citizinvestor vs. Citizen in Philly

What’s the difference between a citizen and a “Citizinvestor?” In Philadelphia, we’re about to find out. Mayor Michael Nutter on Thursday announced that City Hall […]

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Hershey Settles HIV Discrimination Case

HIV+ student gets $700K

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Teachers Have to Be Able to Strike

This week, the War on Teachers continued. Teachers in Chicago, the third-largest school district in the country with 350,000 students, went on strike this week […]

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Michael Vick Deserves Old-School 700-Level Jeers

Looking back at this week in the news, the anniversary of 9/11 made everything else feel insignificant by comparison—quite a feat in this election season […]

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September Is the Best Time to Cheat on Your Spouse

Dear Monica, After a long marriage and what I thought was a great summer spent together as a family, my husband has asked for a […]

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The Agony, the Defeat: Fantasy Football

In his excellent profile of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman in this month’s Philly Mag, Richard Rys devoted a paragraph describing the football executive’s workday […]


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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City Council Uses Veto Override to Flex Muscles at Mayor Nutter

City Council voted on Thursday to override Mayor Nutter’s veto of a bill that would allow for an expansion of Finnigan’s Wake in NoLibs. The […]

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Rocky IV Was the Highest-Rated Program on NBCSN Last Week

For the week of September 3rd-9th, the newly branded NBCSN’s highest-rated program was its broadcast of Rocky IV on Wednesday night. Only 179,000 people tuned […]

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Jayson Stark Says a Phils Playoffs Run Would Make History

Don’t worry, I’ve got my fingers crossed while I’m writing this, which makes typing surprisingly difficult. But, on Thursday, Philly’s favorite baseball nerd Jayson Stark […]

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Penn Professor Wants “Sam Bacile” Thrown in Prison

Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Penn, Anthea Butler tweeted Wednesday morning that “Sam Bacile”—the “person” responsible for the anti-Islam movie cited as a motive […]

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Google’s Here to Save You From Yourself With New Degree of Separation From Kevin Bacon Function

Pretty much every Saturday and Sunday since the release of the original iPhone, you’ve probably rolled out of a deep slumber, pawed at your mobile […]

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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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Celeb Scoop: Tina Fey’s Mom Got Sick of the Sarah Palin Impression

Tina Fey Explains Success as Palin. Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey sat down with Barbara Walters to discuss the success Fey and SNL experienced on […]

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Delco Inmate Mistakenly Released From Prison Has “Awesome Breakfast,” Returns to Jail

In June, two inmates were mistakenly released from Delaware County Prison. North Philly’s Richard Dwayne Smith says he was arrested for violating his probation after […]

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Former Director of Education for Gov. Christie Eloquently Explains That Women Love Politicians

Gawker sent Philly’s Caity Weaver to OK! Magazine‘s Fashion Week party on Monday night. Amid her run-ins with Real Housewives and other pseudo celebrities, she […]

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Dumb Philadelphians Should Be Punished

Yesterday we learned that unruly fans at Eagles games won’t simply be ejected from Lincoln Financial Field this year. Now, those who get tossed from […]

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