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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


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Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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Kimmel’s Rooftop Garden Gets Cooler

A decade after the Kimmel Center opened up to mixed reviews, its leaders are getting around to making some big fixes. First on the list? […]

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Jaws Takes Pigskin To China

Philadelphia Eagles legend Ron Jaworski isn’t content to keep his passion for football within his country’s boundaries: He’s taking his pigskin to Asia. Jaworski and […]

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Tommy DiNic’s Roast Pork Secret

Tommy DiNic’s roast pork may have been named the best sandwich in America by Travel Channel host Adam Richman, but don’t expect to see DiNic’s […]

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Rec Center Rape Charges Dropped

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has dropped charges against five teens accused of raping a 12-year-old girl last month at the Francis Myers Recreation Center […]

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Weekend Roundup

Labor Day Weekend Guide

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Reagan Hologram Is A Real Thing

You kids are probably too young to remember Ron Headrest, the Max Headroom-like virtual version of President Ronald Reagan that existed only in Doonesbury cartoons […]


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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Lesbian Chic is Not a Fashion Trend

Sorry, Style.com

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Philly Hosts Hurling Championships

Oh, sure, hurling sounds like something violent and painfully embarrassing. It’s also a much-beloved ancient Irish sport—which, judging from the video above, is a mix […]

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How to Come Out of the Closet

A new video lays it all out

Fact-Checking Mitt’s RNC Speech

If looking presidential means following George Washington’s famous—if apocryphal—example, then Mitt Romney did mostly OK during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention: […]

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3 Dead at New Jersey Grocery

It appears The Onion can put away this headline for yet another week: Reports say that three people—including the gunman—died in a mass shooting around […]

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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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First Date? Don’t Mention Your Biological Clock

Dear Monica, First dates are very stressful. It feels like the guy is just checking me out. How do you have a first date with […]

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More Awful Quotes From Fifty Shades of Grey

A lot has happened since I wrote about E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey back in April. It and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker […]

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The GOP’s Desperate Love of Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair

Oh, sure, Republicans love Clint Eastwood now. All the man had to do was show up Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, start rambling […]

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John Bolaris Belongs in Philadelphia

For John Bolaris, even something as simple as taking the train to New York inevitably takes a dramatic turn. Back in the spring, I joined […]

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