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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Meet the Philly Woman Cited for “Vandalizing” Independence Mall

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Are You Philly’s Best Parallel Parker? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

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AI Bots Stole My Music

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Celeb Scoop: Did Courtney Love Sleep With Bradley Cooper to Spite Renée Zellweger?

Courtney Love and Bradley Cooper? A recent piece on Gawker includes a bunch of unfounded rumors including an email supposedly authored by Courtney Love in […]

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Your Four-Year-Old Daughter Needs a Makeover

Of the 120 emails I received last weekend, one shouted out to me, and it wasn’t the one that said, “Score a homerun every night […]

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Top to Bottom Travel

Fifty Shades of Grey for jet setters?

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Feds Crackdown on Chinatown Buses for Safety Violations

The Chinatown buses are who we thought they were. Today the federal government shut down 26 Chinatown bus operations—including 10 lines run by a Philly-based […]

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Governor Corbett Signs Three Execution Warrants

Governor Tom Corbett has signed three execution warrants for prisoners sitting on death row. Darien Houser, John J. Koehler Jr. and Willie Clayton are scheduled […]

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Former PSU QB Has a Shot With HBO’s Hard Knocks

When I was 11 or 12 years old a bunch of friends and I were planning on going to the movies. At the time, we […]


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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Only Cowardly Chefs Cave to Animal Rights Activists

If it talks like a duck, and walks like a duck, then it must be … human? Such is the quacky rationale of many activists […]

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Allen Iverson Wants His Wife Thrown in Jail

The former Sixer has filed court documents alleging that while he was in Asia playing ball his wife ransacked his house. He claims she took […]

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In the Bedroom

A column about lesbian sex, love and couplehood

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Colleges Aren’t Job Factories and That’s OK

I remember the day I told my father I had chosen to major in sociology as an undergraduate at Temple University. He was paying for […]

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Chris Christie Nominates Bruce Harris for Confirmation to NJ Supreme Court

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will try to get the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Bruce Harris for a seat on the State Supreme Court. […]

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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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ExxonMobil: No to LGBT Employees

The big Fortune 500 mistake

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My Six-Year-Old Got His First Gun

Over the weekend, I purchased a gun for my son while on a family getaway to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania’s NRA-friendly, conservative epicenter. The gun in […]

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Here’s a Picture of Tupac Shaking Hands With Osama bin Laden, Courtesy of DeSean Jackson

Yesterday, DeSean Jackson tweeted a picture. That picture is a doctored photograph that appears to show Tupac shaking hands with Osama bin Laden. It appears […]

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Advice for Recent Kindergarten Grads

It’s a pleasure to speak at your kindergarten graduation. I thoroughly enjoyed that stirring rendition of Hokey Pokey. I’m glad to see everybody got back […]

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