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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.


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Opinion

Dear Josh Shapiro: Now That You Have the Votes, Here’s Our Wish List

Mac Mart owner Marti Liberman, whose business was targeted by the Boycott Ride in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 8th (photo courtesy Marti Lieberman/Mac Mart)
Q&A

Mac Mart Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be Open During the Philly Boycott Ride. Here’s Why It Was

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14 New Books by Philly Authors to Add to Your TBR List

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News

Judge Cuts Victim of Pennsbury Bus Accident’s Award to $500,000

In 2007 Ashley Zauflik lost her leg after she was run over by a bus outside of Pennsbury High School. A jury awarded Zauflik $14 […]

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Life as a Sitcom

An interview with R. Eric Thomas

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How Women Scare Men Away

Dear Monica, I feel like I am constantly making mistakes when I am on a date and this is preventing me from moving forward in […]

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Goods: Summer Stock

Warm-weather essentials

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Men in Black III
Grade: B

It has been almost 15 years since Men in Black opened on July 2, 1997. (And 10 years since Men in Black II was released—but […]

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On Our Gaydar: Wistaria Vintage

Inside the vintage outpost


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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Guess Who’s Coming Out at Dinner?

Growing up gay in A.C.

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Morning Scoop: Cops Say Mother Killed Infant Twins Over Husband’s Alleged Affair

Mother Accused of Murdering Infant Twins. A 41-year-old woman in Tacony allegedly suffocated one of her 18-month-old twins and drowned the other before trying to […]

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The Perfect Bicycle to Ride to Work

Last week while riding to work from my South Philly hovel, my trouser leg wound itself around my bike’s chain ring, tearing my pants and […]

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How Music Festivals Became Monsters

My first festival concert was Lollapalooza in 1993 at the old JFK Stadium site. I still have the ticket stub—it reads “Wherever you go … […]

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Best Picks: Memorial Day Weekend in Philly

Something like four billion people will be strapping themselves into their cars this weekend and getting on one of our various interstates, expressways and parkways, […]

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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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Jessie Hemmons’ 8 Favorite Things

She knit a sweater for the Rocky statue and seat covers for the Market-Frankford line, and has “yarn-bombed” (think graffiti with knitting needles) everything from […]

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Philly’s Best Barbershops

Francis the Duke Northern Liberties: 1050 North Hancock street, #77 Bart Blatstein’s trendy Piazza wouldn’t be complete without a vintage-flavored barbershop with an edgy twist. Enter […]

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This $10 Million Montco Manor Is a Fixer-Upper

The Wall Street Journal‘s “House of the Day” is an 8,960-square-foot manor house in Springfield Township, Montgomery County. It was built in 1928 and sits […]

Mayor Nutter Mocks Romney for Coming to West Philly

This morning, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participated in a roundtable discussion at the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philly. While Romney and […]

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