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What Happened to Chris Rabb?

Sixteen years ago, he wrote a book touting conscious capitalism. Now he’s a Democratic Socialist hanging out with controversial podcaster Hasan Piker. Did he change — or did America?


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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

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

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

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10 Things You Better Learn in College

Our country is in an education crisis! Students are graduating without jobs and owing punishing amounts of debt. Tuition continues to spiral out of control. […]

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Paoli’s DuckDuckGo Takes On Google

What prompted you to create a search engine like DuckDuckGo, and play David to Google’s Goliath? I was going in a bunch of different directions […]

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Pence Hits Walk-Off Home Run in Extra Innings

The Phils (read: Chad Qualls) gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning, allowing the Astros to force extras. Hunter Pence—who committed […]

Mitt Romney Autotune Video From the Bed Intruder Guys

Somehow the Gregory Brothers and the New York Times knew, intuitively, that your afternoon was severely lacking in auto-tuned videos of clips from presidential candidates. […]

Romney Goes After Obama’s Stimulus With “Fire on the Prairie” Speech in Iowa

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has taken aim at President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus with a 3 p.m. speech in Iowa. Romney calls the stimulus […]

Barack Obama Talks Gay Marriage, Embarrassing His Daughters on The View

Barack Obama was on The View today (the segment was taped yesterday) to discuss, among other things, his stance on gay marriage and that his […]


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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Another Rabid Raccoon, This Time in Wissahickon Valley Park

The Philadelphia Public Health Department has reported that a hiker was attacked by a rabid raccoon in a bathroom in the Wissahickon Valley Park last […]

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Watch a Glouco Guy Implant Magnets Into His Wrist to Hold His iPod Nano

A 21-year-old body piercer at Dynasty Tattoo named Dave Hurban was a human. Now, he’s a cyborg because he implanted magnets into his wrist so […]

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Suspects in Old City Beating Death to Stand Trial for Third-Degree Murder

Back in January, 23-year-old Temple grad Kevin Kless was beaten to death shortly after last call in Old City. Today, a judge ruled that the […]

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Olney Shooting Victim Had Given Police a Written Statement on Recent Murder

Last night 21-year-old Rodney Ramseur and his girlfriend Latia Jones, also 21, were shot multiple times on a porch in the city’s Olney section last […]

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An Alternative Plan to the Rutgers-Rowan Merger

In a statement on Monday, Rutgers-Camden Chancellor Wendell Pritchett said that there is an alternative plan to the merger of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University supported […]

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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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FBI Opens Inquiry Into JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Loss

CBS News has confirmed that an FBI inquiry into the $2 billion loss reported by JPMorgan Chase is in its initial stages. On May 10th, […]

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Celeb Scoop: Jay-Z Backs Obama on Gay Marriage

Jay-Z Backs Obama on Gay Marriage. Hov sat down with CNN while he was in town for yesterday’s big announcement. When he was asked about […]

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This Short Film on Pete Rose Is the Saddest Thing You’ll Watch All Week

ESPN has announced that it will produce another volume of 30 for 30—the Peabody award-winning series of documentary films. The second volume will include 30 […]

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Philly Pride Grand Marshall Announced

The details on the parade and party

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