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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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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)
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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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Morning Scoop: Romney’s Santorum Endorsement?

Still Waiting on Announcement of Inky Sale. The details of the sale of Philadelphia Media Network to a group of investors led by Gerry Lenfest […]

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Flo the Progressive Girl: Love or Kill?

Flo the Progressive Girl. What comes to mind when I mention this media phenomenon? You hate her, right? Or maybe you love her. I checked […]

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Why Are Parents So Afraid of Public Schools?

Smartmoney.com had a thought-provoking article last week on the rising number of Americans who are taking out student loans—to send their children to kindergarten. That’s […]

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The Most Disgusting Thing to Do in Philadelphia? Ride SEPTA

On Friday evening, SEPTA reached a deal with transit police to end the nine-day strike. Safety on public transit is great and all, but after […]

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Millennials Don’t Think Obama Is So Cool Anymore

The frat bros next door draped a bed sheet from their fraternity house with Obama Is a GDI inked in spray paint. Greek translation: Obama […]

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VIDEO: Xfinity Live! Open to the Public

So, Xfinity Live! is open to the public. Also, that name sucks so we’re going to call it anything but that (unless you’re naming a […]


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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Do People Care About Will Smith?

In a word, yes. More accurately—as outlined in a lengthy piece on the state of leading me in Hollywood on Grantland points out—people care enough […]

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VIDEO: Vick’s Dog Fighting PSA

The Eagles quarterback is featured in a new PSA to help end dog fighting. Vick was at Simon Gratz today to unveil his spot for […]

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Eagles LT Jason Peters Pulls a Ryan Howard and Ruptures His Achilles

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the band tuning up for the Dream Team reunion tour. Eagles left tackle Jason Peters has torn […]

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SugarHouse Employee Could Win $640 Million

We don’t normally have many friendly things to say about SugarHouse, the casino on the Philadelphia waterfront. But today, I imagine that its 1,000-plus employees […]

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Celeb Scoop: Lindsay Lohan Done With Probation

LiLo Done With Probation. Five years of probation completed. Yea, it’s really been that long. [MTV] Twins Remake in the Works. The Governator and Danny […]

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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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Lesbian Photography Opens Eyes

The private lives of women

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Bruce Springsteen and the Teleprompter

I think there must be something to all this talk about the landfills and polluted water in New Jersey, because it seems like all those […]

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Philly Collector to Sell Pollock, Rothko Paintings at Auction

Geraldine Pincus will send a large portion of her art collection to auction at Christie’s in New York because her foundation, The Pincus Family Foundation, […]

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America Is Starting to Notice Killadelphia

We’re used to it. We wake up every morning and read reports of violent home invasions in Olney. We catch clips on the evening news […]

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