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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)
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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Grieving Penn Staters Need to Get a Grip

Joe Paterno wasn’t dead on Friday night, but Facebook was already glutted with nauseating tributes—one referenced the “sky crying blue tears.” Get a grip; he […]

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Prosecutors Call Archdiocese “Unindicted Co-Conspirator”

In a pretrial hearing today, prosecutors in the case against Monsignor William Lynn wanted to demonstrate the alleged perpetual nature of the sexual-abuse involving priests […]

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Joe Paterno Wasn’t a Hero

Earlier today, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett ordered that all flags at Commonwealth facilities be flown at half-staff until legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno […]

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Beached Whale in OCNJ

A whale has washed up on the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey. [Twitter]

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Christie Nominates Openly Gay Republican and Korean-American to Serve as Justices

Governor Chris Christie has announced two state Supreme Court nominees today. Christie proposes that the openly gay, African-American mayor of Chatham, Bruce Harris, and Korean-American […]

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Wings With a Side of ’90s Porn Stars

If you have an affinity for popular porn stars of the 1990s, you should probably work on procuring a ticket to next week’s Wing Bowl […]


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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David Beckham Likes the Phils?

It seems like David Beckham loves him some Phillies. Over the weekend the soccer star/fashion icon/celebudad hit an In-N-Out Burger (Need.Animal.Fries.Now) rocking a throwback Phils […]

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Flags at Half-Staff for Paterno

Governor Tom Corbett has ordered that all flags at fly at half-staff until Joe Paterno is buried. This mandates that all commonwealth facilities in Pennsylvania […]

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?uestlove Composing Gift for Blue Ivy Carter

So, this is probably better than a onesie from OshKosh B’Gosh. ?uestlove is working on a series of tracks as a baby gift for Jay-Z […]

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Westboro Baptist to Picket Paterno’s Funeral

The Westboro Baptist Church—you know, the people behind the website godhatesfags.com who champion the death of American soldiers and show up with signs at practically […]

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How Twitter Accidentally Killed JoePa Too Soon

Joe Paterno has died. If you were on the Internet, you were probably pretty angry about it for one reason or another. On Saturday, Penn […]

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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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Bears in Boxers, Oh My

Liberty Bears strip down for charity

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See It: Broken Tower

James Franco plays gay again

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Instagram Turns Your Life From Dull to Dashing

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, in which case you don’t get a reliable WiFi connection, you’ve probably heard of Instagram. It’s one of […]

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NOM and the GOP

Where’s the money coming from?

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