Guides

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

Hot recs from the Philly Mag staff


Q&A

Philly’s Top Cop Talks Plummeting Homicides, Horrible Drivers, and ICE Raids

Longform

Meet the Philly-Born Director Changing the Predator Universe

News

Josh Shapiro Puts Kamala Harris on Blast Over “Blatant Lies”

Latest Stories

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What You Need to Know About Chestnut Hill’s Not-Harry Potter Festival

After Warner Bros. threatened legal action, the fête will return as Witches and Wizards Festival.

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Weekend in Review: 3 Fringe Shows, 2 Bloody Marys, and a Late Sandwich

My wife and I managed to check out a bit of the FringeArts festival this weekend, and I’d say we made out pretty well.

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March Demanding Justice for Shantee Tucker Scheduled for Wednesday

New details have emerged in the homicide investigation of Shantee Tucker, a Black transgender woman who was killed on Old York Road last week.

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U.S. News 2019 Rankings: Where Local Colleges Placed

See how your favorite schools stack up.

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Coastal Flood Warning in Effect for Jersey Shore

The rain continues there and in the Philly region this week.

News

Help This Philly Photographer (and Super Nice Guy) Get His Stolen Gear Back

Abraham El, who worked in Philly schools teaching positive hip-hop to kids, was attacked on Thursday night. One man has been arrested, but police have yet to recover El’s gear.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Philly Cyclists Brave Rain for Annual Naked Bike Ride

Hundreds of cyclists went as bare as they dared on Saturday.

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I Used to Love Steak — Then I Met a Cow

How, at age 50, I finally brought my love of animals in line with my behavior.

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Can We All Agree Now That College Rankings Are Bunk?

The fallout from the Temple business school scandal.

Best Thing This Week: The Return of Nick Foles

Philly Philly: A love poem

This Just In: Bradley Cooper Bringing “A Star Is Born” to Philly on Wednesday

No word on whether his co-star, Lady Gaga, will be joining him. Here’s how you can win tickets to the private screening.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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Faces of the Fringe: Nightmarish Clowns, Killer Bears, and Wild Acrobatics

16 independent FringeArts Festival personalities tell us all about their shows and why Philly is a great place to be an artist.

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GoFundMe Says John Bobbitt Will Get All the Money Donated to Him

Meanwhile, things aren’t looking so good for the woman who spearheaded the crowdfunding campaign — or her boyfriend.

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A Gay “Berniecrat Socialist” Announces Surprise Run Against Brian Sims

Philadelphia businessman James McDevitt wants to become the first independent elected to the Pennsylvania State House.

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The “Today” Show and Eagles Fans Took Over the Comcast Center This Morning

Naturally, there were cheesesteaks, the Rocky steps, and Al Roker explaining the Curse of Billy Penn.

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