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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2025

Beef bandits, billboard wars, an epic high school prom, and profiles of the biggest names in Philly — it’s our roundup of our favorite stories of 2025.


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How Philly Fell for Krampus — and a Darker Kind of Christmas

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Youth Sports in Philadelphia Are Uneven — and the Gaps Are Growing

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

Latest Stories

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Ignoring 9/11 Heroes

Those at Ground Zero still suffering

Holiday Beauty Tips

Stylist Kevin Gatto talks hair trends

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A Flash Mob for the Cultured

Philly Opera Company goes to Macy’s

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Mr. Gay USA Crowned in Philly

Contestants record anti-bullying video

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McNabb’s Last Stand

Where will he play next season?

Daily Scoop

Underground explosion in Old City


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.


Gay Weekend Roundup

Three days of burlesque, booze and roller derby

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Avoid Bedroom Blunders

What info to keep to yourself

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Surviving 127 Hours

A seizure-inducing movie

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The Neverending Diet

When will I be a skinny bitch?

Daily Scoop

Will Vick stick with the Eagles?

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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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Meet These Trans Cover Boys

Original Plumbing benefits Trans-Health

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Got Pie?

There’s still time to support MANNA

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Terror Scares

Suspicious package at local college

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Happy Veteran’s Day

And the latest on DADT

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