People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
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.
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
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.
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.
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.
When director John Hillcoat needed someone to create vast post-apocalyptic landscapes for his new Viggo Mortensen-led epic The Road, he sought out Mark Forker, who […]
Let’s put it this way: Nobody said it was going to be pretty. Running 26 miles rarely is, and a week after the Philadelphia Marathon […]
IN APRIL 2009, after he and his mother lost a lifetime of savings to Bernie Madoff, Michael DeVita began calling the White House regularly. One […]
Was Honest Abe suffering from a rare fatal disease? A bloody pillowcase in a Philly museum may hold the answer.
THE WORST HAD happened. First had come the noise, the shot, the terrible commotion in the theater across the street, before the nice young man […]
