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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.


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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

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West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

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Off the Cuff: July 2007

Finally, the attempt of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell to hold up the Barnes Foundation’s move to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway is behind us, so I’m beginning […]

The Good Life: The 411, July 2007

BEAUTY: Soap Sessions If you fancy yourself très Martha, sign up for one of Duross & Langel’s monthly weekend workshops. The two-hour sessions will teach […]

How a funeral service for one of the city’s most esteemed lawyers turned into the bitch-slap heard down Broad Street

“It was,” says one person in attendance, “the first-ever eulogy as attack ad.” The setting: the recent funeral of legendary Philly attorney Alan Davis. The […]

Exit Interview: Andrea Kremer

Like light beer, foam fingers, and cries of “If you paid as much attention to me as you do that damn game, our marriage wouldn’t […]

Adrian Pasdar is no stranger to the ebb and flow of human experience: One minute he’s a cheerleader-dating jock at Marple Newtown High, and the next, his thumb is hacked off in a freak community theater table-saw accident. He was in Top Gun

Exit Interview: Where did you grow up? Adrian Pasdar: 39th and Powelton. All my friends were black. I didn’t know I wasn’t black until we […]

What to Drink: Green Point Chardonnay 2003, Tarra Valley, Australia

Fans of cool-climate wines, take note: Victoria’s Yarra Valley is to South Australia what Oregon’s Willamette Valley is to California. This up-and-coming cool-growing region specializes […]


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

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.


Susanna Foo, owner of recently opened Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen in Radnor, enlivens Thanksgiving dinner with an easy, no-cook cranberry recipe.

1 large orange 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries, washed and drained ¼ c. honey ½ c. granulated sugar 1 hot pepper, minced 1 Tbsp. ginger […]

Where’s the best place to go for a spray tan? — Kim, North Wales

Jessica Blatt replies: I can tell you this, Kim: The best place not to go right after your spray tan is to your office. After […]

Where We’re Eating November 2006

Aqua With neighbors like Jones and Morimoto, one would think one-word-named Aqua is for trendsetting Saturday nights. But this new Malaysian/Thai hybrid is a perfect […]

Need to get away? We’ve got a trip that’s perfect for you!

In search of ideal autumn weekends, we packed up and tried out the luxe-est inns and newest spas, plus urban hot spots and outdoor treks. […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: September 2006

INSTRUMENTS The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center By Victor Fiorillo A card-carrying NRA-member friend likes to talk about the power he […]

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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.


Pulse: Local Talent: Nicole Bindler

When Dance Magazine ran a special insert in 2004 on Philly’s hot new dance scene, Nicole Bindler was already packing for the move. She knew […]

A wedding with flowers in a lighter shade of pale can be electrifying

White Lighting

The casinos went dark — and it was good

“If the Civil War were today, the South would win hands down,” wrote Glenda McCardle to her hometown newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer, after […]

Susan Katz, local attorney, semi-reluctant co-star of the summer’s hit crossword documentary, Wordplay.

How did the movie people find you? It was my first competition, and someone pulled me aside and yelled, “We got a newbie!” I said, […]

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