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Philly’s Google Zeitgeist: Here’s What We Searched for Every Single Day of 2013

We are about to be inundated by 2013 Year-in-Review videos, articles, blogs, cable shows and radio marathons. The most interesting review is already out – […]

City Life

Philadelphia Library E-Books Are Really Popular. Naturally, You’ll Have Less Access to Them.

If you’re looking forward getting a new e-reader for Christmas, you may not want to look to the Free Library for help filling it up […]

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WATCH: Snowbound: A Visual Meditation

Snowy pictures for a snowy day.

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Philly’s Science Leadership Academy Dumps Macs for Chromebooks

Education Week takes notice that Philly’s acclaimed Science Leadership Academy has dumped its Mac laptops for new Chromebooks that cost about a third as much. […]

Dec 8, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) hands off to running back LeSean McCoy (25) during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field. Photo | Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
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Those Awesome Eagles Snow Bowl Pics Were Very Hard to Take

Wilmington photographer Kyle Grantham has a great post at PetaPixel about all those great photos in the snow from Sunday’s Eagles’ win over the Lions. […]

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Penn Study: Glorious Utopian Future of Free Elite Online Education is a Bit of a Crock

The New York Times reports on a Penn study showing that MOOCs—”massive” online courses provided cheaply or freely by elite universities—aren’t really democratizing education the […]

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Of Course the World’s First Selfie Was Taken in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a city of many national firsts. First zoo. First computer. First row houses. First stock exchange. First lending library. First volunteer fire squad. […]

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Amazon, Drone Home!

A new poll out last weekend delivered the bad news that Americans don’t trust one another anymore. Only a third of those surveyed by AP-GfK  […]

Amazon Drone
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7 Reasons Amazon Drones Are The Dumbest Idea I’ve Ever Heard

You’ve heard about Amazon drones, the Seattle-based e-tail giant’s new idea to use drones to deliver packages on the same day to customers, particularly those […]

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WATCH: This Is the Most Sincere, Un-Ironic Ode to Philadelphia You Will Ever See

We’re suckers for huge, epic odes to the city. Have a gander.

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WATCH: Short Film Celebrates Literally Everything About Philadelphia

At first, we couldn’t decide if this short film celebrates Philadelphia, or is just a group of people enthusiastically reading the city’s Wikipedia entry. We’ve […]

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Penn Backs Student-Created Start-Up That Lets Kids Cut Class

You may have heard about a pair of Penn students who’ve come up with a nifty new idea. They’ve created a virtual marketplace, Noteriety (motto: […]

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Christmas Carol to White Christmas: Where To Watch Your Favorite Holiday Movies

Thanksgiving’s over. Chanukah is under way. The Christmas season is just beginning. And with it, the time of year to watch your favorite holiday movies. […]

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WATCH: The Wissahickon Looks Beautiful in the Fall

Princeton bonfire
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In Princeton, Effigies Have Feelings, Too

Millennials, you are killing me. I know, I know; we celebrate you on the December cover of the magazine. We get to read inside about […]