Bill Cosby

a screenshot of the I-95 livestream on Thursday morning, where more than 1,300 people were watching it simultaneously
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People Are Actually Watching the I-95 Repair Livestream

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

Abbott Elementary creator and star -- and Philadelphia native -- Quinta Brunson on the cover of Cosmopolitan's December issue
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Philly Today: Quinta Lands Cosmo Cover, Police Milk Boy in the Box Suspense

Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please […]

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The Worst of Philly 2021: From Fraudulent Hoagies to Headhouse Square to Ben Simmons

Every year since 1974, Philly Mag has published the Best of Philly: the people, places and things we want to lift up and celebrate. Things […]

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Investigative Journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan on Chronicling Bill Cosby’s Fall

The Rundown Age: 51 CV, abridged: Washington, D.C., correspondent and crime reporter, Philadelphia Daily News (1992-2005); senior writer, People (2005-2017); adjunct journalism professor, Temple’s Klein […]

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Philly’s 20 Biggest Losers of 2018

At the end of the year, it is customary for us here at Philly Mag to take stock of the good, the bad, and the […]

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Has Temple University Lost Its Way?

The soft-spoken president of Temple University, Dick Englert, talks to Patrick O’Connor, the school’s chairman of the board of trustees, every day. The two men […]

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Defending Bill Cosby Does Nothing to Protect Black Men

On Tuesday afternoon, I, like the rest of America, was on the edge of my seat awaiting the conclusion of Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing. After […]

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Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years in State Prison, Denied Bail

Bill Cosby is going to prison. Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Steven T. O’Neill sentenced Cosby to 3 to 10 years in state prison on Tuesday […]

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I Love My Job: Civil Rights Attorney Gloria Allred

On the eve of Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing, powerhouse advocate Gloria Allred, who is representing pro bono 33 of the women accusing the comedian of sexual assault, […]

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Temple University Will Rescind Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

UPDATE: Temple University announced around 1 p.m. on Friday that it will rescind Bill Cosby’s honorary degree. Temple University will consider rescinding Bill Cosby’s honorary […]

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After Dozens of Allegations, Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault

A Montgomery County jury at last decided Bill Cosby’s fate on Thursday afternoon: the 80-year-old comedian has been found guilty of sexual assault. Cosby was […]

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Penn Divests Itself of Ex-Trustee Steve Wynn After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

In a move to distance itself from former trustee and alum Steve Wynn, who was recently accused of sexual misconduct by “dozens” of people in […]

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Cosby Wisely Shuts Down “Sex Assault Tour” Idea

The similarities between Bill Cosby and O.J. Simpson are so uncanny that they’re difficult to ignore. Both were social trailblazers in their day, African-American men […]

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OPINION: The Black Community Should Take No Joy in Bill Cosby’s Mistrial

In 2004, comedian Bill Cosby was honored by the NAACP as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. […]

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Christine Flowers: Bill Cosby = Cliff Huxtable, So He Can’t Possibly Be Guilty

It is never easy to learn that a long-held belief is incorrect. Bill Cosby’s trial has forced America into a collective state of cognitive dissonance […]