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Bar Rescue Host Jon Taffer Gave Away Breast Enhancements at His Philly Bar in the 1980s

Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer has an interview online today with the New York Times talking bars, rescuing them, and TV. The conversation takes a […]

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How Far Did Adonis Run in Creed?

I wrote an article in 2013 titled, “How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in ‘Rocky II’?” Connecting the various scenes of Rocky […]

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Rocky Is the Best Picture Winner That Says Its Title the Most

Yo, Adrian! Guess which Best Picture winner says its title in the movie more than any other? At the 49th Academy Awards, Rocky beat All […]

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Sylvester Stallone Nominated for Academy Award

Sylvester Stallone is now a three-time Academy Award nominee. The actor was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his seventh portrayal of Philadelphia boxer Rocky […]

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How Clemson’s Football Coach Used Creed to Inspire His Players

In case you missed it in the New Year’s Eve madness, the Wall Street Journal last week published an article about Clemson football coach Dabo […]

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Rocky, Star Wars Let Us Grow Old With Favorite Characters

I went and saw Creed last weekend. Reader, I cried. I cried when Rocky Balboa got sick. I cried when Creed put on his papa’s […]

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The Three Main Problems With Creed

Have you ever had the eerie realization that you were being directly marketed to? Have you ever watched a commercial for light beer featuring 15 urban […]

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Baby Named Rocky (After the Rocky 50K) Will Be At This Year’s Rocky 50K Finish

So, remember that baby who was named Rocky, not so much after Rocky the character, but after the Rocky 50K run? I’m not making this up, […]

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Yes, Creed Is As Good As Everyone Says

Over the last week or so, a funny thing happened. In the days leading up to the Thanksgiving Eve release of the new Rocky movie […]

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Mike Huckabee Sued for Using Rocky III Theme Song

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has been sued by Survivor band member, guitarist and songwriter Frankie Sullivan for using his 1982 hit “Eye of the […]

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10 Strange Rocky Items You Can Buy on Etsy

With Creed fever in high gear, there are quite a few companies who are throwing their hats in the ring selling movie merchandise to celebrate all things […]

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Rapper Future Remixes Rocky Theme

Just in time for the release of Creed at the end of the month, Atlanta rapper Future has taken the original Rocky theme, that triumphal tune […]

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PHOTOS: Big Crowds Greet Sylvester Stallone and Creed Cast at Rocky Steps

A huge crowd of Rocky fans turned up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Rocky Steps” this morning to greet Sylvester Stallone and the cast […]

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New Rocky Movie Creed Features Johnny Brenda’s In a Big Way

Way back in 2013, a band from Los Angeles called Caught a Ghost played an opening slot on a Thursday night at popular Fishtown bar-restaurant-nightclub […]

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Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan Coming to “Rocky Steps” on Friday

Creed isn’t coming out for another few weeks, but excitement is starting to build for the latest in the Rocky franchise. And this Friday, anybody […]