Patrick Rapa
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Philadelphia Magazine
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- Jul 21, 2026
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New Documentary Spotlights Philly’s Legendary “Black Cowboys” on Fletcher Street (opens the original)
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The short film offers an intimate look at the North Philly riding club, its young riders, and the fight to preserve its legacy. Young Ellis Ferrell brushes a horse in the short documentary Fletcher Street. / Photograph courtesy of Global Cinematic Society David Darg and Jannat Gargi’s new short documentary about North Philly’s Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club is full of visually striking and emotionally impactful moments. Kids confidently brushing and feeding horses in the stables. Founder and
The Strange, Scrappy ’90s Wildwood Documentary That Became a Cult Sensation (opens the original)
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Ruth Leitman’s gritty indie film about fast times and hard lessons from the boardwalk returns to Philly on October 4th. Wildwood, NJ returns to PhilaMOCA October 4th. / Image courtesy of Ruth Leitman One of the most memorable films about the New Jersey Shore was shot on Super 8 and lit by tramcars and pizza joints on the Wildwood boardwalk in the early 1990s. A little more than 30 years later, the hour-long Wildwood, NJ has earned a cult following and countless revival screenings. Ruth Leitman a
Inside Hustle Aims a Spotlight on the More Mysterious Parts of the Music Biz (opens the original)
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The Philly Music Fest’s free series is back with a full day of panels, talks, and networking for the people who make the music business happen behind the scenes. Gregory Alan Isakov headlines the 2026 Philly Music Fest, playing Ardmore Music Hall October 12th and 13th. / photo by Greg Ross Wanna get a toe into the music scene? Just ask an artist, they’re usually pretty chill. You’ll generally hear something like start a band, book some shows, invite your friends, try not to suck, etc. Seems sort
Award-Winning Comics Creator Brian “Box” Brown Returns With Two New Graphic Novels (opens the original)
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One’s a dark and funny dystopia, the other’s a biography of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Detail from WTF is a Podcast with Marc Maron, one of two new graphic novels by Brian “Box” Brown about to drop. Philly-based comics creator Brian “Box” Brown never planned to drop two big new graphic novels in rapid succession — it just kind of worked out like that. Before he’d even gotten the go-ahead for his biography of Marc Maron’s recently retired podcast WTF (due out November 3rd), Brown was already hard
10 Titles to Look for at Saturday’s Philly Bookstore Crawl (opens the original)
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Some highlights from the local lit scene this season Some of these books are part of the crawl, some are just shopping recs. The annual Philly Bookstore Crawl — your self-guided tour of local bookshops returning this Saturday — is a good excuse to put a bookmark in your current literary fling and go out looking for the next one. (Or at least a new addition to your TBR tower.) It’s also a chance to support local businesses fighting the good fight against that global illiteracy superstorm supposed
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