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Gosnell trial jury resumes deliberations
A Philadelphia jury returns to keep working toward a verdict in the murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider. Dr. Kermit G ...
14 years ago
Gun folly, and other symptoms of lunacy
Granted, we don’t burn people at the stake anymore, and we don’t dig up dead people and ...
14 years ago
For Philly actor, ‘Johnny Showcase’ is a soul train back to the ’70s
If you’ve never seen Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret before, you might wonder: Is this serious? “It is alwa ...
14 years ago
Portrayal of family dynamics takes the stage at Allens Lane in “When the Rain Stops Falling”
A man standing above a group screams loudly. A fish falls from above and hits the stage at Allens Lane Art Center with a moist thud. So b ...
14 years ago
Chop your own firewood and learn to juggle: Advice I’ll ignore from ‘Life’s Little Instruction Book’
Ironically, one piece of advice Brown gives us is “Never give a loved one a gift that suggests ...
14 years ago
Princeton University Art Museum highlights African presence in Renaissance Europe
Duke Alessandro de’ Medici is all over the Princeton University campus these days. His handsome visage, from a painting by Agnolo B ...
14 years ago
Breathing new life into a beloved building from my childhood
You know those old Steely Dan song lyrics “and I’m never going back ...
14 years ago
Delaware marriage equality bill heads to Senate floor
Gay marriage is one step closer to becoming a reality in Delaware. Delaware’s marriage equality bill cleared the Senate Executiv ...
14 years ago
Study fuels debate over Philadelphia tax break
Anyone who was around Philadelphia in the ’80s has to be impressed by the transformation of Center City. Back ...
14 years ago
Dozens rally in Trenton for ‘banning the box’
Supporters of a measure to prohibit New Jersey employers from asking about criminal history on job applications rallied outside the State ...
14 years ago