Lifestyle

Last December, I wrote a commentary condemning hate crimes against Muslims and offering to sit down with anyone who wanted to learn about Islam or meet a Muslim.

This July will mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen — so this year is surely a fitting time to reflect on a subject b ...

The late-setting July sun illuminated the canyon of freshly deserted mills on the avenue. Over-sized factory windows coated in senescent ...

Others seem to weather it without permanent physical or psychological damage. I am talking, of course, about the miserable moment you realize you have lost your cell phone.

I just returned home from my godfather’s funeral. It is still unbelievable to me. The man was 90 years old, so it’s in some w ...

Rice Chex cereal has always been 100 percent rice, but now it boasts that it’s gluten-free. It never had gluten. But now that glute ...

Just over a year ago, Mark, my husband of almost 15 years and best friend for 23, the person with whom I have had two remarkable children ...

Have you ever noticed that when a friend offers you a ride and you get in their car, they usually say, “Sorry about the mess,” ...

The music filled me with joy; the music made me feel free, even when the lyrics were speaking to conditions of struggle.

Philadelphia’s 19th Annual Tattoo Arts Convention took place last weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Local tattoo lover ...

Kicking him out definitely freed up plenty of space in my house, when I boxed up all his things and gave them to ...

Commentator Maria Sherman explains what led to her to make the move from New York to Philadelphia.

I don’t find myself very special. I know there are thousands of people like me who work hard to survive, to make money to support their ...

A child’s mitten was propped on the metal post of some outdoor shelving on Germantown Avenue. Bubblegum flag against all that winter gr ...

When I was an undergrad at Temple, I was asked to create an illustration for an article about abortion to appear in the first issue of th ...