Opinion & Essay
‘Education reform’ needs to focus on learners, not numbers
“Education Reform” is, in effect, false advertising and deceptive packaging, brought to you by sponsors who are not professional educ ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,’ all for fun
“Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,” taken from the little revue that turned out to be an Off-Broadway mainstay with u ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ are very much alive
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Two bit characters in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” They’re childhood friends of the prin ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ are very much alive
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Two bit characters in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” They’re childhood friends of the prin ...
11 years ago
Pataki’s rut, Hastert’s rule, Rowling’s rip
I’m on the move today, so here’s a quick quintet: When George Pataki announced his pres ...
11 years ago
Review: The strange heat of ‘Passion’
Before we get into any details about the Arden’s smashing new production of “Passion,” the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapin ...
11 years ago
ListenReview: ‘I Promised Myself to Live Faster’
A long, crawly thing made of floppy red tubes worms its way across the stage. (It’s hard to describe what Pig Iron Theatre Company& ...
11 years ago
What does Rick Santorum think about the Duggars now?
In Pennsylvania today, Rick Santorum is ...
11 years ago
Gay marriage and the pluck of the Irish
Who could ever have predicted that Ireland — Catholic Ireland, with its institutionally oppressive church — would be the first nation ...
11 years ago
Parties and barbecues aside, what better way to spend Memorial Day than to fire up the home entertainment system and hunker ...
11 years ago
I will be away for a while, returning the second week of June. If you missed any of our election coverage, there’s stuff worth read ...
11 years ago
Philly Ethics Board 1, dark money 0
Behold, a principle is established: There will be no anonymous stink bombs in Philadelphia elections. In a development I find rema ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘The Lion King’ and his pride
After seeing the opening Wednesday of “The Lion King” national tour at the Academy of Music, I can safely report that the circle of l ...
11 years ago
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