Opinion & Essay
Review: Weighing in on ‘Hands Across Veronica’
The fuzzy-brained comedy “Hands Across Veronica,” at Walking Fish Theatre in Kensington, is supposed to make us think in some ...
11 years ago
Chris Christie: Straight talker or inartful dodger?
If you buy Chris Christie’s depiction of himself as a no-bull straight talker who Sez What He Means ‘n’ Means What ...
11 years ago
Marrying art with scientific inquiry opened new windows on the world
Primarily known as a British artist, Cornelius Varley was an equally accomplished inventor, creating drawing instruments to bring fine de ...
11 years ago
Boyle introduces himself to Congressional voters
I first met Brendan Boyle in 2004, when he was knocking on door after door in Northeast Philadelphia, trying to unseat a 20-year in ...
11 years ago
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‘In God we trust’ bill in Pa. House promotes a divisive religious message
I have serious problems with a bill sponsored by Pa. Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny), ...
11 years ago
Conservatives go mum about bogus Benghazi story
The apology (such as it was) surfaced at the tail end of the broadcast last night. 60 Minutes, having just been bu ...
11 years ago
The Inquirer files: Philadelphia’s media soap opera
It’s usually hard to get executives involved in a business dispute to air their complaints publicly. That’s not the case in o ...
11 years ago
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Philadelphia needs a gender-based community safety audit to fight street harassment
People often dismiss street harassment as “harmless,” “infrequent,” or “only happening in certain places. ...
11 years ago
The ’13 elections: A small step to the left
To those of you who think America is a center-right nation, I now offer a partial corrective. We may indeed be center-right on the fiscal ...
11 years ago