
Opinion & Essay
The usual hawks drum for war in Syria
Here we go again. Or, as folk-rocker Steve Earle sings, “And the drums are drumming again.” All too pred ...
12 years ago
Review: ‘It’s My Party,’ women, and the deeper meaning of laughter
The new and innovative play “It’s My Party: The Women and Comedy Project” reaches into three different theatrical world ...
12 years ago
A Critic’s Notebook: Philly’s slice in Broadway’s big pie
Every year for the past few years, Philadelphia has made at least one major appearance on Broadway. This season, it’s in a compelli ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia controller candidates trade accusations
You wouldn’t expect at this point that a debate among the three Democrats running for Philadelphia city controller would be anythin ...
12 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 ...
12 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 ...
12 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 ...
12 years ago
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