Opinion & Essay
Delaware Theatre Co. opens 40th season with touchdown in ‘Sanctions’
The play takes a hard look at the underbelly of college athletic programs.
7 years ago
Listen 1:39The Kavanaugh case: Trouble for GOP in midterms?
Spurred by Anita Hill's treatment at the Thomas hearings, Lynn Yeakel ran for U.S. Senate in '92. She nearly unseated U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, one of Hill's questioners.
7 years ago
Listen 4:05Allegations against Kavanaugh bring back memories of Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill
When I heard that Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was at risk due to accusations that he sexually assaulting a woman decades ago, I thought of Clarence Thomas
7 years ago
Why we chose online school for our teen
Anyone who’s ever heard me stumble through trying to explain the identifiable traits of a mammal, watched me do 5th grade math, or list ...
7 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Troilus and Cressida’ and ‘Plunge’
A Shakespeare tragedy, and a look from the future into the past.
7 years ago
Kavanaugh’s accuser is a nightmare for the party of misogyny
Is it any wonder that women are fleeing the GOP en masse? That women are jonesing for a Democratic Congress by a whopping 40 percentage points (65 to 25)?
7 years ago
Reading Terminal Market celebrates 125 years as melting pot of tastes, cultures
This year, as the iconic Reading Terminal Market turns 125 years old, it’s a great time to celebrate the Market’s role in the life of ...
7 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Mary Rose’ and ‘Eccentricities of a Nightingale’
A play by the creator of Peter Pan, and a rewarding Tennessee Williams work.
7 years ago
All talk, no action: Ben Sasse, Republican metaphor
The congressional Republicans continue to abet and excuse Donald Trump's relentless assaults on democratic norms and the rule of law.
7 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fly Eagles Fly,’ ‘Jeanne/Jean/John/Jawn’ and ‘Do You Want a Cookie?’
A spoof on loving the Birds, an acrobatic display and a spotlight on cabaret.
7 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Kill Move Paradise’ and ‘Stifters Dinge’
A brilliantly conceived new play and a sensory experience.
7 years ago
Listen 2:50Philly Fringe reviews: ‘The Accountant’ and ‘Lay Me Down Softly’
A creation curated by the Fringe Festival, plus an Irish play about boxing.
7 years ago
In Act II Playhouse’s ‘Biloxi Blues,’ a production that becomes a tribute
Days after Neil Simon died, the theater in Ambler opened his Tony-award winning show.
7 years ago
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