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Opinion & Essay

Left: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

Allegations 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

Online schooling (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

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

The cast of Revolution Shakespeare's
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Troilus and Cressida’ and ‘Plunge’

A Shakespeare tragedy, and a look from the future into the past.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh
National Interest
Politics & Policy

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 in Philadelphia is celebrating its 125th anniversary. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

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

Inside The Woodlands manor, in the Philadelphia Artists' Collective production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

Sen. Ben Sasse
National Interest
Politics & Policy

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

In Tribe of Fools'
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mass evictions are growing more common in Philly. Here’s how to fight them.

7 years ago

In Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Kill Move Paradise’ and ‘Stifters Dinge’

A brilliantly conceived new play and a sensory experience.

7 years ago

Listen 2:50
Trey Lyford in
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly 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

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

An education in how to be a better neighborhood advocate

7 years ago

DJ Gleason and the ensemble in the Act II Playhouse production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

Listen 3:46
Former President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Obama, Bush, and Hemingway: McCain’s gifts to a troubled nation

McCain called on his old foes, Bush and Obama, to stress his enduring values, and perhaps prompt a sufficient share of voters to seize the future and steer us back to safety.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

In West Philadelphia, a park collaboration in progress

7 years ago

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