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Opinion & Essay

Geoff Sobelle begins to build his house in the Philly Fringe Festival production of 'Home' in 2017. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Home,’ ‘Iphigenia at Aulis,’ and ‘Alchemist’

HomeIt all begins with a simple large frame. How it ends, I won’t say. With that frame, theater artist Geoff Sobelle begins to buil ...

8 years ago

 (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-24731483/stock-photo-closeup-of-hand-pencil-erasing-first-amendment-to-u-s-constitution'>Qingwa</a>/Big Stock Photo)
National Interest
Lifestyle

An ignorant America endangers democracy

Donald Trump famously declared, “I love the poorly educated!” and w ...

8 years ago

 Elizabeth Fielder announces her campaign to unseat state Rep. Bill Keller in the 184th district of South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Former reporter Fiedler running for Pa. State House, hoping to unseat Keller in South Philly

Former WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fiedler announced Tuesday she’s getting into politics, running in next year’s Democratic prima ...

8 years ago

Shooting heroin in a vacant lot in Camden. (April Saul/for WHYY)
Health

During opioid crisis, Camden leaders put life-saving needle exchange in peril

With a staggering 64,000 Americans killed by drug overdoses last year according to the Centers for Disease Control, needle-exchange progr ...

8 years ago

 Hillary Clinton speaks at AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia in April 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Hey, Hillary, we already know what happened

Al Franken said it well last spring: “I love Hillary … and I think she has a right to analyze what happened. But we do have t ...

8 years ago

 Nia Benjamin playing one of the women who reunite, sort of, in the Sam Tower , Ensemble production of 'Strange Tenants.' (Kate Raines/Plate3 Photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Strange Tenants,’ ‘The Hand Job’ and ‘Gatz’

Strange TenantsArresting in its weirdness and impressive in its quivers, jerks and writhing, “Strange Tenants” is about the w ...

8 years ago

 A man stands at the edge of a waterfall pool during a ceremony at ground zero in New York, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Speak Easy
Community

In times of disaster, support, love, and kindness keep us sane

Over the last several months we have been hit with events of terror, tragedy, disaster, and political upheaval. With today’s 16th a ...

8 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is shown in December 2016. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Philly legislative delegation getting younger

The election of Donald Trump has spurred a wave of young, progressive Democrats to seek political office, and many of first-time candidat ...

8 years ago

 A man rides through storm water in Naples, Fla., in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says there's damage across the state caused by Hurricane Irma and it's still too dangerous for residents to go outside or return from evacuation. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

In Florida, climate change denier Rick Scott can’t connect the dots

How horrifying it has been to track one of America's dire natural disasters. I'm referring to Florida governor Rick Scott.

8 years ago

 The cast of Tribe of Fools' 'Fishtown' poses in front of a sign in Fishtown. From left: Tara Demmy, Joseph Ahmed, Jenna Kuerzi, Zachary Chiero and Kyle Yackoski. (Photo courtesy Plate3 Photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fishtown’ and ‘Hello Blackout!’

FishtownHoly wireless tamale! We’ve given our credit cards to online sites, our Social Security numbers to Equifax and now, Interne ...

8 years ago

With U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent's decision not to seek re-election to his seat in Pennsylvania's 15 District, Democrats and Republicans are lining up for a chance to replace the GOP lawmaker. (AP file photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Can Democrats win Charlie Dent’s Pa. congressional seat?

Does the sudden departure of Allentown-area Republican Congressman Charlie Dent give Democrats a shot at Pennsylvania’s 15th Congre ...

8 years ago

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 President Donald Trump meets with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Seriously, THIS is what Trump’s allies are angry about?

Trump’s Republican and conservative allies are “ ...

8 years ago

 In Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's production of 'Eugène Ionesco's The Bald Soprano,' from left: Bob Schmidt, Tina Brock, John Zak, Sonja Robson.
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘The Bald Soprano,’ ‘Kink Haüs,’ ‘Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes’ and ‘The Currency of Belief’

Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald SopranoIt’s a typical night at the Smiths: The conversation between them (or sometimes with no one ...

8 years ago

 Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 President John McNesby is sh9own speaking at a Back the Blue rally at the FOP lodge in Northeast Philadelphia on Aug. 31. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)
Speak Easy
Community

Union leader’s racist comment makes him a bad rep for Philly police

Last week John McNesby provided a disturbing display of racism, which reflected very poorly on the officers he represents.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump greets supports on the tarmac upon his arrival at Bismarck Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Bismarck, N.D. Trump is in North Dakota to promote his tax overhaul pitch.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Fact-checking Trump’s most taxing serial lie

If we can agree that one definition of insanity is the impulse to utter the same idiocy over and over, then I’ll offer these items ...

8 years ago

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