Marta Rusek
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Four Philadelphia movies the pope must watch before his visit
As the papal visit looms ever closer, one has to wonder how Pope Francis is preparing himself for Philadelphia. There are plenty of guide ...
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Justice is not blind when celebrity outweighs criminal behavior
Twelve years ago this month, I attended my freshman orientation at Temple University. One of the highlights was Cosby 101, an unofficial ...
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Waging peace through war tax resistance
As Americans, we juggle many identities, each one with its own set of loyalties and implied social contracts. I’m a Temple alumna: ...
10 years ago
In the age of Amazon, sex is no substitute for good storytelling
While “Transparent” presents a compelling, relatable portrait of a transgender person in the twenty-first century, it misses ...
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Bayard Rustin, the hidden activist of ‘Selma’
Despite his monumental influence over America’s civil rights and LGBT rights movements, Bayard Rustin has yet to catch the attentio ...
10 years ago
At age five, while other little girls were dreaming of getting married and becoming mommies, I was dreaming of the day I would turn 30. T ...
10 years ago
Sick of Rudolph, Frosty and George Bailey? Watch these Christmas flicks instead
Call me a Scrooge, but the older I get, the less time I have for sappy Christmas movies this time of year. I blame the emergence of the H ...
10 years ago
Online security: ‘If you think that you’re safe … you’re wrong.’
“If you think that you’re safe, that there’s nothing interesting about you and no one wants your information, you’re wr ...
10 years ago
For Philadelphia artists, good work should not come for free
Philadelphia would not be the cultural hub it is today without its artists. From the contributions of painters like Thomas Eaki ...
10 years ago
When the law is not protection enough
A piece of wisdom from living in West Africa — when adapting to a new culture, it’s the women you want to pay attention to. No on ...
12 years ago