John Simons

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BSR Contributor Since December 31, 1969

Johns Simons, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, is an intern at Broad Street Review.

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A cross between Jim Gardner and Santa Claus

Scrapple TV

Saturday Night Scrapple

Television experiment Scrapple.TV injects some uniquely Philly content into your cable package.

John Simons

Articles 3 minute read
James Joyce with Sylvia Beach at Shakespeare & Co., Paris, 1920.

Kevin Birmingham and Maya Lang at the Free Library

Celebrating Bloomsday and all things 'Ulysses'

Two authors and the most conflicted fans in literature celebrate James Joyce's Ulysses.

John Simons

Articles 3 minute read
"Assassin's Creed 4," art by agentromi via Deviant Art/Creative Commons.

Should an arts website cover video games?

Are video games art? Whether they are or aren't, they illuminate the relationship between creators and their audiences — so Broad Street Review should be covering them.

John Simons

Essays 3 minute read
The 2nd Street Festival draws a crowd. Image from www.2ndstfestival.org.
Dance comes to the Schuylkill. Image courtesy of INVISIBLE RIVER.
A scene from 'Ritu Comes Home.' Image courtesy of InterAct.
A scene from 'Upper Middle Class White.' Photo by Kristann Marita.
RAW is an artists' bash that's never defined by one work of art. Image courtesy of RAW.