Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ at the Walnut (second review)

The funny side of feminism

Is feminism more palatable when it’s set to a catchy tune? 9 to 5 makes us laugh at some serious issues, but is it still relevant today?

Naomi Orwin

Oct 13, 2014 · Articles · 4 minute read

Contemporary Philadelphia composers

A school for the unschooled

Seven Philadelphia composers demonstrate that you can have a movement without stifling individuality.

Tom Purdom

Oct 11, 2014 · Articles · 4 minute read

David Fincher's 'Gone Girl'

Gone girls vs. good girls

Don’t blame the plethora of evil women on play and movie producers — they’re only taking an accurate reading of the zeitgeist and giving audiences what they want.

Carol Rocamora

Oct 11, 2014 · Articles · 4 minute read

Fringe Festival: 100% Philadelphia

Do any of these 105 Philadelphians represent you?

The premise of 100% Philadelphia is that we can reflect our city and ourselves by revealing the roots, experiences, and opinions of our fellow citizens, but in reality, its participants raise questions as quickly as they answer them.

Alaina Johns

Oct 11, 2014 · Articles · 5 minute read

Michael Brown Protest at the St. Louis Symphony

The sanctity of the concert hall?

Some were alienated by the Michael Brown protest at a St. Louis Symphony concert, although some (a minority) applauded. As for “terrorism,” what a luxury it is to live in America, as opposed to, say, Iraq, where one can apply that label to what took place in St. Louis and mean it.

Maria Thompson Corley

Oct 11, 2014 · Articles · 5 minute read

Unearthed in the Archives at the Penn Museum

A weekly surprise

Crowded with surprises, the Penn Museum Archives are for the armchair archaeologist what the tomb of Tutankhamun was for Howard Carter, just cooler, closer to home, and without a curse.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Oct 11, 2014 · Articles · 5 minute read

Eiko: A Body in a Station

When waiting for a train becomes art

We have all spent time waiting for a train, waiting for something, in transition between where we are and where we are going, wondering how to fill the time. Eiko turns waiting into art and shows us that if we pay attention to the present moment there is a lot going on.

Naomi Orwin

Oct 07, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read

Mennonite singing

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord

You haven’t lived until you’ve heard 200 farmers sing chorales unaccompanied.

Michael Lawrence

Oct 07, 2014 · Articles · 2 minute read

Antoine Fuqua remakes 'The Equalizer'

All things being equal

The team remaking TV classic The Equalizer for the big screen simply revamped the titular character for a 21st-century audience, keeping his essence while discarding most of the original television trappings.

Mark Wolverton

Oct 07, 2014 · Articles · 4 minute read

Bobby Rydell at Marple Newtown Performing Arts Center

More than just an aging teen idol

Longtime Philadelphia-area resident Bobby Rydell’s career has been going strong for more than half of a century.

Robert J. Robbins

Oct 07, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read