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Stand back, little lady, we'll take care of this. (Photo by David James - © 2013 - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.)

Thinking about gender at the movies

Girl guard

Why is it so hard for Hollywood to reflect the diversity of our society? The author calls for a new Hays Office — a Helen Hayes Office — to help moviemakers.
Susan Beth Lehman

Susan Beth Lehman

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(Thomas W. Benson Political Protest Collection, Pennsylvania State University)

Allen Ginsberg, 'Selected Poems'

Best of the Beats

It is fashionable and therefore easy to appreciate "Howl," but this volume, however inconsistent, is filled with gems that belong in the western canon.

Michael Lawrence

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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

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She's having his baby: Matt McGorry and Dascha Polanco in "Orange Is the New Black."  (Photo by K.C. Bailey - © 2014 - Netflix)

'Orange Is the New Black' Season Two (second review)

When your choices don’t matter: The terror and appeal of 'Orange Is the New Black'

Orange Is the New Black portrays a world without an underlying order — a world where individuals’ choices don’t make much difference, and the characters struggle to survive anyway.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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The spellbinding Melissa Chisena (photo by Bill Hebert)

Come Together Dance Festival

Come Together really did, finally

The opening night of the Come Together Dance Festival featured strong, innovative works danced with such verve and professionalism that they looked new again.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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In Montana, this is a rental car.

The premiere of 'Gold and Silver' in Helena

Symphony Under the Stars was in this, its 11th year, all Disney movie music and one work called Gold and Silver, a piece they asked me to compose.
Kile Smith

Kile Smith

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Is there a difference between feeling an emotion and conveying it to others? Barbara Kingsley and Alex Podulke in "Uncanny Valley" by Thomas Gibbons. CATF 2014. (Photo by Seth Freeman)

The Contemporary American Theater Festival

Where new plays by Philadelphia writers and others emerge

The Contemporary American Theater Festival, only three hours away from Philadelphia, showcases three Philly playwrights and a strong repertory of challenging new plays.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Presto, chango: The transformation of the text has led to the transformation of the publishing industry. (Image by melenita2012, via Creative Commons)

Are publishers necessary?

Notes from the front lines of the revolution in publishing

How does an author manage his or her backlog? Do publishers have any value? A writer reports from the center of the technological storm reshaping the publishing business.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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What will happen to Don Draper? (Photo by Michael Yarish/AMC)

2014-2015 television series finales

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Even the best TV show has to end eventually — the way it does so can make a difference to its legacy.

Paula Berman

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Knocking 'em dead at the Carlyle. (© Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival)

'Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me'

“She’s Still Here”: Remembering Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch died yesterday, leaving the words of her favorite song, “I’m Still Here,” ringing in our ears. For me, she’s the epitome of show-business glamour. She glowed with the radiance of a performer who loved what she did, and she lived life to the fullest, without apology. She had sass, she had style, and she made a lot of people happy along the way.

Carol Rocamora

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