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The real cost of picking my brain—for both of us
What’s a writer worth?
“I would love to pick your brain!” Yes, I’ve heard it before, many times, and you probably have, too. But what happens when we talk about the price, and why is this especially tough ground for creative professionals? Alaina Johns considers.
Editorials
5 minute read
How ‘I Have a Dream’ taught me never to apologize for the words I need to speak
Speaking of healing
For the first time in 15 years, Kyle V. Hiller shared some of his own spoken word—and as we observe MLK Day 2020, the timing couldn’t be better to think about the words we choose, write, and speak.
Editorials
6 minute read
Five easy post-holiday tips for surviving winter 2020
We'll get through this together
The weather is dreary, the parties are done, and your social-media feeds are full of people fixated on dieting for the new year. How will you get through? Alaina Johns shares her tips.
Editorials
3 minute read
Is 2020 the year I stop being so sensitive?
One year in the editor’s chair
Is the BSR team going to take their chance in 2020 to stop being so easily offended? Finally, an answer.
Editorials
4 minute read
Philadelphia Weekly insults writers, readers, and people with mental illness
The debauched future of Philly journalism?
A venerable alt-weekly announces a new direction in painfully offensive terms. Philadelphia deserves better. Alaina Johns considers.
Editorials
5 minute read
At year's end, we face reality: what comes next is our choice. Buckle up.
Responsibility is a practice
Representation is changing, and especially after recent elections, Philly is alive with new possibilities. With 2020 looming, what are our responsibilities? Kyle V. Hiller considers.
Editorials
5 minute read
Stop it with the vitamin C, and other things my cold taught me
All hail the rhinovirus
Ah yes! Darkness, freezing weather; the long, dreary tunnel of winter looming after the holidays—and the cold I just caught. Alaina Johns whines.
Editorials
4 minute read
That feeling when the choice is yours, or, since when are we all grown up?
Decisions, decisions
Do you remember a time in your life when the decisions really started? Do they come quickly? How do you handle it when it’s time to make a choice? Alaina Johns considers.
Editorials
5 minute read
How to head into the holidays as a single person
The cuffing season kickoff
Especially after years of being partnered, the holiday season can pose extra challenges for single folks. Alaina Johns has some advice.
Editorials
5 minute read
Philly’s Independence Visitor Center applauds the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center
The Bible comes to Independence Mall
It’s no surprise that a museum from the American Bible Society will recast US history as an exclusively Bible-based story. But we should look twice at the welcome for Independence Mall’s new evangelists. Alaina Johns considers.
Editorials
5 minute read