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The home as art
Americans spend fortunes on their homes. Why, then, do so many affluent homes look as if they were lifted from a magazine spread or a Ralph Lauren catalogue? Why not think of our homes as artistic expressions of ourselves?
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The case for the culinary arts
I’m shocked that a publication so fervently dedicated to refined appreciation and support of the arts shows such cultivated disdain for the culinary arts. Food and wine deserve a serious, respectful hearing at Broad Street Review. Here’s why.
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The horror of globalization
What is a German discount food chain doing in Philadelphia, pampering its customers and employees alike and otherwise violating cherished local customs? Don’t these foreigners know what we Americans did to the Hessians the last time we got really angry?
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Fighting Future Wars
President Bush is hiring private firms in Iraq for "security" purposes. Why not take this idea to its logical extreme by privatizing war altogether?
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Jamestown 1607, reconsidered
Why did America’s original 1607 Jamestown settlement fail? Not, as were taught in school, because the settlers sat around smoking and drinking.
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Jewish basketball nostalgia
There was a time when short, angry Jewish players dominated basketball. They came from South Philadelphia, and they were determined to make anti-Semites respect them.
The First Basket. Film by David Vyorst. November 19, 2007 at Gershman YMHA, 401 S. Broad St. (215) 446-3033 or www.pjff.org. Also available on video.
The First Basket. Film by David Vyorst. November 19, 2007 at Gershman YMHA, 401 S. Broad St. (215) 446-3033 or www.pjff.org. Also available on video.
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"Undaunted: Five American Explorers'
Curator Sue Ann Prince’s choice show about five explorers deserves our attention, but it also deserves more imaginative design and flow. Five bold individuals share quarters the size of a row house living room; any one of them merits a room of his own.
“Undaunted: Five American Explorers, 1760-2007.” Through December 28, 2008 at Philosophical Hall, 104 S. Fifth St. (215) 440-3440 or www.apsmuseum.org
“Undaunted: Five American Explorers, 1760-2007.” Through December 28, 2008 at Philosophical Hall, 104 S. Fifth St. (215) 440-3440 or www.apsmuseum.org
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Identity crisis in Salem, Mass.
A relatively inexperienced minister named Samuel Parris was woefully out of his depth in dealing with a communal psychological crisis that hit Salem Village in 1692. His descendants in “Witch City,” like Philadelphia’s tourist boosters, can’t seem to decide whether to embrace their past or reject it.
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What TV ads tell us
Take it from a philosophy professor: If you’ve ever wondered why American society seems to be asleep at the wheel, TV ads have the answer.
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Film, yes; digital photography no
Digital photography, argues this professional, by its nature is too easy. If a shot doesn’t work, you throw it out. It imposes no creative discipline. On the other hand, film makes me slow down and think— not only about the technical end but also about the images themselves, how they relate to each other and to my overall body of work.
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