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With the resurgence of 'Rent,' is Generation X passing the torch to millennials? (Photo by Carol Rosegg.)

Reconsidering 'Rent': Making millennials look good

How we gonna pay?

‘Rent’ was the most popular Broadway musical of the 1990s. How does the show that's synonymous with Generation X play in 2019, as millions of millennials try to pay their bills? Stephen Silver considers.

Stephen Silver

Feb 25, 2019 Essays 4 minute read

Facing Fairmount from the top of City Hall — my favorite view. (Photo by Lane Blackmer.)

A love letter to the City of Philadelphia

Will you wait for me, Philly?

Let’s be honest — no matter where you’re from, once you’ve made Philly your home, nowhere else feels quite the same. Lane Blackmer considers.

Lane Blackmer

Feb 12, 2019 Essays 3 minute read

Lili Taylor as an interpreter of sorts for artist Suzanne Bocanegra. (Photo by Peter Sterling.)

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Suzanne Bocanegra’s ‘Farmhouse/Whorehouse’

Best little lecture in Philly

Fabric Workshop and Museum and PAFA teamed to present 'Farmhouse/Whorehouse: An Artist Lecture' by Suzanne Bocanegra, starring Lili Taylor. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Feb 12, 2019 Essays 5 minute read

Katonya Mosley hosts 'For My People' at PHIT. (Photo courtesy of Katonya Mosley.)

Meet Katonya Mosley and her comedy game show ‘For My People’

Racial stamina onstage

Who’s qualified to speak for “their people”? What happens when others listen in — and vie for points? Philly comedian Katonya Mosley finds out with her monthly show at PHIT, ‘For My People.’

Erin Dohony

Feb 07, 2019 Essays 5 minute read

The author, right, with her partner Elissa Goldberg and friends at the 2017 Women’s March. (Photo courtesy of Anndee Hochman.)

What I saw at the 2019 Women’s March in Philadelphia

A tale of two marches

Last weekend, two separate marches took to the famous Philly boulevard where women and their allies had gathered in unity for two years. Could 2019’s marchers have met in the middle? Anndee Hochman considers.

Anndee Hochman

Jan 22, 2019 Essays 4 minute read

The 2018 Women's March in Philadelphia. Will you be in the crowd this year? (Photo by Alaina Johns.)

Attending the Women’s March in Philadelphia — or not

Between a march and a hard place

Philadelphia is preparing for two separate Women’s Marches on January 19, but organization scandals and conflicts keep some from participating. Alix Rosenfeld considers.

Alix Rosenfeld

Jan 14, 2019 Essays 5 minute read

Gustavo Dudamel meets members of the El Sistema-inspired Trenton Youth Orchestra. (Photo by Nick Donnoli courtesy of Princeton University Concerts.)

Princeton University Concerts presents Gustavo Dudamel in conversation on El Sistema

Air, food, water, music

Gustavo Dudamel, fresh from receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, continued his Princeton University residency by joining local music enthusiasts on a panel about El Sistema in Venezuela and beyond. Linda Holt considers.

Linda Holt

Jan 12, 2019 Essays 4 minute read

A flier from the glory days of Kentucky Avenue. (Image courtesy of the Press of Atlantic City.)

Remembering the jazz heyday of Atlantic City’s Kentucky Avenue

Sundays at Kelsey’s

Before the neon racket of Atlantic City’s casinos, the city was a destination for some of the 20th century’s top music stars, who played and stayed right alongside their fans. Suzanne Cloud considers.