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"Ice-cold beer und pretzel here!": Oktoberfest in Munich or German Heritage Celebration in Philly? (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Let me entertain you

Home run

At the Phillies' October German Heritage Celebration, the German Men's Chorus sang their way through the stands. They got back a lot more than peanuts. Kile Smith considers.

Kile Smith

Oct 23, 2018 Essays 4 minute read

Davis and Wise are well-matched as a couple who love — and hurt — deeply. (Photo by Ahron R. Foster.)

Atlantic Theater Company presents Donja R. Love's 'Fireflies'

Burning Love

'Fireflies,’ a New York premiere by Philadelphia-born playwright Donja R. Love, explores the desires of a black queer woman in the Jim Crow South. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 22, 2018 Essays 3 minute read

In the film, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps helps a little boy overcome his fear. (Photo courtesy of IndieFlix.)

Friends Select School Wellness Program and IndieFlix's 'Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety'

Fear factors

Friends Select School kicks off the third year of its Wellness Program with a screening of 'Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety.' SaraKay Smullens reviews.

SaraKay Smullens

Oct 09, 2018 Essays 3 minute read

Dr. Ahmadu has chosen to be the face of "female circumcision." But what about women who don't choose the procedure? (Photo courtesy of WIL.)

Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu visits Philly’s Women International Leaders

FGM: A big misunderstanding?

Is it 'female genital mutilation' or 'female circumcision'? A visiting scholar offered a new perspective and left some questions unanswered. Alaina Johns considers.

Alaina Johns

Oct 04, 2018 Essays 5 minute read

Selections from Hochman's "clothes with causes" collection. (Photo by Andee Hochman.)

The shirt off my back

Second skin

When is a shirt more than a shirt? When it broadcasts a personal and political alliance some might find controversial. Anndee Hochman considers.

Anndee Hochman

Sep 04, 2018 Essays 4 minute read

The view from inside Benezette's Elk County Visitors' Center: An elk appetizer before the smorgasbord. (Photo by Taylor Studios, Inc., via Flickr.)

The elk of Benezette, Pennsylvania

Hoofloose and fancy-free

A summer road trip leads to elk country... in Pennsylvania. Who knew? Kile Smith considers.

Kile Smith

Aug 20, 2018 Essays 5 minute read

Does the city's soda tax hurt communities it's supposed to help? (Photo via capallies.com.)

ICE and soda

Is Mayor Jim Kenney trying to have it both ways?

Has Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney failed to keep two of his major campaign promises? Robert Zaller considers.

Robert Zaller

Jul 31, 2018 Essays 3 minute read

What do children see when they look at America's future? (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.)

Fire and ICE

Frozen out, boiling over

This summer's protests over ICE's policy of separating children from their parents have ramped up pressure on the Trump administration. But is it enough? Anndee Hochman considers.

Anndee Hochmanand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Jul 31, 2018 Essays 4 minute read

The offending kiosk and its many, many instructions. (Photo by Rod Bartchy.)

Konquering the kiosk

La bête verte

One man's act of resistance against a parking kiosk echoes an entire city's frustrations. Or maybe not. But it's still pretty satisfying. Rod Bartchy considers.

Rod Bartchy

Jul 31, 2018 Essays 5 minute read

On the way to Abington Hospital (at right). You can't quite see Señor Salsa. (Photo by Kile Smith.)

Living dangerously

The view from here

After composer Kile Smith fainted in church — a second time — his life flashed before his eyes. It didn't look so bad.

Kile Smith

Jul 10, 2018 Essays 5 minute read