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Celebrating Chinese New Year 2017/4715 in Philadelphia's Chinatown
Gung hay fat choy
Melody Wong explains everything you've ever wanted to know about the Chinese New Year Lion Dance. (First things first: It's not a dragon).
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Philadelphia Writers Resist: United for Liberty
Now what?
Would the Philadelphia arm of Writers Resist teach us how to throw verbal Molotov cocktails or create a Twitter feed that would cause Trump to self-implode? Stacia Friedman considers.
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REP Radio podcast: Writers Resist coordinator Stephanie Feldman
Act up, write back
Darnelle Radford interviews Writers Resist Philadelphia coordinator Stephanie Feldman. They discuss this weekend's rally at the National Museum of American Jewish History and what writers can do to defend freedom of speech in the coming years.
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Antifa Philadelphia fights dirty
Fighting fascism
When Alaina Mabaso saw a Philadelphia neo-Nazi, she decided to go beyond calling congressional offices and grieving on social media to meet the folks in Philly intent on “smashing fascism” — any way they can.
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When fake news invades real life
God help us, every one
When a fake news story took over the headlines in Maria Corley's Lancaster County town, people suffered, which was bad enough; but even worse, she believed it.
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Arthur Caplan, Donald's Trumpettes, and me
How did we get here?
Rick Soisson wonders about "the line between civilization and something else," and finds the intersection between former Penn medical ethicist Arthur Caplan and Donald Trump.
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What will happen to women's health care?
On getting grabbed
Stacia Friedman recalls the battle over women's reproductive rights and wonders what has changed since she was a Temple University undergrad in 1968.
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The "Miracle on South 13th Street"
All is bright
In December, everyone has to live with a certain number of Santas, but in Alaina Johns's neighborhood, things get a little out of hand.
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Corned beef and Beethoven, a hash-up
Ode to joy
Kile Smith went back on the road and visited another diner, but this time the heavens spoke and said, “Try it, you'll like it!”
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Gaining citizenship, losing confidence
Yearning to breathe free
Maria Thompson Corley, a Canadian citizen, got her long-awaited U.S. citizenship after the election ended. So, now what?
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