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Truckin' through the Super Fresh. (Photo by Polycart, via Flickr/Creative Commons.)

The-Discount-That-Must-Not-Be-Named

Torn between wanting that discount and not wanting to claim it?
Perry Block

Perry Block

Essays 3 minute read
What will you have engraved on your tombstone? (Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com, via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Thoughts on birthdays

Ageless

When we hit a particular birthday, are we over the hill or the embodiment of the wisdom of the ages?
Susan Beth Lehman

Susan Beth Lehman

Essays 3 minute read
Stacia Friedman and her mother Ceil.

Too funny! Too Jewish!

When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I couldn’t translate her suffering — or mine — into laughter.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

Essays 3 minute read
Photo of Grace Paley via world-citizenship.org

Dishing it with Grace Paley

Paley understood that human beings were deeply, viscerally connected and that survival — of ourselves, our children, and the planet — depended on recognizing that fact and then acting on it.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Essays 5 minute read
Tara Erraught (right) with Kate Royal in the Glyndebourne production of "Der Rosenkavalier." (Photo by Bill Cooper for Glyndebourne Festival Opera)

The weighty issues raised by Tara Erraught

When is it — and when isn't it — appropriate to comment on a performer's physical appearance?
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Essays 5 minute read
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The Home for Obsolete and Outmoded Expressions

Ever wonder what happens to superannuated slang? Our intrepid reporter finds out.
Perry Block

Perry Block

Essays 3 minute read
"Assassin's Creed 4," art by agentromi via Deviant Art/Creative Commons.

Should an arts website cover video games?

Are video games art? Whether they are or aren't, they illuminate the relationship between creators and their audiences — so Broad Street Review should be covering them.

John Simons

Essays 3 minute read
Why is only one person in the psychiatrist's office allowed to take notes? (Photo by Roger H. Goun, via Flickr/Creative Commons)

Writing: A Pathology?

In which I am diagnosed with a personality disorder because I take notes.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Essays 5 minute read

Ten podcasts you should be listening to

Radio renaissance

You don't have to be in your car at the right time to listen to your favorite radio show: You can listen anytime, thanks to podcasts. Here are ten worth going online to find.
Armen Pandola

Armen Pandola

Essays 4 minute read
Sexisim is no laughing matter, Amy Schumer: Photo by Peter Yang.

Calling out Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer has been breaking down doors in comedy, but there are some other doors that need to be broken down as well.
Susan Beth Lehman

Susan Beth Lehman

Essays 3 minute read