The poet Walt Whitman visited Germantown on a number of occasions. Perhaps his most noteworthy visit was recorded by Katherine […]
About: Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Too many cars
I’ve kept a valid driver’s license for years even though the last car I owned was in 1980. That car, […]
Thom Nickels: The changing face of Jesus
In August 2011, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, organized the Rembrandt and […]
Thom Nickels: What kind of tree? The city won’t say.
Shame on the City of Philadelphia! As the Washington Examiner noted: “It’s December again in the United States, and that […]
Thom Nickels: Judge not? Crime and punishment over the years.
Recently I received an email from the son of former Pennsylvania state senator, Vincent J. Fumo about my book, Death […]
Thom Nickels: John Guinther, the Philadelphia journalist who took on a DA and won
Guinther’s investigation of the Ferber case won him a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
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Thom Nickels: When religious charities get secular politics
“When your cup overflows, it’s your time to shine,” said nobody in history, as far as I can tell. Yet […]
Thom Nickels: Lesser sons of greater sires
Jack Scholssberg’s candidacy for Congress has many asking: why?
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Thom Nickels: Writing the book on music in Philly
What do you do with a 362-page anthology of music biographies? You look up your favorite musicians and study the […]
Thom Nickels: Faith, identity, and the questions that remain
An organization called FRIEDA, located at 320 Walnut Street, bills itself as “connecting generations to strengthen our community.” This membership-based […]