If you can’t get a cup of coffee in a city at 2 a.m., then that city is not great.
By Thom Nickels
Jeff Hurvitz: NASA and democracy
When the crew of Artemis II journeyed around the moon this month, they continued a path that allowed them and […]
Thom Nickels: The CAPA controversy and the culture of public dress
Earlier this week something went down at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA). Apparently two adult […]
From the Editors: To the stars through adversity
Great projects like the new missions to the moon uplift a people.
Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026
In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream […]
Thom Nickels: Comedy in the age of Trump
I’m no fan of late night comedy or even comedians for that matter, although years ago I found myself admiring […]
Stu Bykofsky: Cesar Chavez and the making of an unperson
You might say it was like white Americans learning that George Washington — among other Founding Fathers — was a slave holder. In our present culture, that’s evil.
By Stu Bykofsky
Thom Nickels: The organization formerly known as Boy Scouts
The Boy Scout camp known as Camp Horseshoe in Rising Sun, Maryland, was my summer home for one week when […]