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History

Thom Nickels: The AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia, forty years later

June 28, 2024June 27, 2024
Thom Nickels
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Looking back on the pandemic that decimated the gay community.
By Thom Nickels

History

Paul Davis: Contentious times? Consider the late 1960s

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023
Paul Davis
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The country has been through divisive times before, some of them not so long ago.
By Paul Davis

History

Robert Grayboyes: Harding, Wilson and the perils of expertise

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022
Robert Grayboyes

The verdicts of history are never final. The much-maligned Harding deserves reassessment.
By Robert Grayboyes

Theatre

Leslie Sattler: Five musicals based on American history you should listen to

May 23, 2022May 26, 2022
Leslie Sattler

“Hamilton” makes me proud to be an American. Here are five other musicals that do the same.
By Leslie Sattler

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Will USA 250 lead to a better Philadelphia? Don’t bet on it.

Thom Nickels: Will USA 250 lead to a better Philadelphia? Don’t bet on it.

schedule April 17 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

The poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory […]

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