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Beth Ann Rosica: Alice in drag — curiouser and curiouser when it becomes a school field trip

December 6, 2022December 13, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
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What Chester County schools are — and aren’t — telling parents about what children are seeing on field trips.

By Beth Ann Rosica

Civic Culture

Christine Flowers: Don’t call us roaches!

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022
Christine Flowers
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Comparing people to vermin is disgusting — but will anyone condemn it when the target is Republican-voting women?
By Christine Flowers

Culture

Jeff Hurvitz: Hollywood’s decline as the Oscars slap saga continues to echo

April 5, 2022April 8, 2022
Jeff Hurvitz

The Oscars is an aging relic that has lost its compass — and Will Smith’s slap points to its impending death.
By Jeff Hurvitz

Culture

Leslie Sattler: Why “Cyrano” doesn’t work — and why you should still see it.

March 18, 2022August 23, 2022
Leslie Sattler
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Joe Wright’s first movie musical fails in its execution, but triumphs in its message.
By Leslie Sattler

Culture

Albert Eisenberg: Age of violence — “The Batman” strikes down at a timely moment in American life

March 9, 2022March 10, 2022
Albert Eisenberg

Viewers will squirm at the timely scenes of visceral on-screen violence in Matt Reeves’ latest, worthy addition to the Batman franchise.
By Albert Eisenberg

Culture

Ben Wren: “Something Just Broke” — mourning Sondheim

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Ben Wren

Stephen Sondheim, whose roots in Bucks County helped launch a prolific career on Broadway, died on November 26th. A Pennsylvania theatre aficionado remembers one of the greats.
By Ben Wren

Culture

Ben Wren: “A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War” – New docuseries premieres at Grove City College

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021
Ben Wren
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Dr. Loconte’s new docuseries takes viewers on a journey through fact and fiction, preserving classic themes, ideas, and truths in an age where society drifts ever further.
By Ben Wren

Culture

Ben Wren: 20 years after 9/11, Broadway’s ‘Come From Away’ helps us to Never Forget

September 10, 2021September 23, 2021
Ben Wren

The Broadway musical ‘Come From Away’ enters stage right twenty years after the 9/11 tragedy. This story serves as introduction, reflection, and timely reminder — and is worth your viewership.
By Ben Wren

Culture

Albert Eisenberg: 5 iconic conservatives that you can stream right now

May 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Albert Eisenberg

Conservative characters sometimes — unwittingly or not — slip through the cracks. Here are five such characters you can stream at home right now.
By Albert Eisenberg

Culture

Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Colleen Sheehan
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Reading this scene by Jane Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, our heads are filled with good things to remember, thoughts that dance in our holiday imaginations.
By Colleen Sheehan

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