Lippard makes Poe look like Mother Goose.
By Thom Nickels
Beth Ann Rosica: Scouting provides strong, positive, male role models for boys
My son just earned his Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. At the ceremony (known as the Court of […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Lessons from the Super Bowl ads
Shamelessly rushing from Dylan Mulvaney to Harrison Ford.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Kyle Sammin: The Eagles are flying high. Will the city join them?
It’s a crazy thing about the current generation of Philly-area kids: they think our teams are supposed to be good. […]
Thom Nickels: Owen Wister and the ‘Western Cure’
Several years ago while researching my book, Literary Philadelphia: A History of Poetry & Prose in the City of Brotherly […]
Thom Nickels: Theosophists in Philadelphia
In the 1970s I lived for a time in a second floor apartment in a building that also served as […]
Thom Nickels: The plight of men
While having a drink with a friend in a neighborhood bar a few years ago, a distraught-looking woman approached us […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Why Americans are called to give thanks
Unity of purpose. Humility before God. Gratitude for what we have been given. Giving thanks. We are called to give […]
Thom Nickels: UFOs — fact or fiction?
What is a UFO? In the New York Times bestseller, UFOs by Leslie Kean, many government officials and pilots go […]