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25 of My Favorite Films of the 2010s
Feel how you will about roundups and year-end lists, or lists in general, but I like a little healthy reflection here and there. I love...


What am I doing with my life? Waiting tables at the beach
It’s certainly fun to reminisce about my long run as a blogger, critic, writer, and editorial teammate – I had a really good run there...


Mauckingbird's version of Noël Coward's "Fallen Angels" is so gay (and really fun)
It can be disquieting to confront blind spots in your queer lexicon. I do believe and admit that this was my first time taking in a play...


Before 2019, considering becoming a Member-Owner at the South Philly Food Co-Op
I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of the city that I live in – a resident for over 10 years now, I’ve watched the city grow and...


"Completeness" is a stellar Theatre Exile production running through Dec. 23
It seems apt that the first scene of Itamar Moses’s “Completeness” includes a Millennial-flavored exchange that sets in motion the...


Seven things about 1812 Productions' "This Is The Week That Is" at Plays & Players
I treated myself to some live comedy theater on Tuesday night and took in the first night of This Is The Week That Is, 1812 Productions’...


What you’ll eat and drink at Cherry Street Pier
With Cherry Street Pier’s food and drink options, you’ve got a reason to wander in for every craving. Thinking something really hearty,...


Nine of the Coolest Things about the Brand New Cherry Street Pier
It’s here — it’s open! The massive 55,000-square foot Municipal Pier 9, just a 100 feet south of the stunning Race Street Pier underneath...


On National Coming Out Day: "You Must Come Out!"
I turn 36 this December but I can still remember so much about the day that I came out to my mom, over 16 years ago on the back porch of...


Tribe of Fools' FLY EAGLES FLY, a Philly Fringe '18 standout, soared at the Drake
I remember being a young arts and culture writer for Philly Weekly when I covered the Barrymore Awards at the Kimmel Center, a relatively...
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