Editorials
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The fallacy of ‘happy families’
Count Tolstoy, meet South Jersey’s ‘no drama mama’
If you’re tired of plays and films about dysfunctional families, allow me to introduce you to a woman who, despite all obstacles, fashioned a freelance career by writing columns and essays about her resolutely well-adjusted suburban household.
Editorials
5 minute read
One more favorite sports memory
A lesson from the umpire
The umpire was hired to call balls and strikes. But he also delivered a timeless lesson.
Editorials
1 minute read
Comcast meets Philadelphia Magazine
The power and the glory: Brian Roberts meets the press
The sparks really flew when Comcast chairman Brian Roberts sat down for his interview with Philadelphia Magazine. But the juiciest parts never saw print. Read the uncut transcript here.
Editorials
6 minute read
‘Julius Caesar’ vs. ‘West Side Story’
Charles McMahon, meet Arthur Laurents
The rap against Lantern Theater Company’s recent production of Julius Caesar boils down to two basic complaints. They remind me of the same complaints I once voiced about a timeless work of theatrical art: West Side Story.
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4 minute read
Putin’s Russian dreams
. . . And how do you feel about Tchaikovsky, Mr. Putin?
What did Russia’s greatest creative minds share in common? All of them feared their government. And most of them today would be languishing in Putin’s prisons.
Editorials
5 minute read
My favorite sports memories
When the lamb attacked the butcher (and other great moments in sport)
I offer here my own ten favorite sports memories from my years as a player, sportswriter, and fan. As you will see, I’m a sucker for displays of ingenuity, character, and persistence against overwhelming odds.
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8 minute read
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There’s something about a band
And the band played on
The University of Pennsylvania Band got under my father’s skin in 1933 and under mine a generation later, often in ways neither of us could have predicted.
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6 minute read
Where King Lear messed up
William Shakespeare, estate planner?
Viewed through an estate-planning prism, what’s the moral of King Lear? Trust your real estate but not your kids? Hang on to your assets until your last dying breath? For the answer, I turned to my own 1998 book about inheritance.
Editorials
5 minute read
Imitation is the sincerest form...
Does the New York Review read BSR?
In which the New York Review of Books catches up to Broad Street Review, albeit three years later.
Editorials
1 minute read
The Whig tradition, according to David Brooks
Are you ready for the Whig revolution?
With his customarily loony perspicacity, David Brooks of the New York Times has urged President Obama to reject liberalism and conservatism alike and instead embrace the Whig tradition. There’s just one small problem. . . .
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