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Five key questions for mayoral candidates
Philadelphia’s mayoral primaries will soon be upon us, and you know what that means: “Citizens’ Voices,” a quadrennial feature on the Inquirer’s op-ed page in which ordinary Philadelphians pose questions to the candidates. But if real Philadelphians didn’t have earnest Inquirer editorial writers peering over their shoulders, what questions would they really ask?
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To save our precious cultural heritage
Philadelphians saved The Gross Clinic, only to lose The Cello Player in the bargain. So how will we rescue The Cello Player? A glimpse into the future.
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Gershwin's unrealized potential
The Opera Company’s recent uncut production of the original Porgy and Bess reminds us that George Gershwin’s death was a far greater tragedy than we realize.
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How to spend $68 million
What would an artist do with $68 million? Well, what would a banker do with immortality?
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A few more words about booing
If classical audiences were more demonstrative, maybe the performers would be too, and other thoughts about booing and cheering at concerts. Plus: What the New York Philharmonic can teach Philadelphia (maybe) about filling seats.
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Dissent about the Lantern's "QED'
Our critic Jim Rutter notwithstanding, Peter Parnell’s QED is indeed dramatic, even if the drama takes place entirely within the protagonist’s head. Transferring that drama from paper to stage is no mean feat.
QED. By Peter Parnell, directed by Kathryn Nocero. Lantern Theater Co. production through December 3, 2006, at St. Stephen’s Theater, Tenth and Ludlow Sts. (215) 829-9002 or www.lanterntheater.org.
QED. By Peter Parnell, directed by Kathryn Nocero. Lantern Theater Co. production through December 3, 2006, at St. Stephen’s Theater, Tenth and Ludlow Sts. (215) 829-9002 or www.lanterntheater.org.
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Julia Child, Ben Franklin and us
French culture is above all about savoring the roses; American culture is above all about growth and productivity. But it wasn’t always that way, nor must it continue that way.
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Melissa Hayden's real name; chain restaurants
The late ballerina Melissa Hayden’s career didn’t take off until she discarded her dowdy birth name. What is the lesson here? Also, what can Center City do about the plague of chain restaurants inundating our performing arts district?
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'Best of Philly' at the Constitution Center
What was the National Constitution Center thinking when it hosted a panel discussion (July 26) on “Behind the Scenes at ‘Best of Philly’ ”?
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On beating up Victorians
It's fun to spoof hypocritical Victorians, as Caryl Churchill does in Cloud 9. But where would she be without them?
Plus: Follow-up about Andrea Mitchell's Talking Back.
Plus: Follow-up about Andrea Mitchell's Talking Back.
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