By one definition, memes are elements of culture that we share widely within and beyond groups. What happens when memes are used for civic good? In an exhibit at the Center for Media at Risk, makers take a simultaneously global and local approach to defiant narratives hidden in plain sight. Emily Esten reviews.

A Halloween-season pop-up performance in Callowhill may draw in ticket buyers looking for a haunted house, but this is something different. Alaina Johns considers.

Especially for women, living with others (and taking care of them) seems to be life’s proper default. But Michelle Nugent has other ideas.

One of this year’s independent Philly Fringe listings was a solo treatment session with a suburban psychologist who practices neurofeedback in his home office. Should it have been part of the festival? Wendy Rosenfield considers.

The Locks Conference is a beloved, important Philadelphia institution that promotes art, entrepreneurship, health, and wellness. Crystal Sparrow reflects on its history, and how it parallels her own journey.

Philly-area psychologist and neurofeedback practitioner Gary Ames got in on the Fringe Fest by offering his 30-minute service to ticket-buyers. Christina Anthony reviews.

The 2019 Fringe Festival presents Migration Theory’s tour de force ‘Another Agatha: A Myth of Perception,’ an immersive meditation on lost mothers; sexual assault; and Boise, Idaho. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

The Fringe Festival’s Late Night Snacks presents the future of Drag Operatics in a South Philly auto-repair shop. Aaron Pond reviews.

The Franklin Institute debuts a mixed-media Fringe Festival performance that explores Nikola Tesla’s erratic genius. Gary L. Day reviews.

A curated selection of poetry from all over the world goes live for listeners as part of this year’s Digital Fringe. Michelle Nugent reviews.