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The 2015 science-fiction writer and editor lineup at Barnes & Noble: Gregory Frost, Michael Swanwick, Sheila Williams, Fran Wilde, Emily Hockaday, and Tom Purdom. (Photo courtesy of Tom Purdom.)

Barnes & Noble celebrates science fiction, honoring Philly ‘Asimov’s’ editor Gardner Dozois

Science fiction with a touch of Philadelphia

Barnes & Noble hosts an author event that highlights the link between Philadelphia and a mainstay of the science-fiction world. Tom Purdom considers.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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NYTEShift takes the stage at the Adrienne every fourth Friday of the month. (Photo by Erin Pitts Photography.)

Meet NYTEShift, Philly’s own all-POC comedy troupe

Not Your Token Entertainers

Members of NYTEShift, the only all-people-of-color comedy troupe with a monthly show in Philly, are making space in a white-dominated sector for folks who have seldom seen themselves represented onstage. Christina Anthony considers.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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A champion of the Philadelphia jazz community: Jim Miller. (Photo by Anthony Dean.)

Remembering Philadelphia jazz drummer, composer, and advocate Jim Miller

Legendary listening

Philadelphia lost one of its most beloved musicians and jazz-community advocates when drummer Jim Miller died suddenly in February. Suzanne Cloud remembers him.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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Never again… without a little help. (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan, for 'Broad Street Review'.)

Life after U-Haul: A new home in six movements

Moving scenes

"Never again": It’s what we all say after we finish moving. But nobody can stay in one place forever. Kile Smith considers.
Kile Smith Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Kile Smithand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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With the resurgence of 'Rent,' is Generation X passing the torch to millennials? (Photo by Carol Rosegg.)

Reconsidering 'Rent': Making millennials look good

How we gonna pay?

‘Rent’ was the most popular Broadway musical of the 1990s. How does the show that's synonymous with Generation X play in 2019, as millions of millennials try to pay their bills? Stephen Silver considers.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Facing Fairmount from the top of City Hall — my favorite view. (Photo by Lane Blackmer.)

A love letter to the City of Philadelphia

Will you wait for me, Philly?

Let’s be honest — no matter where you’re from, once you’ve made Philly your home, nowhere else feels quite the same. Lane Blackmer considers.
Lane Blackmer

Lane Blackmer

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Lili Taylor as an interpreter of sorts for artist Suzanne Bocanegra. (Photo by Peter Sterling.)

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Suzanne Bocanegra’s ‘Farmhouse/Whorehouse’

Best little lecture in Philly

Fabric Workshop and Museum and PAFA teamed to present 'Farmhouse/Whorehouse: An Artist Lecture' by Suzanne Bocanegra, starring Lili Taylor. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Katonya Mosley hosts 'For My People' at PHIT. (Photo courtesy of Katonya Mosley.)

Meet Katonya Mosley and her comedy game show ‘For My People’

Racial stamina onstage

Who’s qualified to speak for “their people”? What happens when others listen in — and vie for points? Philly comedian Katonya Mosley finds out with her monthly show at PHIT, ‘For My People.’
Erin Dohony

Erin Dohony

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The author, right, with her partner Elissa Goldberg and friends at the 2017 Women’s March. (Photo courtesy of Anndee Hochman.)

What I saw at the 2019 Women’s March in Philadelphia

A tale of two marches

Last weekend, two separate marches took to the famous Philly boulevard where women and their allies had gathered in unity for two years. Could 2019’s marchers have met in the middle? Anndee Hochman considers.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

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The 2018 Women's March in Philadelphia. Will you be in the crowd this year? (Photo by Alaina Johns.)

Attending the Women’s March in Philadelphia — or not

Between a march and a hard place

Philadelphia is preparing for two separate Women’s Marches on January 19, but organization scandals and conflicts keep some from participating. Alix Rosenfeld considers.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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