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Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009)

Amy Adams gives up her first-class seat to a soldier

How should we support our troops?

The actress Amy Adams made the news recently by giving up her first-class plane seat to a soldier flying coach. Do we owe our troops anything more?

Robert Zaller

Jul 01, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

Taking the artist's measure. (Image from the Smithsonian Institution Archives [SIA].)

Further thoughts on Tara Erraught

For female performers’ bodies, don’t lose sight of tradition

I’m so glad some writers are still willing to speak up when others suggest that we might be able to separate critical commentary on talent from judgment of physical appearance.

Alaina Johns

Jun 24, 2014 Essays 5 minute read

Truckin' through the Super Fresh. (Photo by Polycart, via Flickr/Creative Commons.)

The-Discount-That-Must-Not-Be-Named

Torn between wanting that discount and not wanting to claim it?

Perry Block

Jun 20, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

What will you have engraved on your tombstone? (Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com, via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Thoughts on birthdays

Ageless

When we hit a particular birthday, are we over the hill or the embodiment of the wisdom of the ages?

Susan Beth Lehman

Jun 19, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

Too funny! Too Jewish!

When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I couldn’t translate her suffering — or mine — into laughter.

Stacia Friedman

Jun 17, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

Photo of Grace Paley via world-citizenship.org

Dishing it with Grace Paley

Paley understood that human beings were deeply, viscerally connected and that survival — of ourselves, our children, and the planet — depended on recognizing that fact and then acting on it.

Anndee Hochman

Jun 17, 2014 Essays 5 minute read

Tara Erraught (right) with Kate Royal in the Glyndebourne production of "Der Rosenkavalier." (Photo by Bill Cooper for Glyndebourne Festival Opera)

The weighty issues raised by Tara Erraught

When is it — and when isn't it — appropriate to comment on a performer's physical appearance?

Wendy Rosenfield

Jun 03, 2014 Essays 5 minute read

The Home for Obsolete and Outmoded Expressions

Ever wonder what happens to superannuated slang? Our intrepid reporter finds out.

Perry Block

Jun 03, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

"Assassin's Creed 4," art by agentromi via Deviant Art/Creative Commons.

Should an arts website cover video games?

Are video games art? Whether they are or aren't, they illuminate the relationship between creators and their audiences — so Broad Street Review should be covering them.

John Simons

May 31, 2014 Essays 3 minute read

Why is only one person in the psychiatrist's office allowed to take notes? (Photo by Roger H. Goun, via Flickr/Creative Commons)

Writing: A Pathology?

In which I am diagnosed with a personality disorder because I take notes.

Alaina Johns

May 27, 2014 Essays 5 minute read