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Everyone Is Lying To You, by Jo Piazza

Piercing the fabricated reality of tradwife influencers

Journalist, writer, and podcaster Jo Piazza uses her research and interviewing skills to bring her works of fiction to life, including new thriller Everyone Is Lying To You—where real life can be even weirder than fiction. Elisa Shoenberger previews.

Elisa Shoenberger

Jul 08, 2025 Previews 3 minute read

Fabrics, pigment wash, colors and screenprint create image of a Black woman sitting on a chair against a US flag backdrop

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 2-8, 2025

What to do for Independence Weekend

New exhibitions Queridos and Where I’m From take unique looks at “how we got here,” get hands-on at the PMA, and talk to spirits with Conversations with Miranda. Kyle V. Hiller previews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jul 02, 2025 Previews 3 minute read

Three musicians with big hair and hold guitars and look into camera, all with straight faced with puckered lips

The BSR July 2025 repertory movie roundup

Spinal Tap, Con Air, Blobfest and four Hitchcock seminars

Summer movie screenings are happening in the Philly area this month, including This Is Spinal Tap, Con Air, and a litany of Hitchcock seminars. Stephen Silver previews.

Stephen Silver

Jul 01, 2025 Previews 4 minute read

Three people stand next to each other facing camera holding house plants against a dark backdrop

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 26-July 1, 2025

The Mini Art Show, Kyle Ayers: Hard to Say, Under the El Bazaar, and more

Previewing an exhibition that celebrates small-scale creativity, a performance that looks to laugh at a rare disorder, and a bazaar under the El in Fishtown. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jun 25, 2025 Previews 5 minute read

Two Black dancers in pas de deux, wearing all black with shirts that have Chocolate Ballerina Company printed on them

The Month in Philly Dance: July 2025

Dancing with Chocolate Ballerina Company, BalletX, PHILADANCO!, and more

Fourth of July with Chocolate Ballerina Company, summer with BalletX, and PHILADANCO! celebrates 55 years. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Jun 25, 2025 Previews 2 minute read

A black and white portrait of W.E.B. Du Bois in a suit against a gray and white backdrop.

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 19-25, 2025

Celebrating the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth

Rounding up a variety of Juneteenth events in Philadelphia. Kyle V. Hiller previews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jun 18, 2025 Previews 6 minute read

Mobley, a Black man, smiles while standing in front of piano, wearing all black top with white and gray sleeves

BSR Classical Interludes, June 2025

Serafin Summer Music, Chamber Orchestra at the garden, and The Sisters

Serafin Summer Music fills the air with a dozen performances this month, Dolce Suono returns to a 2012 performance, and Orchestra in the Garden blooms. Gail Obenreder previews.

Gail Obenreder

Jun 11, 2025 Previews 4 minute read

de Jesús in a blazer over a white top that's partly unbuttoned, looks down with eyes closed, posing against a solid backdrop

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 12-18, 2025

Space Opera, TERRA, Table Sessions with Journey Arts, and more

Pride continues, spending three weeks in space, and dancing to reconnect with the earth. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jun 11, 2025 Previews 5 minute read

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BSR Book Week staff recommendations: Reading as resistance

Reading is a form of protest. Join us!

In honor of our third annual BSR Book Week, the BSR team offers book recommendations on a theme: reading as an act of resistance. These books inspire us, help us focus and understand the world, and even help us stay fed and rested.