The written word in Philadelphia.
Religious cults have marked every society throughout history, and Philadelphia has seen its share of peculiar groups. The city’s streets have seen such charismatic figures…
View More Religious Cults in Philadelphia: Interview with author Thom Nickels
In letting go of my fear of opening up and reaching out, listening and sharing with others, I hope to become more aware and experience the holidays in quiet ways,
View More From Doom & Gloom to a New Year’s Resolution: Book review of THE GLOBAL KINDNESS REVOLUTION by Judith Trustone
The last big Whitman at 200 event was Oscar Visits Walt, a musical play about the meeting of two gay poets, Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman.
View More What Peaches and What Penumbras! A musical play concludes Whitman at 200
This book invites readers into the world of ballet, and reminds us what it takes us to truly live our lives for a love.
View More [book review] A BODY OF WORK by David Hallberg: Dancing to the Edge and Back
What can we learn from our misadventures?
View More What would a nervous breakdown look like here and other urgent questions
Flash fiction has established itself as a literary genre whose popularity only grows as our attention span shrinks
View More [book review] MAD TO LIVE: Randall Brown’s Literary machines of compression
The best showcase for new performing arts in Philadelphia gets Revolutionary with an evening of beer and performance at Cliveden
View More There’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic Arts
We sat down with Morriah to discuss her utopian artscape, feminism, boob-themed carnival games, and Beyonce.
View More An Interview with Morriah Aleese Young, Creator of BUILDING A WORLD, BUT BUILDING A WORLD FOR WOMEN
The newest collection from PS Books, 50 OVER 50, continues the publishing company’s recent trend of showcasing work by female writers and artists.
View More [book review] 50 OVER 50 (PS Books)
Thom Nickels is the go-to person for Philadelphia architecture, gay Philadelphia, and now, literary Philadelphia.
View More You Don’t Know Philadelphia Writers Like Thom Nickels
The NYTimes reporter behind Tina Fey’s new movie talks to Phindie about her work.
View More The Taliban Shuffle, WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT, and other wartime dance crazes: Interview with writer Kim Barker
Interviews with fifteen of Philadelphia’s noted contemporary playwrights give insights into the city’s flourishing theater community.
View More [book review] THE PHILADELPHIA CONNECTION: CONVERSATIONS WITH PLAYWRIGHTS, by B.J. Burton
“The greatness of . . . people lies in how they got from their squalor—real or perceived—and became artists.”
View More [book review] FOLLIES OF GOD (James Grissom): Validating Tennessee Williams