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Formula 1 and Done Philadelphia

Formula 1 and Done

A hero ain't nothin' but Brad Pitt.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
10 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
Broadway Baby All Over

Broadway Baby

"Rent" and "Hamilton" producer shares his story.

  • Go to the profile of  Jenn McKee
Jenn McKee
9 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Fred White Gives Deadwood Another Chance At Life New Haven

Fred White Gives Deadwood Another Chance At Life

A visit to the enchanted home studio of a retired tool-and-die maker-turned sculptor.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
9 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
The Muffin, Man New Haven

The Muffin, Man

A reunion leads to a passed-own DIY recipe.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
9 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
Hartford Glides Into Summer Jazz Hartford

Hartford Glides Into Summer Jazz

As homegrown talent returns to Bushnell Park.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
9 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
Close Encounters Of The DIY Kind New Haven

Close Encounters Of The DIY Kind

Sci-fi comedy screenplay comes to life at table read.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
8 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
Poetry In Peril All Over

Poetry In Peril

Fear Less: Poetry In Perilous Times Terry K. Smith Penguin/Random House Publishing date: Nov. 18, 2025  Oh, how quickly the love of poetry is snuffed out! Last night—with

  • Go to the profile of  Meagan Masterman
Meagan Masterman
8 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Poetry with Community Vibes Oakland

Poetry with Community Vibes

Charles Blades Barber Shop opens its doors to a night crowd and open mic.

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
8 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
I ♥ Robot All Over

I ♥ Robot

Sci fi romance writer reports that love will survive.

  • Go to the profile of  Paul Bass
Paul Bass
8 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Grab the Guitar and GO Philadelphia

Grab the Guitar and GO

Reviewer Ty Maxwell tags along for a spontaneous gig with collaborator and underground artist Emperor X.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
8 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Artists Organize After World Cafe Live Chaos Philadelphia

Artists Organize After World Cafe Live Chaos

Bands relocated a recent show in solidarity with workers protesting new leadership and poor conditions at a longstanding venue.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
5 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
Humanity In The Crosshairs Hartford

Humanity In The Crosshairs

An exhibit of immigrants' art summons a reflection on the political moment.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
4 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Office Hour Art Oakland

Office Hour Art

Jessy Slim’s “Chickpea Landscapes” — yes, that chickpea — with the help of some reflective windows, are a choose-your-own adventure viewing at Roll Up Project.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
4 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Atomic Fireworks Philadelphia

Atomic Fireworks

An exhibit on art and design in the 1940s showcases postwar abstraction — and mirrors the nuclear anxieties of today.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
4 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Strange Fruit Philadelphia

Strange Fruit

A room of rotting rinds remembers lives lost to an ‘80s epidemic — and wrestles with the inhumanity of ongoing mass casualties.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
2 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Burial Bucks Hartford

Burial Bucks

Ancient grounds display what money can and can't buy.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
2 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Finally, A "Man Among Men" Oakland

Finally, A "Man Among Men"

Anton Solomonik’s reading from new story collection underwhelmed, but notes of “nervous phallus” punched through, piqued interest.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
2 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Death Be Not Loud New Haven

Death Be Not Loud

On new album, The Almighty Yellow Star ponders mortality, faith.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
2 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
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