Philadelphia - Midbrow (Page 11)

Trump II Unmasks "Hamilton"

A revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, staged in the wake of the presidential election, reveals underlying liberal delusions.

Nora Grace-Flood

21 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Masking Up to Yell at God

Local bands lined up at West Philly's Satellite Cafe for a covid-cautious concert featuring air purifiers and PPE provided by United Musicians and Allied Workers.

Izzy True

20 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

(Do!) Touch The Art

The word “haptic” is derived from the Greek "haptikos," which translates to “able to touch or grasp.” For anyone with a Disability that affects one or more of their five senses, the ability to touch visual artwork can be a key means of gripping the creator’s sense of style, intent and meaning.

Clay Davies

19 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Swipe Not Right

Amiko Li's slide-deck photo exhibit captures the dark and light of dating-app culture.

Nora Grace-Flood

18 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Doing It Apocalypse Style

This week's round-up with a comic from Izzy True.

Nora Grace-Flood, Izzy True

16 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

How To Sew A Seamless Story

Arden Theatre stitches together Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel."

Nora Grace-Flood

14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

TikToker Tour Turnout Serves Boy Band A Second Shot

Resuscitated by the Internet, Panchiko roars into a sea of awkward acne.

Nora Grace-Flood

13 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

DIY Love

A Mickalene Thomas exhibition inspired by French Black erotica from the 1950s shows It’s up to us to collage together the truths of our existence — and show everyone else what we’re made of.

Nora Grace-Flood

11 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Tabla Tag Tugs At Heartstrings

Anirudh watches Vinay closely and catches him expertly. There is so much charisma in these exchanges, it's a game they are playing together.

Izzy True

10 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

Rohrer or Rorschach?

Return to the Land puts the viewer to the test.

Nora Grace-Flood

7 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Survival Playlist: Dirty Frank's Dances Election Night Away

While the TV showed their presidential candidate losing, the crowd at a Philly dive bar turned the jukebox up.

Nora Grace-Flood

6 Nov 2024 · 5 min read

No Future/ No Past

I hear shades of Sabbath with a dose of shoegaze-y sensuality.

Izzy True

4 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

Disabled Joy Hits The Runway

Oftentimes abled folks cannot conceive of Disabled joy without pity; they get lost in their own imaginations, stumbled by the disorders and wrongness they believe our bodies are burdened by. But on Saturday, celebration took center stage through flexibility of form and fashion.

Clay Davies

3 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Korean Punk Revives The Rage

Once a spiritually bereft American, I’m now a disciple of the subversive school girl.

Nora Grace-Flood

31 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Place Show Win

As we travel through life, place echoes forward through us, making itself known no matter what.

Nora Grace-Flood

30 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Like It Or Not, Wing Bowl Wows

The only thing more spectacular than Wing Bowl itself might be the Wing Bowl movie.

Nora Grace-Flood

29 Oct 2024 · 5 min read

Rolling through Unseeing Eyes

I feel uneasy, and so does the boy in the photograph. He looks sick, on the edge of consciousness. He lays out on a chaise lounge, his face blank, while his twin brother holds onto his hand with an intensity I am familiar with when I am slipping unconscious.

Clay Davies

28 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Kate Bollinger Induces Retro Vertigo

I feel a kind of vertigo. Is this kind of recursion something humans have always done, or is it something we do because we can watch films and hear music from these eras? The past is more alive than it used to be?

Izzy True

26 Oct 2024 · 1 min read