Metropolis
What the Hell Is Happening With the Mütter Museum?
In 1873, a year before retiring from the University of Vienna, Joseph Hyrtl composed a letter to a surgeon in Philadelphia named Thomas Hewson Bache. […]
Hamilton Mega-Talent Leslie Odom Jr. Talks His New Exorcist Sequel and Broadway Return
Singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr. became a household name when he played Aaron Burr in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton. Since then, he […]
These Are the Golden Years? On Retirement and Chicken Piccata
My husband is cooking dinner in the kitchen — the kitchen that for the past three-plus years has also been my home office. He’s making […]
Gretchen Harrington, a Delco Pastor, and the End of Innocence
On Saturday, August 16, 1975, in the pre-dawn hours, a police sergeant in a suburb near Salt Lake City, Utah, pulled over a tan Volkswagen […]
Unlikely Affinity: The Beauty of Vacation Friends
Almost exactly one year ago, my husband took me on a surprise vacation for my 40th birthday: a four-day jaunt to Key West, Florida. We […]
The Battle for 76 Place: One Year Later, Where Things Stand With the Sixers’ Controversial Arena Project
“Holy shit, this is what I’m building.” David Adelman and I are walking around outside TD Garden before the May 9th Sixers-Celtics playoff game. The […]
Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin Talk 25 Years of the Finest Dining
Since Vetri Cucina debuted in 1998 in what’s now called Midtown Village, Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin’s restaurant has become a Philly fine-dining staple, known […]
Philadelphia and the Case of the Disappearing Neighborhood Bars
Wanda’s Lounge was a bar. There were many bars like it, but this one was a wee corner dive on a residential block of Kingsessing, […]
Saleka Shyamalan Is Staking Her Own Claim in Showbiz
Born and raised in Bryn Mawr and now living in Rittenhouse Square, Saleka Shyamalan just released her first album, Seance, a debut that shows both […]
We Always Thought We’d Have More Than One Child
My phone rings a little after 5 p.m., just as I’m sliding enchiladas into the oven. I know without looking that it will be my […]