Ron Paul supporters and Occupiers make for strange bedfellows: While Paul’s supporters and Occupiers agree that this country is in big trouble, they advocate wildly different solutions. On a recent afternoon, a Paul supporter hanging outside the Ron Paul tent…
A month ago, I wrote a column in PW comparing the Tea Party and the Occupy movement. Specifically, why the American Right decided to immediately embrace one and not the other. It was a fairly tongue-in-cheek question. One look at…
Dying young is no laughing matter. Except in the case of 50/50, an awkward, heartfelt and extremely funny picture directed by Jonathan Levine, from a script by Will Reiser that has the rough, pants-kicking sting of real life at its (slightly…
With the primary election over, Cheri Honkala officially kicked off her campaign for sheriff yesterday to a crowd of about 80 people in her campaign headquarters on Market Street yesterday. “I’m so nervous!” says Honkala, 48. “It’s so real now!”…
While the Philadelphia Orchestra’s bankruptcy proceedings have caused much grief and consternation among Orchestra members and fans, senior players in the Orchestra have thicker skin than the headlines lead on. Some retiring members, who fear hefty cuts to their pensions—should…
The crescendo of cheers and “Yes We Can” chants swells as President Obama takes the stage. People in the crowd maneuver to catch a glimpse and are hanging on his every word, nodding in agreement, cheering voraciously as he rips…
With all the talk of imposing new taxes and reducing social services, Philadelphia sure could use some extra cash. The federal government promised just that when President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (colloquially known as the stimulus…
