Guest Commentary

Don’t Let Trump Bring Down the Arts

Art is action. A local culture leader urges us to keep it alive in Philly

By Barbara Silzle

I Went to the Barnes and Got Schooled

How my visit to The Barnes Foundation’s new exhibit changed what I thought I knew about its founder

By Sarah Jordan

Saving The Zine

Yes, the nearly-forgotten art form is still around in the Internet age—thanks in part to West Philly’s Soapbox

By Quinn O'Callaghan

A Porch Light in Kensington

A city/Mural Arts initiative seeks to change Kensington with programming for a forgotten group: families of those addicted to drugs

By Quinn O'Callaghan

X Games Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign

In this Solution of the Day, extreme sport athletes take on all forms of bullying.

By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian

Practicing Radical Hope

The winner of the Raju Foundation/Citizen essay contest, based on a Gandhi-inspired piece of art, calls for decency in these times

By Erinda Sheno
The Citizen Updates

Neighborhood Film Company

As their commercial business has exploded, they’ve taken time out for a short paean to the place Ricky Staub loves most in the world: North Philly

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Citizen Recommends

I Am Jane Doe

The documentary about sex trafficking, produced by a local philanthropist, opens Friday and asks: What happens when child sex traffickers hide behind the First Amendment?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Meet the Disruptor

Keeper and the Soldier

Jumpbutton Studio is trying to launch into the big leagues with a game about child abuse. Could it be the next multi-million dollar socially conscious app?

By Quinn O'Callaghan

The Trials of OG Law

Artist, activist, formerly incarcerated: Michael Ta’Bon will spend next month in a makeshift jail cell in public places. His message? Choose peace

By Thomas Fox Parry