Art for Change

Windows Into the Soul of America

Sonya Clark’s video installation, The Descendants of Monticello explores what freedom means from the panes of Declaration House historical site

By RJ Rushmore
Big Rube’s Philly

Shaw Lewis of Expect Lace

The style icon and photographer talks undergarments with the owner of a popular intimates boutique and a jewelry concept shop on Main Street in Manayunk

By Reuben Harley
Guest Commentary

The Abbott Elementary Blues

A local public elementary school teacher on what the Philly-based sitcom misses — and what teachers really need

By Bet Mizgala
Big Rube’s Philly

Chubby’s Fantastic Flavors

The iconic photographer and chef introduces us to his buddy’s new ice cream shop that’s all about distinctive, down-home flavors and restoring community in the heart of Southwest Philly.

By Reuben Harley
LISTEN

Note to Self — There Are Still Hostages

Activist Liz Hirsh Naftali was in Philly this week to speak at a screening of Sheryl Sandberg’s October 7 documentary Screams Before Silence. Her gripping family story and her fight to keep the hostages front of mind reminds us that human rights transcend politics

By Larry Platt
The People Left Behind

“They Are Still With Us, In A Way”

Meet Laura Madeleine, who turned her terror over a school shooting into the Soul Shots Portrait Project

By Julien Suaudeau
Art for Change

The Bold Self-Portraitist

Gen Z artist Zeinab Diomande pushes the boundaries of painting, constantly experimenting with versions of the same subject: Themself

By Logan Cryer

Jennifer Weiner X Blue Stoop

The Philly writer wants more women to be authors. She’s partnered with a local arts nonprofit to make it happen.

By Courtney DuChene

“Love each other and raise our children.”

Reflecting on the power of James Baldwin’s timeless lessons in time for what would have been his 100th birthday.

By James Peterson
Art for Change

Embracing Happenstance

Sculptor, painter, and street artist NDA has taken over a floor of Old City’s Paradigm Gallery with an intentionally “overwhelming” installation that invites exploration, curiosity, and audience collaboration. The latest in a series with Forman Arts Initiative.

By RJ Rushmore