Category: Features
Life Through the Lens of an Out Pastor
David Norse, the first openly gay Presbyterian pastor ordained in Philadelphia, opens up about integrating his LGBT identity with his Christian faith.
Valuing the Individual at the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia
Hugh Taft-Morales explains the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia’s position on religion.
U.S. ends 42-year Olympic cross-country medal drought with historic gold
Team USA ended a 42-year cross-country Olympic medal drought at the PyeongChang Games. Here’s how they did it.
Pope in Philly: One Faith’s Celebration is Another’s Inconvenience
Hugh Taft-Morales didn’t expect this. “I knew it was going to be big,” he said. “It’s well beyond what I thought it was going to be. Clearly, Philadelphia’s got a lot of Catholic tradition and heritage.” Taft-Morales is not Catholic, nor is he from Philadelphia. The leader of the Ethical … Continue Reading Pope in Philly: One Faith’s Celebration is Another’s Inconvenience
Emotionally right, technically wrong
Victoria Watts is sitting at a small, round table with an iced coffee alongside her blue sunglasses at J&K Euphoria in Northern Liberties. She’s telling a story, which isn’t uncommon. “It took me 25 years to figure everything out,” she said. “I’m 27 now. I came out when I was 25. … Continue Reading Emotionally right, technically wrong
Indie rock, sounds behind vinyl comeback
Marc Lancaster didn’t really start listening to music until he was 15. And even then, it only happened because a girl he was a friend with gave him a cassette tape of Nirvana’s first album, “Bleach.” He only began playing guitar since he wasn’t allowed a BB gun. “She’s like, … Continue Reading Indie rock, sounds behind vinyl comeback
By all means necessary
“It was just like being in a big, warm fucking blanket, like everything’s OK,” Chris said. Sitting on the rooftop of Anderson Hall at Temple University, Chris is telling a story with his backpack next to him and an electronic cigarette in hand. He’s wearing a button-down shirt with a … Continue Reading By all means necessary
Why to take a gap year after high school
When Paddy Bruington graduated from Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2007, she didn’t know if she was college material. She was popular in high school and was involved in everything — “all the sports, art club, things like that,” she says. Despite her positive high-school experience, Bruington, who … Continue Reading Why to take a gap year after high school
With holidays looming, Operation Ava hoping for more adoptions
PHILADELPHIA — As a four-month-old puppy, Simba had been tied out in his backyard over the course of one the city’s hottest summers, deprived of water and food, hit by sticks, kicked and pelted by stones by his owner’s children. “If it weren’t for the people next door, the dog … Continue Reading With holidays looming, Operation Ava hoping for more adoptions
Whoopi encourages Temple students to ‘know their shit’
PHILADELPHIA — Education, privacy and social media awareness were three things 2013 Lew Klein Excellence in the Media award winner Whoopi Goldberg stressed Thursday to approximately 350 students during “A Conversation with Whoopi Goldberg” at the Temple Performing Arts Center. “People put everything in their lives on how hip and … Continue Reading Whoopi encourages Temple students to ‘know their shit’
As fall TV season begins, Netflix, online streaming takes over
PHILADELPHIA — For a self-employed owner of a martial arts gym, a café and a sex-toy shop, finding time to watch TV doesn’t come easy. “I don’t watch TV at all,” Angel Nieves said Thursday in Northern Liberties. “I watch Netflix and I’ll watch Showtime and all the series kind … Continue Reading As fall TV season begins, Netflix, online streaming takes over
