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Nickels: What makes a city great?

If you can’t get a cup of coffee in a city at 2 a.m., then that city is not great.

Nickels: “Wilderness Generation” balances comedy and confrontation

Sometimes it’s good to be proven wrong.

Nickels: The faith of a president

It's one step at a time from non-observance to Christianity.

Nickels: Too much 'fun' in funerals now

There’s been a radical shift in society when it comes to funerals.

Nickels: The truth is out there

I’ve never seen a UAP although I’ve met many people who have.

Nickels: Dobrowsky's Caesar adaptation does not disappoint

Suburb acting is paired with thoughtful incorporation of modern themes.

Nickels: Too many cars

Nickels: What kind of tree? The city won't say.

Which holiday could the "holiday tree" possibly be associated with?

Nickels: Renamed, rebranded, and reduced — What happened to the Philadelphia Museum of Art?

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has been in decline for a number of years.

Nickels: Psychic to (Philadelphia) stars

Arlene never told me what Rizzo asked her, or even what she said to him, but what went down must …

Nickels: When the sacred met the profane in Russia

When the members of Pussy Riot entered a Moscow cathedral in 2012, it was not to pray or to sit …

'Primary Trust' cuts straight to the heart

A Pulitzer Prize-winning play currently on stage at the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Suzanne Roberts Theatre deserves a lot of praise.

Marines grapple with history and judgment in new play

In Joshua Crone’s, “A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates,” we witness eight Marines enter the afterlife kicking and …