Exploring author Iwuoha’s abusive past

Columnist Rosella LaFevre digs into the struggles of the character in “Long Run Short Catch.” Many of us, I believe, have asked the question, “Why me?” When we face tough situations, we wonder why those things had to happened to us. I am sure I’m not the only one who has begged for an answer [...]

Trading others’ support for a path toward self-guidance

Columnist Rosella LaFevre dives into “Speed Shrinking” and learns to be alone after leaving her best friend for college. Leaving our high school lives behind for college means a lot of change – at least it did for me. A childhood spent on campus with a parent who works at Temple meant adjusting to college [...]

Professor speaks up about immigration

Zain Abdullah aims to create a voice with his book, “The Black Mecca: The African Muslim of Harrlem.” Before becoming a professor, Zain Abdullah served as a Chaplin for the metropolitan New York and New Jersey prison system. However, he saw himself as simply a part of the system rather than helping to reverse it. [...]

Finding yourself in a world of fitting in and acceptance

Columnist Rosella LaFevre explores ideas of self discovery in Anna Fields’ book “Confessions of a Rebel Debutante.” The summer before high school, I had to read three books, one of which was Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.” It became one of my favorites, not only because it had been the longest book I had read [...]

“Jack Goes Boating” stays true to life

“Jack Goes Boating” star Amy Ryan tells The Temple News why accepting the role in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut was like fitting together a puzzle. Despite what Hollywood and Disney fairy tales led us to believe, love does not consist of musical montages and love-at-first-sight moments. “Jack Goes Boating,” a film about what it [...]

Sex manual comes up short on advice

“Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk” falls short on humor and helpful sexual information. There are certain things people should not do in public, and reading the Association for the Betterment of Sex’s book “Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk” is one of those things. Places you may not want to read the book include your daily [...]

Professors’ guide unlock the secrets to earning A’s

Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman’s “The Secrets of College Success”contains more than 600 tips to improve your college performance. Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman, creators of the Professors’ Guide series, set out to write “the instruction manual for college.” The result: “The Secrets of College Success,” which was published this past summer. Their second [...]

Street Sounds: Playlist

All semester, STREETSOUNDS has provided you with a soundtrack of notable, local bands that tear up the town every month with their impassioned performances at some of Philly’s best venues. With this playlist, we decided to make all our Philly music favorites a little easier to digest.

Liberation for Philly nation

Funtimes magazine publisher Eric John Nzeribe brings more than fun times to an African immigrant neighborhood in West Philly.

Music lacks authenticity as you grow

The music from Ciccarelli’s youth shaped his understanding of his present thoughts and actions.

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