It was the smell of fresh rainfall that served as inspiration. Yuko Nishikawa and the ceramic creations that inspired “Petrichor,” the artist’s solo exhibition curated by Olio Projects (723 Chestnut ...

That’s the length of time Philly author Sarah Rose Etter will have to wait before she receives official reviews of her latest novel, The Book of X. But considering from conception to execution, this ...

Ever since she turned 30 and moved away from MTV VJ-ing toward stand-up comedy, she and her acts have become focused, ferocious and frankly Afro-conscious. Along with becoming the official comic ...

I recently went back to my old stomping grounds of Southwest Philly to satisfy my sweet cravings at Fred’s Water Ice (5343 Chester Ave.). I’m trying to take it easy on the sugar, but folks, this is ...

Usually, we try to keep The Scene to a single event on a single day. But considering the explosion of incendiary culinary creations popping up left and right around the greater Philadelphia area these ...

I’m a 43-year-old straight woman, and I spent the majority of my 30s celibate. At 40, I realized that while I wasn’t interested in dating, I was tired of my vibrator. I also realized that it was time ...

It can’t be and it isn’t, TIED, because no woman in her right mind is going to let some man she’s never met before tie her up in a hotel room. That’s not to say it couldn’t happen or hasn’t ever ...

Take a deep dive into Philly’s parks system and you’ll likely never see the city as a concrete jungle again. At well over 2,000 acres from east to west, Fairmount Park is incontestably the crown jewel ...

This spring, Philadelphia is hosting a nearly ludicrous amount of film festivals. There was qFlix last month, both the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival and Media Film Festival this past ...

Numbers may have been diminished at the third annual Philadelphia Women’s March on Jan. 19, but high spirits remained as thousands amassed on the Parkway. Organized by grassroots Philly Women Rally, ...

Each week, Dan Savage is here to answer your burning sex questions. Q: I’ve been with the same amazing man a dozen years. We’ve had our ups and our downs, same as any other couple, but these days life ...

Dr. Timaree Schmit is basically an episode of Adam Ruins Everything, but in the shape of a person. She has a PhD in Human Sexuality Education and years of experience in community organizing, ...