Thom Nickels

About Thom Nickels

Thom Nickels is a Philadelphia based journalist and the author of 13 books, including Literary Philadelphia: A History of Prose & Poetry in the City of Brotherly Love. He is the theater critic for ICON Magazine and a writer for Philadelphia Magazine. His book, Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters Behind the Walls, will be published in March.

Articles by Thom Nickels

 Food Is Not Art, and a Chef, No Matter How Great, Is Not an Artist
Celebrities

 Food Is Not Art, and a Chef, No Matter How Great, Is Not an Artist

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Running in Herds Is for Buffalo, Not Humans
Culture

Running in Herds Is for Buffalo, Not Humans

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Walt Whitman at 200
Culture

Walt Whitman at 200

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Philadelphia's Pit Bull Problem
News & Politics

Philadelphia's Pit Bull Problem

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Are Baltimore Mayor's Legal Troubles Psychic Revenge for Her Removal of Confederate Statues in the Middle of the Night?
News & Politics

Are Baltimore Mayor's Legal Troubles Psychic Revenge for Her Removal of Confederate Statues in the Middle of the Night?

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Who Gets to Define What 'Art' Is?
Culture

Who Gets to Define What 'Art' Is?

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Could Growing Your Own Tobacco Solve the Problem of High Cigarette Prices?
Culture

Could Growing Your Own Tobacco Solve the Problem of High Cigarette Prices?

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America's Public Toilet Crisis: Where Do You 'Go' When There Are No Facilities?
Culture

America's Public Toilet Crisis: Where Do You 'Go' When There Are No Facilities?

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Man Buns: Proof Positive That Western Civilization Is Doomed
Culture

Man Buns: Proof Positive That Western Civilization Is Doomed

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How a Disastrous Writing Fad Killed My Play About George Washington
Books

How a Disastrous Writing Fad Killed My Play About George Washington

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When Neighbors Don't Talk to One Another
Columns

When Neighbors Don't Talk to One Another

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Nuns Should Look Like Nuns, not Real Estate CEOs with Dolled up Hair and Hoop Earrings
Faith

Nuns Should Look Like Nuns, not Real Estate CEOs with Dolled up Hair and Hoop Earrings

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Breast Cancer and Cosmetic Surgeons
Culture

Breast Cancer and Cosmetic Surgeons

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'Islam: The Essays,' Bruce Bawer's Magnum Opus on 'The Religion of Peace'
News & Politics

'Islam: The Essays,' Bruce Bawer's Magnum Opus on 'The Religion of Peace'

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Imagining Stephen Hawking’s World Without God
Faith

Imagining Stephen Hawking’s World Without God

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New Book on Roger Casement Doubts the Gay Irish Hero's Prison Conversion to Catholicism
Culture

New Book on Roger Casement Doubts the Gay Irish Hero's Prison Conversion to Catholicism

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Philly’s ‘Holiday Tree’ Name Lives On, as Other Cities Drop the Silliness
News & Politics

Philly’s ‘Holiday Tree’ Name Lives On, as Other Cities Drop the Silliness

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The Myth of Benjamin Franklin
News & Politics

The Myth of Benjamin Franklin

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When Did Infants and Pets Become Cocktail Party Accoutrements?
Culture

When Did Infants and Pets Become Cocktail Party Accoutrements?

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Gosnell Film Ignored in Philadelphia, Scene of His Crimes
News & Politics

Gosnell Film Ignored in Philadelphia, Scene of His Crimes

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As Boomers Retire, Should We Expect an Elder-Led Revolution?
Culture

As Boomers Retire, Should We Expect an Elder-Led Revolution?

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 The New Unitarian-Catholic Pope: Minimalist and Barefoot
Faith

 The New Unitarian-Catholic Pope: Minimalist and Barefoot

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How Local Millennial Journalists Try to Turn Arrogance Into an Industry
News & Politics

How Local Millennial Journalists Try to Turn Arrogance Into an Industry

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The Politicized World of Writers’ Conferences
News & Politics

The Politicized World of Writers’ Conferences

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Under Progressive Mayor Kenney, Philadelphia Has a Stabbing Problem
News & Politics

Under Progressive Mayor Kenney, Philadelphia Has a Stabbing Problem

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At UPenn, Movement to Erase Campus Ties to Slavery Heats Up
News & Politics

At UPenn, Movement to Erase Campus Ties to Slavery Heats Up

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In Philadelphia, the Far Left Bullies the Left
News & Politics

In Philadelphia, the Far Left Bullies the Left

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Ireland After the Abortion Vote: the California of Europe?
News & Politics

Ireland After the Abortion Vote: the California of Europe?

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When the Gay Rights Movement Scorned Gay Marriage
News & Politics

When the Gay Rights Movement Scorned Gay Marriage

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Even Architecture Has Been Overrun by Politically Correct Babbling
News & Politics

Even Architecture Has Been Overrun by Politically Correct Babbling

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Flannery O’Connor Biography Reveals the Famously Misunderstood Catholic
Culture

Flannery O’Connor Biography Reveals the Famously Misunderstood Catholic

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College Professor 'Happy to Be Retired' After Dealing With SJWs
News & Politics

College Professor 'Happy to Be Retired' After Dealing With SJWs

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Popular Culture Catches Gender Identity Disorder
Culture

Popular Culture Catches Gender Identity Disorder

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Millennials, NPR, and Omnipresent 'Baby Up-Talk'
Culture

Millennials, NPR, and Omnipresent 'Baby Up-Talk'

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Reconsidering the Arguments for Cremation
Culture

Reconsidering the Arguments for Cremation

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Men, Misandry, and Suicide Rates
Culture

Men, Misandry, and Suicide Rates

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Not Just Immigration: Are We Paying Attention to American Muslim Converts?
Homeland Security

Not Just Immigration: Are We Paying Attention to American Muslim Converts?

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Local Theater World Now Stages Nothing but Leftist Propaganda
Culture

Local Theater World Now Stages Nothing but Leftist Propaganda

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