Philly Clearing

February 2023

Helen Gym's Union League Gaffe

A problematic cocktail party, "white Philly progressives," and the spectre of anti-Blackness

Feb 1, 2023 • 

Nick Russo

9

January 2023

Andrew Callaghan Allegations

Is there no one pure in this world?

Jan 10, 2023 • 

Nick Russo

7

They Will Come for Andrew Callaghan

Callaghan has begun to poke the only beast that can stop his rise: a politically connected corporate media hell-bent on self-preservation.

Jan 7, 2023 • 

Nick Russo

11

1

December 2022

Unscattering

A very personal essay // the long view, past and future

Dec 30, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

10

4

November 2022

Dirtbags and Bluenoses

Elephants and donkeys are out. Welcome to the new American divide // Also: smoking an ounce for Stephen Hawking, or, shitposting toward utopia

Nov 19, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

5

2

Book Review: Where I Was From

My losing entry for Freddie deBoer's book review contest // more Didion criticism

Nov 18, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

4

October 2022

The White Dead Dawn

A critique of Joan Didion's "wagon-train morality"

Oct 4, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

4

2

September 2022

The Kids Are Not Alright

Dispatch from the fringes of Philly's crisis of youth violence

Sep 21, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

8

3

Gen Zero

Coming of age in post-Trump America // Sane rogue intellects against the world // Andrew Callaghan and journalistic integrity in the age of the internet

Sep 14, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

4

August 2022

Hazel Motes and The Hunger

Putting Flannery O'Connor and Contrapoints in dialogue

Aug 11, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

6

June 2022

Liberalism and Abortion

Roe's demise kicks abortion rights to the halls of state legislatures. Voter attitudes about abortion are now vital. But it's hard to win over hearts…

Jun 24, 2022 • 

Nick Russo

4