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Friday, May 30, 2025

Downbeach, by Matt Overs by Rob Laymon

In this dark picaresque of pranks and capers set in 1980s Atlantic City, Matt Overs explores a gritty and earnest coming-of-age in a unique culture one short railway from Philadelphia. Rob L…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PM
Monday, June 3, 2024

Rock Music, Authority and Western Culture, 1964-1980, by James A. Cosby by Rob Laymon

Civilization has always had its discontents, but few things reflect the spirit of resistance like rock music. In this intriguing survey, local author James A. Cosby tackles a socio-political…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:25PM
Monday, July 25, 2022

Why a trip to Kentucky’s Creation Museum makes me worry about Pennsylvania’s future by Rob Laymon

Nowadays, Kentucky’s Creation Museum is starting to feel awfully familiar to the Christian battleground looming in Pennsylvania, thanks to far-right politicians like Doug Mastriano. Rob La…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:06PM
Monday, April 18, 2022

The Education of a Journalist, by Dan Rottenberg by Rob Laymon

As his readers already know, BSR founding editor Dan Rottenberg loves a good debate, a quest he affirms in his journalistic memoir. Longtime colleague Rob Laymon reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:31PM
Tuesday, February 1, 2022

True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire, by Kathryn Canavan by Rob Laymon

Kathryn Canavan’s latest book tackles the dark and grisly side of Philly’s true crime history, but it’s also a fascinating read about the ordinary folks who have been foiling criminals…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:54PM
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Heading to the Jersey shore this summer? Here’s what locals want Philadelphians to know by Rob Laymon

Jersey shore native Rob Laymon has some tips for migrating Pennsylvanians hitting the beach this summer.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:41PM
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