Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Fan Fests Emerging from the Pandemic Bring Changes After an absence of nearly a year and a half, in-person pop culture conventions began to return in the latter half of 2021. While a number of small cons appeared earlier in the year, the resurgence of major cons was marked by the return to the Javits … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2021: The Return
Why the anonymous street artist continues to fascinate For nearly three decades, the anonymous artist known as stikman has placed images of a schematic humanoid figure (also known as "stikman") in city streets around the United States, Canada, and Europe. The figure appears over and over again in varying forms, in many hundreds---perhaps thousands---of pieces … Continue reading Stikman: Theme and Variations
The coronavirus pandemic has affected individuals and businesses across the globe. In the U.S., which was the epicenter of the infection for much of the late spring and early summer, businesses from bars and restaurants to sporting events and concerts were forced to close. Pop culture conventions were similarly affected, making 2020 a year largely … Continue reading The Year Without Comic-Cons: 2020
An icon of Philadelphia's industrial history closes Building B (left) and Building A (right) viewed from the east on Delaware Ave. Approaching Philadelphia's Delaware Avenue from the west on Spring Garden Street, the building is unmistakable -- not merely due to its scale, but also because of its monolithic appearance: a solid, windowless brick facade, … Continue reading Philadelphia Warehousing and Cold Storage
