Morning Almanac · Philadelphia

Friday, September 25, 2026
POEM OF THE DAY

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

A.E. Housman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.


A THING TO SEE

A Nation of Artists

Philadelphia Museum of Art

April 12, 2026 – July 5, 2027


A THING TO READ

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

A speculative thriller about a 'trad wife' influencer who finds herself transported to 1855 — a standout debut of the summer.


LONGREADS

With Us Rae Armantrout, The Paris Review

An abandoned pillow in dry grass says enough, but not too much — Armantrout turns consumer culture and blast radius into a meditation on what qualifies as a poem.

Why People Aren't Having Kids The New Yorker Daily

The New Yorker takes on the demographic question nobody can stop arguing about — plus a side of Brad Pitt's pup and the A.I. arms race.


ON SCREEN

FILM The Odyssey

In theaters (IMAX 70mm)

Christopher Nolan's mythic epic, shot in IMAX 70mm with Matt Damon and Zendaya — the kind of film that demands a big screen and a dark room.

TV Silo

Apple TV+

The returning sci-fi drama about the last ten thousand people on Earth living in a giant underground silo — claustrophobic, political, and beautifully tense.


A PLACE TO EAT

Lillian's

Philadelphia (new Fall 2026 opening)

One of the season's most talked-about new arrivals on the Philly dining scene — worth a reservation before the word spreads further.


WHAT'S ON

Anthony Jeselnik — Live

The comedian known for his razor-sharp, deadpan misdirection performs tonight at the Kimmel Center's Miller Theater.

Parks on Tap

Philadelphia's roving beer garden program continues popping up in urban parks across the city through October 11 — local brews, green space, golden-hour vibes.

From Invisible to Invincible: Honoring the Art of Color

An ongoing exhibition at 120 S. 3rd Street running through November 8, celebrating the power and presence of color in contemporary art.


A LINE TO CARRY
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.— Marcel Proust