William Wordsworth
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordorn boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for every thing, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.—Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.
Through August 9, 2026
A highly anticipated 2026 essay collection blending memoir and cultural observation.
From 'Alcohologues' — Hilda Hilst The Paris Review (Poetry Newsletter)
A coat of Italian red, wool unraveling, boots pulled on at dusk — Hilst's fragments stagger between elegance and the floor.
Dive In! The Tyee's 2026 Summer Reads Are Here The Tyee
A curated summer reading list that ranges from queer family memoirs to death doula reflections — books for the long light.
Best Movies Streaming July 2026 Variety
From Project Hail Mary to The Devil Wears Prada 2 — where to point your remote this month.
A Look at the Trends in Philly's New Restaurants for 2026 The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Kensington-Fishtown corridor keeps cooking — supper clubs, tasting menus, and burgers all jostling for the same blocks.
FILM The Odyssey
Nolan takes on Homer with Matt Damon as Odysseus, shot on next-gen IMAX — a summer epic that demands the biggest screen you can find.
The post-apocalyptic underground drama returns for a third season — the silo's secrets keep deepening.
A new Mexican restaurant that has quickly become one of the most talked-about tables in Fishtown's booming corridor.
Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival
Large-scale illuminated lanterns transform Franklin Square in Old City — a luminous walk through tradition and craft, nightly through August 16.
Freedom Dreams at the Barnes Foundation
Film, video, and immersive installations exploring 250 years of stories of Americans of color — closing August 9, so this is your final week.
A city-wide project challenging artists and audiences to imagine the future of Philadelphia and the nation — running through August 16.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.— Marcel Proust