Philadelphia detectives are solving homicides at the highest rate in 40 years — a turnaround driven by fewer cases, new technology, and renewed focus. The Inquirer’s Criminal Justice reporter, Ellie Rushing, meets Social Video Host Ariane Datil at the Wooder Cooler to break down what’s behind the progress. | Philadelphia Inquirer

Only one Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice since 1968 has failed to win a retention election, in which voters face a yes-or-no choice on whether to give incumbents new 10-year terms, rather than a choice between candidates. Tuesday’s results will be discouraging for anyone hoping to increase that number soon. Hoping to break liberals’ 5-2 majority on the state’s highest court, Republicans spent big in an attempt to oust three justices who were originally elected as Democrats. Democratic groups

Most everyone at Philly Pub Sings starts out as strangers. But everyone — and every song — is welcome. You definitely don’t have to be a good singer. Because, as the pub singers believe, the Philly Pub Sing fulfills a basic human need: It’s what the world needs now. “For most of human history, people have sung together with strangers,” said Ben Fink, irrepressible organizer of Philly Pub Sing, which is held upstairs at Fergie’s Pub on the first Monday of every month, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ”It

✨ THE PHILADELPHIA STORY celebrates 85 years! Featuring a legendary cast—Katharine Hepburn (#1 on AFI’s Greatest Screen Legends), Cary Grant and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree James Stewart—the film also appears on AFI’s lists of greatest films of all time, greatest comedies and greatest love stories. In this AFI Archive clip from 2000, AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks shares his thoughts about what makes the film a timeless classic. Help protect the history of film by supp