Carlin RomanoCARLIN ROMANO, critic-at-large of the Chronicle of Higher Education and literary critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-five years, teaches philosophy and media theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 206, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, cited by the Pulitzer Board for "bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics." He is the editor of Philadelphia Noir and lives in West Philadelphia, in the only house on his block. Read More Read Less