
Arts & Entertainment
Piffaro offers the music of a German Christmas, circa 1500
Piffaro, Philadelphia authentic Renaissance band, will play music of Southern Germany from 500 years ago.
2 hours ago
Listen 1:43‘A Christmas Carol’ dominates Philly stages this month. Why does it still resonate?
Finding new meaning in this nearly two century old story of redemption in a time of deep division.
16 hours ago
Dec. 7 - 10: Rare Book Fair in Philly, “Who’s Holiday” in N.J., and Winterthur seasonal events in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
1 day ago
Listen 5:42‘Time’ magazine names Taylor Swift its 2023 Person of the Year
The international pop star has been playing to massive crowds on her Eras Tour and has garnered attention for her budding romance with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.
2 days ago
Norman Lear, who made funny sitcoms about serious topics, dies at 101
Lear was hailed for producing beloved television shows like All in the Family and The Jeffersons, and later, for his work as a political activist.
2 days ago
P!nk announces 2024 Summer Carnival Tour with stop in South Philadelphia
The singer announced her 2024 Summer Carnival Tour will include stops at Lincoln Financial Field and Hersheypark Stadium.
3 days ago
Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and others celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.
4 days ago
Longtime ‘Fresh Air’ contributor Dave Davies signs off (sort of)
Davies chats with Terry Gross about some of his most memorable interviews, and the preparation that goes into each conversation.
4 days ago
This year, the nativity scene has turned 800 years old. Glencairn Museum samples their endless variety.
4 days ago
Listen 2:22Three dozen of Philly’s bygone queer bars are memorialized in new Art Museum installation
Korean artist Inhwan Oh memorializes three dozen places that catered to Philadelphia’s queer community but no longer exist.
5 days ago
Philadelphia declares Dec. 3 ‘Rocky Day’ in honor of the film’s 47th anniversary
“Standing at the top of these steps you're reminded that all things are possible,” Stallone said. “Keep punching.”
5 days ago
Philly teen Nathanael Barlow wins gold at Amateur Night at the Apollo
The 16-year-old’s rendition of “For All We Know” by Donny Hathaway earned him the competition’s top prize.
6 days ago
Listen 1:36The scent of a symphony: The Philadelphia Orchestra premieres a new work about how music smells
Jimmy López Bellido explores olfactory synesthesia in his new work, “Ephemerae.”
1 week ago
Listen 1:41Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65
Shane MacGowan, the hard-drinking frontman for Irish punk band The Pogues, has died. He was 65 years old.
1 week ago
Paint it, black: A dark dinner party tableau at Philly’s historic Hill-Physick House
Artist Heather Ujiie has created a morbid Victorian tableau “Dark Forest” inside the 19th-century home of the father of modern surgery.
1 week ago
Listen 1:17