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FILE - Comedian Samantha Bee arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on April 24, 2022, in Washington. TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV. In a statement Monday, July 25 the channel said that as part of its new programming strategy it's made “some difficult, business-based decisions.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
TV

TBS cancels Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ after 7 seasons

In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy.

3 years ago

Women in white smocks wipe the ground in the center of Philadelphia's City Hall.
Health Care
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Protests

Performers scrub the ground at City Hall to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade

A handful of women dressed in rags scrubbed the ground of the City Hall courtyard to amplify the work to access abortion rights in the U.S.

3 years ago

Jasson Musson sits on his ''Pieta'' chair on a stage set filled with art allusions and an animatronic puppet named Ollie. The set was used to create Musson's satiric art history videos. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Jayson Musson explains art history as a sitcom at Philly’s Fabric Workshop and Museum

“His History of Art” at the Fabric Workshop and Museum traipses through history as a whimsical, crass TV show.

3 years ago

Pete Rose swings a bat.
History
Philadelphia
Sports

Pete Rose to appear on field in Philadelphia next month

Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.

3 years ago

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, center, talks with members of the Urban Youth Racing School before the start of a race on the grounds of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022.
Philadelphia
Sports

Larson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race school

Kyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.

3 years ago

Kurt Vile performs live at at WXPN Free At Noon Concert. (WXPN)
NPR
Music
Philadelphia

For Kurt Vile, ‘settling down’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘staying still’

Kurt Vile has always been a Philly guy — it's where he grew up; it's where he started his music career.

3 years ago

Philadelphia brass band Snacktime perform at the Philadelphia Flower Show. (Courtesy of Sam Gellerstein)
Music
Philadelphia

‘A love letter to Philadelphia’: Brass band Snacktime releases its first album

WHYY’s Priyanka Tewari spoke to Snacktime founder Sam Gellerstein at the band’s album release party. Gellerstein calls “Sounds from the Street: Live” a love letter to Philly.

3 years ago

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The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn Museum soars to 70 feet. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts

As Bryn Athyn’s modern medieval castle closes for upgrades, its historic collection goes downtown

The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum.

3 years ago

Kids playing in the pool
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

The heat is on: Philadelphians are flocking to city pools this summer

Philly has opened 50 public pools across the city this summer, with another 20 still closed. But neighbors are loving any splash they can get.

3 years ago

Listen 1:52
Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s ''The Daily Show,'' speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Things To Do
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Music
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Visual Arts

Ledisi, Trevor Noah, One Republic, ‘Queen of Fishtown’ in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

July 21 – July 24: The weekend events include Ledisi at the Mann, Indigenous powwow in Delaware, and two new art exhibitions opening this week.

3 years ago

Listen 4:09
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, has won the $250,000 Gish Prize. (Crush Boone/Gish Prize Trust)
NPR
Dance

Dancer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, of Urban Bush Women, wins prestigious Gish Award

A pioneer in the world of dance has been awarded one of the largest cash prizes for artists in the United States.

3 years ago

The Clothespin is visible, with buildings and the American flag in the background.
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Claes Oldenburg, 93, created giant sculptures that became icons of Philly

The pop artist died on Monday at 93. His giant sculptures of common objects evoke the silly and the serious of Philly.

3 years ago

Two book covers side by side. One is teal green and reads,
Books
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How a little-known novel set on the Main Line inspired one of the 20th century’s most prolific authors

James A. Michener, who won a Pulitzer Prize for “Tales from the South Pacific,” credited his start to a title published in 1930.

3 years ago

Pillars and pedestals are arranged in an open space, with buildings visible in the background.
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sculpture

It’s waiting for you: New public sculpture ‘Monument in Waiting’ at Drexel University

What’s it like to be monumental? You can stand on a pedestal at the sculptural installation “Monument in Waiting” and feel posterity.

3 years ago

Yowie owner Shannon Maldonado smiles, and gestures with her hands.
Innovation
Philadelphia
TV
Billy Penn

Philly-filmed series ‘Small Enough’ showcases the struggles and success of creative entrepreneurs

The new show is a venture from Shannon Maldonado, owner of acclaimed design shop Yowie.

3 years ago

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