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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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‘Golden Girls’ shows little age at inaugural fan convention

More than 2,000 “The Golden Girls” fans are converging this weekend for Golden-Con in Chicago.

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File photo: Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Siakam scores 34 as Raptors avoid sweep, beat 76ers 110-102

Game 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

File photo: Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes in action during Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 131-111. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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Raptors’ Barnes wins NBA Rookie of the Year, edging Mobley

The difference of 15 points between Barnes and Cleveland’s Evan Mobley was the smallest margin in the rookie category under the current voting format.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after making a basket during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Embiid to play in Game 4 despite right thumb injury

Rivers says the team has 'concern' about Embiid’s injury but don’t believe it can get worse by playing.

3 years ago

Guy Lafleur has died at age 70, the Montreal Canadiens hockey team announced Friday. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019. (Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
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Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70

Guy Lafleur is the Montreal Canadiens' all-time high scorer, with an astonishing 1,246 points.

3 years ago

(photo credit Cyndi Shattuck, FSG Books)
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What reality TV says about us

Are you a reality TV fan or too embarrassed to admit it? Sociologist Danielle Lindemann celebrates reality TV and says it provides a window into who we are as Americans.

Air Date: April 22, 2022 10:00 am

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Philly embraces sustainable fashion this Earth Day

Sustainable Fashion Week comes to Philly for the first time. The event highlights local designers and invites all to learn more about sustainability.

3 years ago

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Johnathan Blake, The Dead Milkmen, Philly food fests, and roller skating in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This weekend, concerts in the tri-state include a Prince tribute, Johnathan Blake, and The Dead Milkmen, and food festivals in South Philly and Manayunk.

3 years ago

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Woodmere Museum gets its largest gift ever to renovate a mansion

With a $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation, the Chestnut Hill museum will get to work transforming its neighbor into a modern art space.

4 years ago

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Two Philadelphia dance icons to be honored in Avenue of Arts ceremony

Avenue of the Arts Visionary Awards will honor two founding members of Philadelphia dance. Joan Myers Brown and Christine Cox will be honored on April 22.

4 years ago

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Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

Pioneering hip hop artist DJ Kay Slay has died of complications from COVID-19.

4 years ago

(from left) McKennzie Boyd, Taylor Livingston and Anya Jiménez are among the teenage playwrights chosen to present their work about gun violence, marking the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine shootings. #Enough (via NPR)
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Young playwrights confront gun violence with their art and say #Enough

Nationwide, theaters and civic organizations commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine school shootings by presenting readings of eight short plays by teenagers.

4 years ago

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The Philadelphia Orchestra’s starring role in Disney’s famed ‘Fantasia’ — and music recording history

Philly artists played an instrumental part in bringing stereo sound to the silver screen.

4 years ago

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For Northeast Philly’s Charlie Brown Jr., playing with the Sixers is a dream come true

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4 years ago

Prince Harry (right) and Meghan Markle (rear left) Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the Land Rover Driving Challenge at the Invictus Games venue in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, April 16, 2022. The week-long games for active servicemen and veterans who are ill, injured or wounded opens Saturday in this Dutch city that calls itself the global center of peace and justice
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Drive time: Harry and Meghan ride in miniature Land Rovers

Competition at the Invictus Games has begun with a driving challenge around an automotive obstacle course ahead of an evening opening ceremony.

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