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Arts & Entertainment

Mary J. Blige performs at the halftime show
Media
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Roots Picnic returns this summer with Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Jazmine Sullivan, and more

Now expanded to two days, the Fairmount park event will take place from Saturday, June 4, through Sunday, June 5.

3 years ago

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Sports

Kupp’s late TD lifts Rams over Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl

 In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy.

3 years ago

Here's some background on the teams facing off in this Sunday's Super Bowl. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Sports

Here’s how to enjoy the Super Bowl, even if you don’t follow football

The Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56 at SoFi stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

3 years ago

Erin Jackson of the United States hoists an American flag after winning the gold medal in the speedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Erin Jackson of U.S. 1st Black woman to win speedskating gold

Jackson won the 500 meters Sunday with a time of 37.04 seconds, giving the American speedskating program its first medal of the Beijing Games.

3 years ago

Betty Davis in New York in 1969. (Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)
NPR
Music

Game was her middle name: The world was never ready for Betty Davis

Her songs were filled with gritty yet sultry style of electrified funk — dirtier than James with more blues than Sly.

3 years ago

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during a figure skating training session on day eight of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium practice rink on February 12, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

How did the anti-doping system for the Beijing Olympics break down so badly?

Kamila Valieva submitted a doping sample December 25th. It showed she used a banned substance, but the results weren't revealed until after she competed in Beijing.

3 years ago

''The Dead Girl,'' painting by artist Juan Soriano
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

20th century grief on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

“Elegy” traces grief across different cultures through the 20th century at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

3 years ago

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers wait on Harden’s debut following big trade for Simmons

James Harden will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers in games Friday and Saturday night. The earliest Harden could play for the 76ers is at home Tuesday against Boston.

3 years ago

Jillian Patricia Pirtle, CEO of the Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society, holds a letter written by Marian Anderson. Pirtle and actor Bryan Anthony Wilson will perform dramatic a reading of letters sent between Anderson and husband, Orpheus Fisher, at Philadelphia’s Penn Museum on February 13, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History
Music
Race & Ethnicity

Hear Marian Anderson’s love letters performed in time for Valentine’s Day

The 60-year romance between the famed opera singer and her architect husband, as documented in their private letters, will be made public, on stage, on Sunday.

3 years ago

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Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) and Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25), part of a deadline day trade between the two NBA franchises on Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photos/Matt York/Nick Wass, File)
Philadelphia
Sports

The Ben Simmons era is over. Sixers fans rejoice, welcome James Harden to Philly

The disgruntled All-Star guard is heading to the Brooklyn Nets, along with Seth Curry and Andre Drummond, in a blockbuster trade.

3 years ago

Bob Saget attends the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Annual Gala at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on November 03, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
NPR
Media
TV

Actor Bob Saget died in his sleep after hitting his head, his family says

The Saget family says they have been "overwhelmed with the incredible outpouring of love" from his fans, saying the support has been "a great comfort" to them.

3 years ago

Gold medallist Lindsey Jacobellis of Team United States reacts after the Women's Snowboard Cross Big Final on Day 5 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Genting Snow Park on February 09, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

Lindsey Jacobellis wins the U.S. its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Jacobellis, a five-time Olympian, won her first gold medal during the women's snowboard cross event on Wednesday.

3 years ago

The COVID-19 Portrait Project seeks to document those who died of COVID-19. Artist RA Friedman began with Philadelphians then expanded the project to include other artists and all U.S. residents. A selection of drawings is on display at InLiquid gallery in Kensington
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Everyone is special to someone’: Philly artist enlists others to draw portraits of COVID victims

The 150 drawings now on display at InLiquid Gallery in Kensington form a formidable wall of grief and memory, even if most viewers can’t name the people they see.

3 years ago

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States sits on the side of the course after skiing out in the first run of the women’s slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing
International
Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin’s 2nd Olympic race also ends early

The American racer skidded off balance about five seconds into Wednesday's slalom, an event she won at the 2014 Sochi Games.

3 years ago

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog. Both actors are up for Oscars this year. (Kirsty 
 Griffin/Netflix)
NPR
Movies
National

‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘Dune’ nab the most 2022 Oscar nominations

Jane Campion's and Denis Villeneuve's films got the highest amount of nominations, 12 and 10 each.

3 years ago

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