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Matin Fahim is pictured at his workspace
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Love Now Media

Love sewn across generations

“I tapped into my grandmother’s energy and never looked back,” said designer Matin Fahim.

3 years ago

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, talks with her coach Eteri Tutberidze after the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing
National
Sports

After skating debacle, IOC president takes rare shots at Russians

Millions of viewers watching one of the marquee Olympic events cringed when Valieva's coach greeted her with criticism after a mistake-filled routine.

3 years ago

The cast of ''Choir Boy'' rehearsing on stage at the Philadelphia Theatre Company
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity

‘We all have a strangeness’: Philadelphia Theatre Company opens ‘Choir Boy’

The Philadelphia Theatre Company opens the Tony-winning Broadway show about all-Black prep school gospel choir.

3 years ago

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Russia's Anna Shcherbakova competes in the women's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden reacts to ringing the bell before the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

James Harden culture guide: 8 things you might not know about the new Sixers star

He’s on the board of Saks and co-owns a women’s soccer team.

3 years ago

FILE - Mickey and Minnie Mouse perform during a parade as they pass by the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The theme park resort announced Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, that face coverings will be optional for fully-vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations, with one exception. Face masks still will be needed for visitors ages 2 and older on enclosed transportation, such as the resort's monorail, buses and the resort's sky gondola
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Health Care
Public Health
Travel

Disney theme parks say face masks are now optional for vaccinated visitors

However, Disney says guests who aren't fully vaccinated must continue to wear face coverings in all indoor locations.

3 years ago

The main parking lot at the Los Angeles Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium remains closed as pitchers and catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled as the Major League Baseball lockout enters its 77th day and will prevent pitchers and catchers from taking the field for the first time since October in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
National
Sports

Lockout gets real: MLB’s spring showcase goes silent

It’s Day 77 of a lockout that’s become the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history.

3 years ago

Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons, right, looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Mental Health
National
Philadelphia
Sports

Simmons: Struggles in Philadelphia began before last season

Ben Simmons says his mental health struggles began well before the 76ers’ season ended and he didn’t believe he’d be able to overcome them in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

P.J. O'Rourke in 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
NPR
Comedy
Media

Satirist P.J. O’Rourke, panelist on NPR’s ‘Wait…Wait Don’t Tell Me,’ dies at 74

O'Rourke wrote more than twenty books about a range of topics, from politics to cars, and he was a longtime panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden holds up his new jersey after taking questions from the media at a press conference at the NBA basketball team's facility, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Camden, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

James Harden says Sixers were his ‘first choice,’ calling the team ’a perfect fit’

Harden excited to join Sixers, calls Philly home to ’best fans in the NBA.’

3 years ago

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

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