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Nearly 200 employees walk off job at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Members of the union said they plan on returning to work over the weekend with the goal to resume negotiations next week.

4 years ago

(Clockwise: Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary, photograph Giles Minjasson/ABC; Milly Alcock in House of the Dragon, photograph HBO; The Bear with Jeremy Allen White, Lionel Boyce and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, photograph FX; Steve Carell in The Patient, photograph FX)
Radio Times
TV

How we watch TV: networks, streaming, and fall previews

Fall TV used to be a big deal with all the network premiers but streaming platforms changed that. This hour, how we watch television and what to watch.

Air Date: September 16, 2022 10:00 am

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File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Employment
Philadelphia

Union workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art plan one-day strike

After 22 months of negotiations with art museum management, PMA union workers are taking action with a one-day strike.

4 years ago

'I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years,' Roger Federer said as he announced his retirement at age 41. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NPR
Sports

Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis

Over his career, Federer has won more than 100 titles total and amassed a 1,251-275 record, according the ATP, which adds that he never retired from a match.

4 years ago

Quinta Brunson checks on Jimmy Kimmel as he lays on stage at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
TV

‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson visits Kimmel, collects apology

Brunson played her own gag on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, and then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized.

4 years ago

(Courtesy of Valley Creek Productions)
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XPoNential Music Festival, Coatesville Grand Prix, Diamond State Film Fest, Roxy Music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sept. 15 - Sept.18: Diamond State Film Festival in Delaware, Coatesville Grand Prix, and XPoNential Music Fest in Camden are among the weekend’s best events.

4 years ago

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The Chorus of the Dead perform during a rehearsal of ''TOWN,'' a play created and performed by Norristown residents. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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What’s a Zep? Norristown explained, on stage

Theatre Horizon interviewed 130 residents of Norristown, Pa., to inform its original play that will be performed by a cast of 60 townspeople.

4 years ago

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Richard Feliciano Velez, 7, tests the water feature of the River Alive! Learning Trail turtle sculpture after the unveiling event at Tookany Creek Park on Sept. 14, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Animal sculptures, poems, and QR codes: Juniata Park’s new River Alive! Trail teaches families about nature

The River Alive! Trail in Tacony Creek Park was shaped and built by community members. The bilingual exhibit aims to teach families about nature.

4 years ago

Brooke McCarthy in her one-woman cabaret/comedy show, 'How to be an Ethical Slut.' (Clay Chastain)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly Fringe Fesitval pushes the sexual envelope with ‘How to be an ethical slut’

The one-woman cabaret embraces non-monogamy and other unconventional ways people may love each other.

4 years ago

Listen 5:43
A screenshot of Halle Bailey as Ariel in the new live-action Disney film
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Movies
Race & Ethnicity

Halle Bailey’s ‘Little Mermaid’ is already making waves among young Black girls

Social media has been filled with videos of Black children watching the teaser of the trailer for the new Little Mermaid movie, which stars Bailey.

4 years ago

Dancer Ashley Rivera, who is the protagonist in the film, strikes a pose mid-air. Inside the bus, from top to bottom are the production team: Alaitz Ruiz, Christina Castro-Tauser, Alba Martinez, Martin Alfaro and director, Pedro Escárcega. (Courtesy of Ritmo Lab)
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Philadelphia
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‘La Guagua 47’ is a love letter to Philly’s Latino community

Alba Martínez’s film had help from more than 100 community members and artists throughout Philly. The short film is set to debut at the Kimmel Center.

4 years ago

'Shy' by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green is published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Radio Times
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The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

NY Times theater critic Jesse Green talks about the life, talent, accomplishments and authentic conversations with Mary Rodgers captured in her new memoir, 'Shy.'

Air Date: September 13, 2022 10:00 am

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Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts her statuette at the 74th annual Emmy Awards
Philadelphia
TV
Billy Penn

‘Don’t ever give up on you’: Philly loves Sheryl Lee Ralph’s inspiring Emmys speech after ‘Abbott Elementary’ win

Show creator Quinta Brunson also took home a trophy, for best comedy writing.

4 years ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph sings as she accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for
NPR
TV

Five takeaways from the 2022 Emmy awards

The 2022 Emmys handed out awards to Succession, Squid Game, Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, Lizzo's Here's To The Big Grrrls and others.

4 years ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for
Philadelphia
TV

Sheryl Lee Ralph wins first career Emmy for performance in Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph was so moved by her Emmy win, she had to respond in song.

4 years ago

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