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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Floyd Cooper is seen on a piece of promotional material
Books
K-12
Kids

Children’s author Floyd Cooper to be honored nationally with his own day

Children’s Book Council has created Floyd Cooper day on May 6, honoring the late children’s book author and artist from the Philadelphia area.

4 years ago

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Simone Leigh, in red, stands in front of her
Gender
International
Visual Arts

Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time

For the first time in its 127-year history, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists.

4 years ago

Drag queen performers dressed as characters from
National
TV

‘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.

4 years ago

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)
National
Philadelphia
Sports

Siakam scores 34 as Raptors avoid sweep, beat 76ers 110-102

Game 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia.

4 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)
National
Sports

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.

4 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)
Philadelphia
Sports

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.

4 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)
NPR
International
Sports

Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70

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

4 years ago

(photo credit Cyndi Shattuck, FSG Books)
Radio Times

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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A clothing swap attendee shows what they found in the swap at Sustainable Fashion Week in Philadelphia. (Swap Across America Team)
Business
Environment
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

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.

4 years ago

The Dead Milkmen
Things To Do
Food & Drink
Music
Performing Arts

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.

4 years ago

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Exterior view of St. Michael's Hall
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

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

Joan Myers Brown (left) and Christine Cox (right)
Dance
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

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

Listen 8:00
File photo: DJ Kay Slay attends a listening party for
Music
National
Performing Arts

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)
NPR
Gun Violence
National
Performing Arts

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

An image of Mickey Mouse in the foreground with the Academy of Music on South Broad Street in the background.
History
Movies
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

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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