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Arts & Entertainment

Charlie Brown Jr. during a Sixers-Spurs game in January 2022.
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

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

“It’s been the craziest year of my life,” the 25-year-old said.

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
International
Military
Sports

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.

4 years ago

Charlie Brown Jr. during a Sixers-Spurs game in January 2022 Chris Szagola/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

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

“It’s been the craziest year of my life,” the 25-year-old said.

4 years ago

People are playing volleyball onstage in the Wilma Theater's production of
International
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Russian director reimagines classic Russian play ‘The Cherry Orchard’ for the Wilma Theater

The Wilma Theater brought Dmitry Krymov over from Moscow to direct the classic Russian play “The Cherry Orchard” as the Russian war in Ukraine continues.

4 years ago

(Jerry Seinfeld/Twitter)
TV

Liz Sheridan, Jerry’s doting mom on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 93

Sheridan’s “Seinfeld” role as Helen was her best known but followed decades of work on stage and screen.

4 years ago

The inaugural exhibition, ''Making Place Matter,'' opens on April 23. It will feature this wall installation of plates by Molly Hatch, inspired by a painting of rowers on the Schuylkill River, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Classes
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The Clay Studio opens new building in Kensington, for Kensington

The purpose-built ceramics workshop and community space is designed with its neighbors in mind.

4 years ago

Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist is published by W.W. Norton and Company. Photo by Catherine Marin.
Radio Times
Animals
Books
Gender

Frans de Waal on gender roles and primates

In studying a society of male dominated monkeys and comparing them to a female-led group of monkeys, primatologist Frans de Waal challenges human assumptions about gender.

Air Date: April 14, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:13
People dressed as Easter bunnies pose for a photo.
Things To Do
Community Events
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Easter Parade, Passover, Frankford Ave. pet fest, and Amos Lee’s homecoming in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Easter and Passover are celebrated in the Delaware Valley, Kristen Chenoweth and Amos Lee are performing around the city.

4 years ago

File photo: Actor Gilbert Gottfried attends the Tribeca Film Festival opening night world premiere of
NPR
Movies
Performing Arts
TV

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died

According to a post on his verified Twitter feed, he died following a long illness. He was 67.

4 years ago

Barbara Silzle, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Cultural Fund)
Government
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The head of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund has one last fight before stepping down

Barbara Silzle has one more budget fight with the city before leaving the fund that distributes public money to small and mid-sized organizations.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid looks on as he has the night off during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Philadelphia.
National
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers celebrate Embiid’s scoring title, push MVP contention

Joel Embiid won the NBA scoring title to become the first Philadelphia player to top the league since Allen Iverson 17 years ago.

4 years ago

Many adults in the U.S. take out student loans but never finish their degree — leaving them in a vicious cycle of debt (LA Johnson/NPR)
Radio Times
Higher Education
Medicine

Regional Roundup: April 11th

Freezing payments vs. forgiving student loans , mice that "sweat" out their body fat, and a conversation with "Pachinko" author, Min Jin Lee,

Air Date: April 11, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Tiger Woods tips his cap on the 18th green during the final round at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.
National
Outdoors
Sports

Tiger’s Masters: No fairytale ending but still inspiring

He played in his first real tournament since a car wreck 14 months ago left him with horrific leg injuries.

4 years ago

New outfielder Kyle Schwarber celebrates with Bryce Harper after hitting a home run in his first at-bat during the 2022 season opener against the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
History
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Baseball history: The Phillies and the A’s faced off in the ‘City Series’ for over 50 years

The Athletics usually won, but in 1915 the Phils took the first game — and went on to win the National League.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (left) reacts to the basket by Danny Green, during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid has 41 points, 20 rebounds as Sixers down Pacers

Embiid scored 41 points while adding 20 rebounds and four assists. James Harden added 22 points and 14 assists for the Sixers.

4 years ago

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