Arts & Entertainment
The ‘heartbeat’ of Philly arts, Leroy Johnson, 85, has died
Often considered an “outsider” vernacular artist, through his 60-year career Johnson became a Philadelphia institution and inspiration.
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Phillies’ Thomson first Canadian to manage in home country
Thomson is from Sarnia, Ontario, a city on the Michigan border about 200 miles west of Toronto.
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Flyers waive Lindblom, donate $100K to cancer organization
The Philadelphia Flyers have placed forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers on for the purpose of buying out the final year of the cancer survivor’s contract.
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‘Abbott Elementary’ earns multiple Emmy nods
The crowd-pleasing and acclaimed “Abbott Elementary” made a splashy debut in its first year
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Djokovic tops Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon, 21st Slam trophy
The top-seeded Djokovic has won 28 matches in a row at Wimbledon and raised his career haul to 21 major trophies.
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A three-week arts festival on the Cherry Street Pier shows the public how art gets made.
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Teens are dressing in suits to see ‘Minions’ as meme culture and boredom collide
A viral trend depicts teens in suits on their way to go see the latest installment in the minions universe. Here's why.
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Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins Wimbledon final, 1st Slam
Rybakina used her big serve and powerful forehand to overcome Jabeur’s mix of spins and slices at Centre Court on Saturday.
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Philadelphia Union ties MLS record for victory margin with 7-0 rout of D.C.
Philadelphia set a team record for goals and was one shy of the league record.
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‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
Among his other film credits are Woody Allen's “Bullets over Broadway” and “Mighty Aphrodite.”
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Black art returns to Philly’s historic Pyramid Club
After getting bumped on Juneteenth by a downtown private membership club (also called the Pyramid Cub) the Vicarious Love pop-up is back this weekend.
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3D artist Stephanie Boateng’s new exhibit features vibrant painted portraits of happy Black women
“Smile” is an exhibition of three-dimensional, larger-than-life artwork featured at Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Listen 4:57James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82
James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” has died.
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The weekend’s events include the return of Blobfest, Hispanic Fiesta, the Tinicum Arts Festival, Prince in the park, and Gladys Knight and The Chicks in concert.
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Listen 5:07Philadelphia Art Museum acquires an entire room from Fleisher Art Memorial
40 years ago, artist Shia Armajani designed a lecture hall for Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philly. Now the Art Museum is acquiring every scrap.
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