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Arts & Entertainment

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
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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

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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
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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
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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

Tampa Tarpons manager Rachel Balkovec watches from the top steps of the dugout, while making her debut as a minor league manager of the Tarpons, a Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, before a baseball game against the Lakeland Flying Tigers, Friday, April 8, 2022, in Lakeland, Fla. Balkovec is the first female to manage a professional baseball team.
NPR
Gender
National
Sports

Rachel Balkovec, the 1st woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team, debuts with a win

Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

4 years ago

Actors Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck arrive for a special screening of the film Marry Me at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on Friday. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are engaged — again

The celebrity couple are giving commitment another chance after rekindling their romance last year. Lopez shared the news in a video message in her newsletter.

4 years ago

Cellist Ajibola Rivers performs with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Music
Philadelphia
Technology
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Orchestra has new collaborator: artificial intelligence

A white monolith shares the stage with the Orchestra, exploding with 3D imagery generated in real time by an AI classical music lover.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber (12) celebrates with Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper (3) after hitting a home run in the first inning of a home opening baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Friday, April 8, 2022, in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Sports

Schwarber goes deep for Phillies in 9-5 win over Athletics

Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven.

4 years ago

Jace Mignano, 7, attended his first Phillies home opener with his parents on April 8, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sports

‘I got a gut feeling this year.’ Hope springs eternal at Phillies’ opening day

Fans flocked to the Phillies’ sold-out season starter at Citizens Bank Park to cheer on the great annual promise of baseball.

4 years ago

Chris Rock appears at the the FX portion of theTelevision Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2020, left, and Will Smith appears at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on March 7, 2022. Smith was banned from Oscars, other film academy events for 10 years for slapping Rock onstage at Academy Awards.
Movies
National
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

The motion picture academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

4 years ago

Fran Lebowitz at NYIT Auditorium on Broadway on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Radio Times
Law
Politics

Satirist Fran Lebowitz and Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

Fran Lebowitz on bookstores, Putin, rats, NATO, being old and her friendship with Toni Morrison. And, two Penn law students reflect on Judge Jackson's confirmation.

Air Date: April 8, 2022 10:00 am

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Hall and Oates perform at the Allstate Arena on Monday, May 15, 2017, in Rosemont, IL. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Daryl Hall, King of Prussia Restaurant Week, Cherry Blossom Fest: this week’s ‘Things to Do’

For cherry blossom lovers, it’s your weekend. Plus a big lineup of music to go along with many arts and cultural events in Philly, Jersey, and Delaware.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Media
Music
Philadelphia

Special Edition: Remembering Bobby Rydell

From the archives, our 2016 interview with Bobby Rydell, whose musical stardom emerged from South Philadelphia in the 1950s. He passed away this week at the age of 79.

Air Date: April 6, 2022 12:00 pm

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A member of Death Pill, an all-female Ukrainian punk band, plays electric guitar on stage.
International
Music
Philadelphia

Scream and shout: Philly benefit album features Ukrainian hardcore bands

Band Together features a mix of U.S. and Ukrainian punk to raise money for humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine.

4 years ago

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