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A farewell to MAD

MAD Magazine has been skewering American culture and politics for over half a century. Today on the show, we pay tribute to the magazine and learn about its history.

Air Date: August 8, 2019 10:00 am

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Participants in the Cowtown Rodeo parade around the arena before competing in events like bull riding, steer wrestling, and barrel racing. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
August 8 - 14, 2019

Reggae legend Bob Marley, Asian history in Philly, and Cowtown Rodeo in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host an array of events, from a tribute to Jamaican independence, Train in concert, and bike racing in the ’burbs.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia City Hall viewed from South Broad st. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Seven new names are joining Philly’s Walk of Fame this year

Here are the seven new names that’ll be added to the luminary lineup of plaques on the sidewalk of South Broad.

6 years ago

An aerial performer rehearses for the Ghostly Circus, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Fire breathing and aerial stunts return to Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery

The 6th annual Ghostly Circus brings more fire and daring acrobatic feats to Philadelphia’s historic Laurel Hill Cemetery while contemplating climate change

6 years ago

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Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Cord cutters beware, either rescan, or lose local stations Friday

If you are using an antenna (not satellite or cable) beginning on Friday morning you need to rescan your TV by going into the setup menu and hitting search or rescan.

6 years ago

A scene from 'The Burial of Kojo,' a film from Ghana that is one of the highlights of the BlackStar Film Festival. (Courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival)
Community Events
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Philadelphia

Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival is looking for a new home

The annual showcase of African-American cinema launched at UPenn’s International House, but the building’s pending closure may force the fest to relocate.

6 years ago

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Business
Music

90s hip hop mogul Chris Schwartz

The Philadelphia native was instrumental in the rise of some of the biggest names in 90s Hip Hop – Schoolly D, Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and Lauryn Hill.

Air Date: July 30, 2019 10:00 am

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Sabrina Aganier, acrobat and contortionist, high above the stage in Cirque du Soleil's “Amalŭna,” now inside Cirque's Big Top constructed in Oaks, Montgomery County. (Photo courtesy of Yanick Déry for Cirque du Soleil)
Shapiro on Theater
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Shapiro on Theater

A Cirque du Soleil moment: ‘Amalŭna’ under the big top

The production is loosely based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” It’s the magic, and the tumbling, the flying, and the daredevils, that make the experience.

6 years ago

Gabrielle Union, right, and Jessica Alba star in
Gender
Race & Ethnicity

Actresses of color make equal-pay quest a group effort

Recognizing that achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help — and found it in each other.

6 years ago

Darryl McCray, who under the name
Business
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Cornbread, the first graffiti artist, shows new work at Philadelphia gallery

Cornbread first started writing his name on walls while in juvenile detention. A half-century later, his iconic name is in simultaneous exhibitions, Philly and NYC.

6 years ago

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Books
Medicine
Philadelphia

Philly graphic novelist explores the emotional roller coaster of hip replacement

Emily Steinberg, a painter and graphic novelist, believes comics are a powerful way to confront feelings and combat loneliness in medicine.

6 years ago

(photo credit, Martin Reguster)
Radio Times
Aging
Home & Family
Race & Ethnicity

Lorene Cary’s “Ladysitting”

Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.

Air Date: July 26, 2019 10:00 am

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Nikkole Salter and Renika Williams perform in Dominique Morisseau's
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity

‘Mud Row’ tells the story of black history in West Chester’s east end

Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau chooses West Chester’s east end for a play about gentrification.

6 years ago

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Four veterans portray soldiers in the Shakespeare in Clark Park production of King Lear; (from left) Nelson Hawthorne, Floyd Crump Jr., Sheldon Rich and John Kearney. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Military
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly vets update ‘King Lear’ for modern knights

In West Philadelphia's annual Shakespeare in Clark Park adaptation, Lear's knights are played by four veterans and given a slightly bigger role.

6 years ago

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Miss America contestants wave during the traditional Miss America welcoming ceremony on the Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.  (Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
New Jersey
TV

‘It’s our pageant:’ As Miss America leaves Atlantic City, residents get territorial

A day after the pageant said it was leaving for Connecticut, people in the resort town said they weren’t ready to see it go.

6 years ago

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