
Arts & Entertainment
With doors shuttered, performers, museums and zoos are forced to go digital
Performers, museums and zoos turn to the internet during the coronavirus shutdown to entertain — and to raise money.
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Idris Elba says he has coronavirus: ‘no symptoms so far’
Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Cultural landscape on the ropes against COVID-19
Theaters, concert venues and museums in Philly face tough decisions as the pandemic spreads.
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Irish dancers keep on stepping despite St. Patty’s Day Parade cancellation
Luckily for the dancers, step season continues through the year, so at least these extra rehearsals were not for nothing.
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Why Philly’s Jewish museum filed for bankruptcy
Philadelphia's Jewish museum recently filed for bankruptcy. What this situation says about fundraising for cultural institutions in the city.
Air Date: March 12, 2020
Listen 13:40Philly underdog makes it to the ‘Project Runway’ finale
Nancy Volpe-Beringer has survived to tonight’s final round of this season’s TV fashion-design competition.
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Listen 1:51National Book Award winner James McBride, author of "The Good Lord Bird, joins Marty to talk about his newest novel, "Deacon King Kong."
Air Date: March 10, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Purim, ‘the underdog of Jewish holidays,’ gets a musical treatment
“A Very Awesome Purim” tells the story of the holiday entirely through parodies of Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and more.
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Listen 2:06Organizers of Philly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade say the event will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
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Philly native McCoy Tyner, groundbreaking pianist of 20th century jazz, dies at 81
McCoy Tyner, a pianist whose deep resonance, hammering attack and sublime harmonic invention made him a game-changing catalyst in jazz and beyond, died Friday, March 6.
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Philadelphia portrays its Sisterly Love
A street art campaign asked 10 women artists to depict 20 inspiring Philadelphia women.
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Listen 1:48Louis CK’s sold out Philly show and the challenge for sexual violence survivors
The comedian has turned his admitted harassment into a standup joke.
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Three friends chronicle the gentrification of their changing hometown and call for a new Harlem Renaissance in the Wilma Theater’s newest production.
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Listen 1:27‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93
Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, Kedakai Lipton, told the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter. He was 93.
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Man convicted of murder in Nicki Minaj crew member slaying
A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Nicki Minaj crew member outside a Philadelphia bar five years ago.
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