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Arts & Entertainment

Members of the Hedgerow Theatre Company in Rose Valley, Pa., rehearse a scene from
Performing Arts

Chekhov comes in threes as Philly-area theaters present ‘Three Sisters’ three times

It’s an accidental triple-threat as three regional theater companies simultaneously produce variations of Chekhov’s classic ‘Three Sisters.’

6 years ago

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New England Patriots' Stephon Gilmore, right, intercepts a pass intended for Los Angeles Rams' Brandin Cooks (12) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
National
Sports

Patriots defeat Rams 13-3 in lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever

New England topped the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a game that dragged the high-def NFL back to the days of black-and-white TV.

6 years ago

Mercedes-Benz Stadium is lit up ahead of Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Come together: Super Bowl Sunday, the last stand of live TV

Despite today's rapidly fragmenting modern-day viewing audience, most people want to watch their sports live. The Super Bowl is the biggest event of the year.

6 years ago

The FringeArts Building at Race Street and Columbus Boulevard. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Comedy
Philadelphia

Comedy weekend launches FringeArts season of theatrical mini-festivals

The annual Fringe Festival presenter kicks off Blue Heaven, a two-day comedy festival with 10 performances of stand-up, performance art, and a live podcast recording.

6 years ago

A collage shows figures in different historical scenes.
Books
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Philly native writes first biography of collagist Romare Bearden, 30 years after his death

The life of artist Romare Bearden, best known for his collage work, is chronicled by Philadelphia native Mary Schmidt Campbell.

6 years ago

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Before he died in 2005, Philadelphia city planner Edmund Bacon donated hundreds of photos to the Fisher Fine Arts Library. The photos arrived without identification, so now the library is making the collection available to the public via Flickr hoping that crowdsourcing will provide the answers. (Fisher Fine Arts Library)
Architecture & Design
Higher Education
Visual Arts

Hive mind: What’s in these Ed Bacon photos?

Five thousand pictures of Philly in the 1960s and '70s were donated to Penn, without descriptions. The university is asking the internet for help.

6 years ago

In Walnut Street Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

High-pitched fun: ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ at Walnut Street Theatre

At a huge event with four tenors at a stadium in Paris, what could go wrong? Everything.

6 years ago

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Books
Race & Ethnicity
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Feminista Jones’ new book ‘Reclaiming Our Space’ examines how hashtags build community for black women

WHYY reporter Trenae Nuri talked with Feminista Jones about her new book, "Reclaiming Our Space."

6 years ago

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A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas 1942
History
Visual Arts

Haverford exhibits the color of America, circa 1940

The first photo project to show the colors of America, circa 1940, was commissioned by the U.S. government but never exhibited until now.

6 years ago

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The Philadelphia Orchestra Group of the United States was welcomed by the Chinese audience as it gave a concert in Peking on Sept. 14, 1973.
The Why
International
Music
Politics

From Mao to Mozart: The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 80-year relationship with China

Despite the U.S. and China's complex and often tense relationship, why has the bond between China and the Philadelphia Orchestra has endured for almost 80 years?

Air Date: January 28, 2019

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Artist Diane Burko poses in front of an unfinished work at her Center City studio.
Environment
Religion
Visual Arts

Environmental artist rediscovers Jewish roots of activism

Artwork depicting melting glaciers and dying coral reefs is on exhibit in a Philadelphia synagogue. It centers on the concept of tikkun olam, Hebrew for “repair the world.”

6 years ago

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The ensemble in '74 Seconds ... to Judgment' at Arden Theatre Company. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

All it takes is ’74 Seconds … to Judgment’ at Arden Theatre Company

A homicide case, dissected in a jury deliberation room.

6 years ago

A visitor to the Philadelphia Museum of Art inspects the sculpture series,
Public Spaces
Sculpture

Antony Gormley’s iron sculptures loom over Rocky steps at Art Museum

People running up the Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art now face something new at the top – a wall of 10 cast-iron figures planted on the top step.

6 years ago

Poet Charles Bernstein, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the prestigious Bollingen Prize for his poetic achievement. (University of Pennsylvania)
Media
Pennsylvania
Poetry

University of Penn poet Charles Bernstein wins major literary prize

The award, which comes with a $165,000 purse, is given every two years from Yale University to an American poet for lifetime achievement on the event of a new publication.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Biology
Home & Family

DNA, secrets, and inheritance

Marty speaks with writer Dani Shapiro about her new book, "Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love"

Air Date: January 23, 2019 10:00 am

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