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A life size cut out of Bob Ross stands up against the wall where the historical tree of the Franklin Park Arts Center is painted. Bob Ross Inc. is located in Herndon, Va., which is only 27 miles from the exhibit. According to managing director, Elizabeth Bracey, the exhibit was intentionally kept close to headquarters. (Mhari Shaw/NPR)
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The lasting legacy of Bob Ross and his colorful world of ‘happy accidents’

Over 31 seasons and more than 400 episodes, Ross became known for his hushed, soothing tones, big bushy hair, vivid landscapes and "happy little trees."

6 years ago

Sarah Maiellano of Philadelphia takes a selfie with her daughter, Chloe, at the
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Celebrating ‘Notorious’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Philly Jewish museum

Philadelphia’s museum of American Jewish History opens an exhibition about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

6 years ago

Aspect 281 at 990 Spring Garden Street is part of Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park, a public art festival. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly Rail Park’s first public art festival highlights its locomotive history

The three-week “Site/Sound” festival spotlights parts of the old track bed that have not yet been developed into Philadelphia’s new Rail Park.

6 years ago

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Pine Barrens festival celebrates art and nature in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’

The historic Whitesbog Village in Browns Mills, N.J., on Saturday hosted the second iteration of “Middle of Nowhere,” a music and arts festival.

6 years ago

ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA
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Airbnbs, a meet-cute and meta feminism: ‘Always Sunny’ returns for Season 14

Welcome to our weekly recaps of the show that’s kinda, sorta, somewhat about Philadelphia.

6 years ago

A Naval Aircraft Factory float heads south on Broad Street in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
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Mütter Museum is reviving a 1918 Philly parade that sparked a killer flu outbreak

Philadelphia was one of the worst-hit cities during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic but no memorial exists for them. The Mütter Museum is changing that.

6 years ago

Plácido Domingo on stage in July. Domingo was scheduled to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday but withdrew following accusations of harassment.
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Plácido Domingo out at Metropolitan Opera following sexual misconduct allegations

Plácido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Met, with immediate effect.

6 years ago

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Race & Ethnicity

Imani Perry’s letter to her sons

Imani Perry's new book "Breathe" is a letter to her sons about the challenges and joys of being black in America.

Air Date: September 24, 2019 10:00 am

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Opera singer Plácido Domingo performs in Szeged, Hungary, on Aug. 28. In a meeting on Saturday, the Metropolitan Opera's general manager discussed why he has not suspended or investigated Domingo, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by 20 women.
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Met Opera chief: 20 women’s accusations against Plácido Domingo lack ‘corroboration’

Gelb told the group that because no other media organizations have published accusers' accounts, he felt that the AP reporting lacked "corroboration."

6 years ago

A life-sized figure of Richard St. George, a British solider during the Revolutionary War. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia

Meet the ‘Forrest Gump’ of the Revolutionary War at new Philly exhibit

The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is opening an exhibition from the perspective of a single British soldier.

6 years ago

In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 photo, Esme Goldman, 13, streams an episode of the '90s sitcom
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25 years later, a new generation gets immersed in ‘Friends’

In an era when everyone assumed they would move on to YouTube and Instagram video, young girls have embraced the series old-fashioned, sitcom format.

6 years ago

Two actors prepare to get intimate in a recent production of 'Winter's Tale' COURTESY COLLEEN HUGHES
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

When it’s your job to act out an orgy, these theater pros can help

Of 23 certified “intimacy directors” worldwide, two are in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Magic Johnson seen on the set of ESPN's
Delaware
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Wilmington hosts ’Magic’ show for historically black colleges

ESPN’s `First Take’ broadcast from the new 76ers Fieldhouse with guest star Magic Johnson, to attract students to historically black colleges

6 years ago

WHYY's Patrick Stoner speaking with cast members from 'Downton Abbey' L-R: Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, and Laura Carmichael (WHYY)
Performing Arts

Downton Abbey makes the transition from TV to feature-length film

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner about how Downton Abbey made the jump from TV to full-length movie.

6 years ago

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Marty Moss-Coane speaks with Downton Abbey film actors Jim Carter, Imelda Staunton, and Kevin Doyle
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Returning to Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey actors Jim Carter (Mr. Carson), Kevin Doyle (Mr. Molesley) and Imelda Staunton, (Lady Bagshaw) talk about the series, the film, and the Downton phenomenon.

Air Date: September 20, 2019 10:00 am

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