Arts & Entertainment

Films used to get a boost at the box office from Oscar nominations. It still exists for films hanging on at the multiplex. But industry changes are altering the calculus.

WHYY film critic and “Flicks” host Patrick Stoner explains the Academy Awards’ nominating process for best picture ahead of this weekend’s ceremony.

Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. Offscreen, he was devoted to family and charity.

In 1916, Angelina Weld Grimké’s “Rachel” was anti-racist propaganda. Now Quintessence says it’s a great American drama.

Sandcastles, lawn games, local vendors and entertainers at The Greenhouse create a tropical getaway in Philadelphia in the dead of winter.

The Brandywine River Museum presents a visual history of the campaign for women’s voting rights, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.

‘Harriet’ distributor Focus Features is partnering with movie theater chain Regal Cinemas to offer two free screenings of the Oscar-nominated film nationwide.

Seven African Americans who appeared on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list will present their work at the African American Children’s Book Fair.

Philadelphia’s Nancy Volpe-Beringer got into the design biz late in life, but she’s proving she can keep the pace on the reality TV show.

A new exhibition by the University of the Arts positions Philadelphia as the heart of the mid-century American avant-garde.

We talk to the creative team behind the new play "My General Tubman" about Harriet Tubman's life and her continuing significance.

African American writers and illustrators took the top Newbery and Caldecott awards at the annual library conference.

The 2020 Grammy Awards kicked off in tribute to basketball icon Kobe Bryant, who died hours before the show, with a touching, emotional performance led by host Alicia Keys.

Philadelphia’s Fashion District hosts the third location of the national chain, which sells the experience of contemporary installation art.

“Dispatches from Elsewhere”? More like “Dispatches from Philadelphia.”