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Arts & Entertainment

Composer Nina Keith created and recorded her album,
Behavioral Health
Music
Philadelphia

In debut album, experimental artist Nina Keith meditates on death and memory

Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Nina Keith’s debut album is inspired by her neighborhood and EMDR psychological treatment.

6 years ago

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Bradford Young and Elissa Blount Moorhead stand in the Girard College chapel with their video installation, 'Back and Song.' (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

At Girard College, ‘Back and Song’ showcases forgotten history of African healing arts

Philadelphia Contemporary commissioned Bradford Young and Elissa Blount Moorehead to make visual poetry out of traditional African wellness practices.

6 years ago

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Hillary Clinton takes a moment to talk about impeachment during a talk promoting the book she wrote with daughter Chelsea Clinton. The two appeared at the National Constitution Center before a sold out crowd of 650. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Books
Politics

At Philly book tour stop, Hillary Clinton says GOP should back Trump impeachment inquiry

During a book tour stop at the Constitution Center, Hillary Clinton said there is a “really good case” for articles of impeachment against Trump.

6 years ago

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from the film,
Movies

‘Joker’ laughs its way to October box office record

Warner Bros.′ R-rated “Joker” has set a new record at the October box office.

6 years ago

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)
NPR
TV
Visual Arts

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
Philadelphia
Religion
Visual Arts

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)
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

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

The welcome table for
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New Jersey
Visual Arts

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
Philadelphia
TV
Billy Penn

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
History
Philadelphia
Public Health

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.
NPR
Music
Social Justice

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

(photo credit/Sameer Khan)
Radio Times
Home & Family
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.
NPR
Music
Sex & Relationships
Social Justice

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
Media
TV

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

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