
Arts & Entertainment
Scott Walker, pop idol turned avant auteur, dies at 76
Scott Walker, a pop singer who gave up stardom to carve out one of the most original and uncompromising careers in modern music, died Friday. He was 76.
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Women and trans playwrights find fame on the Kilroy List
Philadelphia theater companies mine the annual list of under-produced scripts to find dramatic gold.
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Listen 4:19Too much video streaming to choose from? It’s only going to get worse
It can be frustrating when viewers try to figure out which service has what they want to watch — Netflix, Prime, Hulu? Even more streaming sites are launching this year.
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Newly uncovered Georgia O’Keeffe letters shed light on her greatest paintings
Imagine Georgia O'Keeffe needing "luck" to paint a flower. But there it is, in the artist's twirling calligraphy, in a letter to her friend, filmmaker Henwar Rodakiewicz.
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Philadelphia musicians bring Bach to commuters to honor composer’s 334th birthday
Philadelphia joins cities across the globe with free public performances of Bach to celebrate the composer’s 334th birthday.
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The many facets of ‘The Few,’ at Theatre Horizon
The ‘Few,’ by MacArthur “genius grant” fellow Samuel D. Hunter, strikes common chords about loneliness and connection and continues through April 7.
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90-year-old pianist performs with the Delaware Symphony in Wilmington and Lewes
Nationally renowned pianist Leon Fleisher continues his 90th birthday celebration with a pair of performances in Delaware.
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In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood
When the Walt Disney Co.'s $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox is completed at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, the storied lot will no longer house one of the six major studios.
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An off-season Fringe, with the spotlight on local successes
The new High Pressure Fire Service Festival, geared to locally based performers, runs through most of June, with a new show opening each month.
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How a massive Robinson Fredenthal sculpture moved to Chestnut Hill in the dead of night
The “White Water” sculpture had been in downtown Philadelphia for 40 years. It now lives on the front lawn of the Woodmere Museum.
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Listen 1:57Dick Dale, surf guitar legend, dead at 81
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took reverb to new levels, died on Saturday night
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Nat King Cole still remains ‘one of the great gifts of nature’ 100 years later
The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.
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Kung fu to zombies, remembering the Trocadero
Philly’s 150-year-old Chinatown concert venue will close at the end of the month.
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Will whistle for work: Orchestra whistles tribute to Philly’s labor history
Temple art gallery has commissioned a UK artist to compose and assemble an orchestra of local whistlers in Philadelphia.
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Listen 3:36Women artists celebrated in song at Philly Museum of Art
Birdie Busch will perform a suite of songs based on female artists in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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