
Arts & Entertainment
Seeing what really matters at Christmas
In Philadelphia, there's a very special song that reminds us of what Christmas is really all about.
7 years ago
Black Power Afro pick sculpture takes root at Philadelphia museum
The piece engaged 80,000 passers-by who stopped specifically to look at the sculpture or ask about it over three months.
7 years ago
Listen 1:36Penny Marshall, filmmaker and ‘Laverne & Shirley’ star, dies at 75
Penny Marshall, who became a household name playing Laverne in Laverne & Shirley, died Monday night at her Los Angeles home from complications of diabetes.
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Museum honoring Harriet Tubman destined for Cape May
The museum will include a permanent exhibit on Harriet Tubman, who spent time in Cape May during the 1850s raising money for helping slaves escape from the South.
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Krampus brings dark winter magic to Northern Liberties
New traditions blend with old in Northern Liberties' Parade of Spirits.
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A fresh, new look at ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Lantern Theater Co.)
Anthony Lawton is the storyteller in this recreation of the tale of transformation.
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In Walnut Street Theatre’s ‘Matilda,’ being smart is not enough
The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's fantasy brings the book's cartoonish — and nasty — characters alive.
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Delaware Theatre’s ‘A Sign of the Times’ is nostalgic, but timely
“A Sign of the Times” offers a perfect break from the holiday rush: thoughtful but not overly so, nostalgic but timely … and just plain fun.
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Bible Museum breaks ground at Independence Mall
A forthcoming Bible museum at Independence Mall will add scriptural perspective to American history.
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Last hurrah: Space 1026 pulls out the stops for final Arch St. art auction
A landmark artists collective in Philadelphia — Space 1026 — is gearing up to move out of its building of 21 years. This weekend's art auction pulls out the stops.
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Listen 2:06Bob Mondello, Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon would never agree on a single list of best movies of the year. But here are 15 of the movies we admired and will remember.
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The man making art from government surveillance
He published his dissertation research as a book called Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World.
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Politics, pottery and pickle trays: A history lesson at the Museum of the American Revolution
Radical porcelain: the Museum of the American Revolution will host a workshop to demonstrate the uses of ceramics toward political ends.
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Two graduate students, into their work but aloof from themselves
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Gamers unplug at Philly PAX convention
Deep in the dark corners of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, something is stirring. Orcs, elves, and adventurers of all kinds are gath ...
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