Arts & Entertainment
On Octavius Catto’s 179th birthday, Philly Mural Arts honors ‘unsung hero’
One of Philadelphia’s lesser known visionaries just became a little more visible.
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Curio Theatre’s ‘Marie Antoinette’: Is anybody in there?
In David Adjmi's play about the queen, the persona is all there, but the person's hard to find.
6 years ago
‘Bursting at the seams,’ Clay Studio plans move from Old City to Kensington
A longtime arts anchor in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, the Clay Studio prepares to relocate.
6 years ago
Listen 1:40The magnificence of ‘Black Panther’ is in its re-imagining of Africa
Never has a Hollywood blockbuster film captured Africa and her people in such rich, layered, multitudinous ways.
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The film, with its visually stunning portrayal of Africa and its people, is filled to bursting with truth about the black experience.
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Listen 3:36‘Love, Lies and Taxidermy’ plus fantasy (sort of) from Inis Nua Theatre Company
A boy, a girl, a breathless narrative.
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Front row to American history, on a Kensington barstool
A new book about a Kensington veterans club is a small peephole onto the national stage.
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Listen 5:35Air Date: February 20, 2018
Listen 48:55Laura Ingraham told LeBron James to shut up and dribble; he went to the hoop
Journalist Laura Ingraham sought to rebuke the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James for "talking politics" during a recent interview.
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It’s a beautiful 50th birthday for ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was all about encouragement and support.
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‘Black Panther’ costume designer draws on ‘the sacred geometry of Africa’
Designer Ruth Carter — whose previous films include Selma, Malcolm X and Roots — pulled colors, shapes, jewelry, and textures from tribes all over Africa.
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Can Marvel’s Black Panther bear the weight of representation?
Black Panther has been at the center of the first superhero blockbuster hype cycle freighted with real political significance.
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Turning on the chills in ‘Wait Until Dark’ at Hedgerow Theatre
A solid production of a thriller that keeps upping the tension.
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Delaware Theatre’s ‘Heisenberg’ explores the uncertainty of love
You don’t have to have a Ph.D. in physics to enjoy Simon Stephens’ "Heisenberg" now onstage at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington.
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Unleashing the power of ‘Next to Normal’ at Media Theatre
The cast nails this groundbreaking musical about the fallout from mental illness.
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