Arts & Entertainment
‘Birth of photography’ on display at the Barnes Foundation
In 1840, photography was both the runt of the fine art world and its greatest threat.
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Listen 2:25The documentary is in, and enjoying an ‘undeniable golden age’
At last month's Sundance Film Festival, Knock Down the House broke the festival's documentary sales record: reportedly $10 million to Netflix.
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Saluting the ‘Broads’ who declared themselves in laughter, from 1812 Productions
Strong women take the microphone.
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Staying power: What a photographer’s retrospective says about the AIDS crisis
At 70, photographer David Lebe is having his first retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He didn't think he'd live to see it.
Air Date: February 18, 2019
Listen 11:56New exhibit explores mythic creatures to understand human imagination
The new “Mythic Creatures” exhibit opens at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Saturday.
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Delaware Theatre’s ‘Saint Joan’ a story of determination
Clare O’Malley delivers a sweet, searing Joan who dazzles all with her confidence and determination in Delaware Theatre Company's production of "Saint Joan" in Wilmington.
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How the ‘worst alphabet book ever’ brings levity to kids learning how to read
The book pokes fun at silent letters in the English language and some other funky phonetic exceptions.
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Listen 2:15A sentimental journey over ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Philadelphia Theatre Company
A photographer, a housewife and a show that doesn't know when to stop.
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Philly designer’s coat makes a statement on Grammy Awards red carpet
Tierra Whack wore a rainbow-colored, faux-fur to the Grammy Awards’ red carpet last weekend. The outfit went viral, catapulting a Philadelphia designer into the limelight.
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Listen 6:14South Philly’s Theatre Exile finds bargain-basement home right where it started
The South Philadelphia theater company lost its home of 10 years. Now, it’s moving back to a bigger, better — albeit underground — stage.
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Listen 3:18LOVE Park keepsakes for sale, now in heart shapes and controversy free
Your chance to get a piece of Philadelphia’s LOVE Park continues, as a second round of granite bricks have again been turned into paperweights — in time for Valentine's Day.
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An anti-advertising campaign of artwork takes over Philadelphia subway station
Thirty Philadelphia artists submitted work that has replaced all advertising in the Walnut-Locust Station.
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Listen 1:53‘Box Clever’ and boxed in at life, from Inis Nua Theatre Company
A desperate single mother bares her soul, but not effectively until the play's very end.
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Lady Alma put music aside until viral South African video of her song revived it
A stranger lip-syncing to one of her songs in South Africa has propelled a Philadelphia singer to resume her career.
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Listen 4:55Life, then death. Then life again. 50 years of pictures by David Lebe
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has the first major retrospective of David Lebe’s experimental photography, tracing his life as a gay man for a half-century.
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