Arts & Entertainment
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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Actors union presents guidelines on preventing sexual harassment
After deliberating for months, SAG-AFTRA produces a set of harassment-prevention guidelines. Philadelphia hosted the first discussion of the recommendations.
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Listen 1:25After European tour, Philadelphia Orchestra will play three concerts in Israel
In a rare move by a major American orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra will tour Israel in June.
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Behind the Obama portraits: 2 artists put their own spin on a presidential tradition
Long before the official unveiling of the Obama's portraits, the artists who painted them began working on details like Michelle's dress and Barack's background tableau.
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Delaware artist Ellen Priest, the jazz painter
Ellen Priest uses music as other artists would use a mountain landscape or a person sitting for a portrait — as the subject of the art itself.
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Jean Anouilh's play is partly absurd and here, skillfully produced.
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Mocking art world sexual inequality, Guerilla Girls return with Moore retrospective
Since 1985, the group has directly confronted gatekeepers who manage, curate, collect, and critique art, staging public actions that are both fact-based and fun.
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