Arts & Entertainment
Revolutionary War army comes to life in newly discovered painting
The Museum of the American Revolution displays a newly acquired, 7-foot watercolor of the Continental Army, circa 1782, that was painted from life.
6 years ago
Netflix brings Letterman back to the interview chair — with a few twists
It's called My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — and it's excellent.
6 years ago
Handpainted MLK statues debut on Philly streets
A set of temporary statues of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., painted by local high school artists, debut in Philadelphia over MLK weekend.
6 years ago
Princeton art exhibit inspired by fears of a nuclear war
In commemoration of the human catastrophe in Japan, multimedia artist Marion Held has made ceramic masks, as well as evocative kimonos of organdy and paper.
6 years ago
Phoenix Best, straight to Broadway and now playing her home town
The actress, from Philadelphia's Mt. Airy, graduated from DeSales University and became a Broadway understudy only a month after arriving in New York.
6 years ago
Listen 4:38Eagles’ playoff hopes; Sixers in London; Flyers’ flaws
Air Date: January 10, 2018
Listen 49:26Parx opens concert venue in Bensalem
Parx Casino opens the Xcite Center, the largest seated concert venue in Bucks County.
6 years ago
Listen 1:53Philadelphia names new poet laureate
Raquel Salas Rivera, a gender-fluid, Puerto Rican writer, has been named Philadelphia's new city poet laureate.
6 years ago
Listen 2:24If movie franchises rule the box office, what can we learn from the exceptions?
Out of the 31 films to gross at least $100 million last year at North American box offices, 25 were based on some form of IP. But what about those other six?
6 years ago
Philly loves Bowie — the second time around
The second annual Philly Loves Bowie Week will feature a new book and documentary film.
6 years ago
Listen 2:17Diversity-themed butter sculpture unveiled at the Pa. Farm Show
Husband and wife team Marie Pelton and Jim Victor have been making the Farm Show sculptures for years.
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Why La Salle University plans to sell dozens of artworks, including Degas and Matisse drawings
The La Salle University Board of Trustees has decided to sell off 46 pieces of art from the university's art museum in order to pay for new education programs.
6 years ago
Hollywood women launch initiative to stop sexual harassment
Some of Hollywood's most powerful women have teamed up to launch an initiative aimed at combating sexual harassment inside and outside their industry.
6 years ago
The Mummers strutted through Philly’s deep freeze
The bedecked, bedazzled revelers paraded through the streets of Center City Philadelphia on New Year's Day, despite bitterly cold temperatures dipping into the teens.
6 years ago
Listen 2:24Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson
Air Date: January 1, 2018
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