Arts & Entertainment
Your Memorial Day weekend plans: Down the shore
The Jersey Shore has so many different vibes to offer. Here are our picks for this Memorial Day weekend.
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Day tripping: Places to explore this Memorial Day weekend
Here are some day trips that will satisfy foodies, families, and the outdoorsy alike.
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‘Mamma Mia!’, still rocking the jukebox at Walnut Street Theatre
The show that spurred a spate of live jukebox musicals remains a standout.
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What to do this Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia
Recommendations for or all of you sticking around the city, coming in from the ‘burbs, or hosting out-of-towners this holiday weekend.
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Listen 3:49Narnia’s latest adaptation: Sign language
A Germantown school is taking a classic work and reimagining it for a deaf audience.
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American novelist Philip Roth, author of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint,’ dies at 85
Philip Roth, whose novel American Pastoral won a Pulitzer in 1998 but who was best-known for the controversial and explicit 1969 Portnoy's Complaint, has died at age 85.
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The endless facets of ‘A People’
L.M. Feldman's new play is a sweeping exploration of Jewish identity.
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Robert Indiana’s complicated relationship with LOVE
The 89-year-old artist died at his home in Maine. In Philadelphia, his LOVE lives on.
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Listen 2:41Philadelphia’s LOVE statue artist, Robert Indiana, dies at 89
Artist Robert Indiana, best known for his 1960s LOVE series, has died at his home in Maine. He was 89. ...
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Philadelphia Orchestra begins European tour, including first stop in Israel in 25 years
The Philadelphia Orchestra has left town for a two-week European tour. A planned three-day swing through Israel has raised hackles.
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Listen 2:26Netflix says it has signed Barack and Michelle Obama
Barack and Michelle Obama are getting into the television business with Monday's announcement that they had signed a multi-year deal with Netflix.
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Gospel according to Oedipus: Greek myth resounds in African-American church
The black churches of Coatesville show Philadelphia how it's done in "Gospel at Colonus."
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Iraqi, Syrian guides bring views to Philadelphia museum
Three Iraqi natives and a Syrian woman have been enlisted as guides to share a modern cultural perspective with visitors to new Middle Eastern galleries at the Penn Museum.
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Hannibal Buress almost avoids talking about Bill Cosby at Philly show
Known as the comic who brought down Bill Cosby, Hannibal Buress makes sure his bits don’t go viral in Philly.
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Watch: 12th annual Kinetic Sculpture Derby, an energizing day in Kensington
Incessant rain didn’t keep neighbors inside at the 12th annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby.
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