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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Replicas of the pistols used by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in their fatal duel.
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Constitution Center rides moment of Alexander Hamilton popularity with new exhibition

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia created an exhibition about the argumentative Alexander Hamilton and his founding accomplishments.

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Min Jin Lee’s “PACHINKO”

MIN JIN LEE’s new novel, PACHINKO, chronicles four generations of ...

Air Date: March 23, 2018 10:00 am

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The Short Story Dispenser instantly prints stories on paper scrolls. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
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Philly Free Library getting ATM-style story machine

The Free Library of Philadelphia will receive electronic kiosks that print and dispense short stories.

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Taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary: The art of Nick Serratore

From his Milton, Delaware, studio, Nick Serratore takes the landscapes around him and makes them his own.

8 years ago

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Delaware singer advances on ‘The Voice’

Newark resident moves ahead with backing of coach Alicia Keys.

8 years ago

Third annual Bioethics Film Festival (photo provided)

Penn’s Bioethics Film Festival celebrates 200th anniversary of ‘Frankenstein’

In 1818, Mary Shelley published her novel about an ambitious scientist and his creation, which would become a cautionary tale for what humans do with scientific innovation.

8 years ago

About 20 people turned out for a protest in front of La Salle University's Connelly Library. They object to the decision by the university's board of trustees to sell 46 works of art to pay for educational programs.
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La Salle students turn up heat in protesting university art sale

La Salle University in Philadelphia is getting pushback on several fronts over its decision to cull its art collection.

8 years ago

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Frederica von Stade portrays a woman with Alzheimer's disease who falls in love in Opera Philadelphia's
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Opera Philadelphia will premiere work about Alzheimer’s in the fall

Opera Philadelphia announces its 2018-2019 season, including the world premiere of an opera about Alzheimer's disease.

8 years ago

Designer Wale Oyéjidé.
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Philadelphia

West Philly fashion designer adds flair to ‘Black Panther’

A small Philadelphia fashion designer with big cultural ambitions gets a boost from the global phenomenon of 'Black Panther.'

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For cast at Arden Theatre, ‘Bluest Eye’ was a childhood turning point

The cast of "The Bluest Eye" remembers how important the Toni Morrison novel was to growing up black.

8 years ago

National Museum of American Jewish History celebrates Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday with an exhibit,
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Leonard Bernstein’s crisis of faith begot music that buoyed U.S. through horrors

Philadelphia National Museum of American Jewish History opens exhibition about Leonard Bernstein and his lifelong crisis of faith.

8 years ago

Ben Beckley (left) and  Edward Chin-Lyn in the Ars Nova production of
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‘Small Mouth Sounds’ and big silent statements, at Philadelphia Theatre Company

In this send-up of spiritual retreats, just about everything speaks louder than words.

8 years ago

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Lawmakers want action! on tax-credit measure encouraging film, TV production in N.J.

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would provide tax credits of $75 million a year for film productions and $10 million for digital media content.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia recognizes a piece of regional history through The Montiers family

One of Philadelphia’s true first families will receive a long-overdue recognition this week. The Montiers are descendants of Philadelphia’s first mayor, Humphrey Morrey.

8 years ago

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Ian Buruma’s “A Tokyo Romance”

  New York Review of Books’ editor IAN BURUMA, knew almost ...

Air Date: March 15, 2018 10:00 am

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