Arts & Entertainment
Review: Intellects sparring lustily in ‘Marcus/Emma’
What do you get when you pair America’s most visionary black nationalist with America’s most radical anarchist? If you’
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Review: ‘Informed Consent’ and the power of creation stories
It taxes credibility and has a cheap ending to boot, but we’re going to have to overlook the weak points in Deborah Zoe Laufer̵
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‘Curious Incident’ gets percussive welcome as Philly’s latest ‘One Book’ program opens
The Free Library of Philadelphia opens its annual city-wide reading program, “One Book, One Philadelphia,” on Wednesday with
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Philly arts community contemplates possible elimination of NEA
Over the weekend, Washington, D.C., newspaper The Hill reported that the Trump transition team is considering eliminating the National En
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Review: ‘Constellations’ we can’t even imagine
You know how they say the future is in the stars? In Nick Payne’s surreal and beautifully constructed “Constellations,”
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Scholars explore Princeton University’s historic links to slavery for art, academia
Scholars at Princeton University are researching that university’s historic relationship to slavery for a series of academic and ar
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Work set to begin on $5.8 million Barnes addition
The Barnes Foundation made up for years of controversy surrounding its 2012 move to downtown Philadelphia by building what is almost unan
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Carney Inauguration
This week we focus on the change of government in Washington and Dover. We begin our broadcas
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Air Date: January 20, 2017
Review: The many facets of ‘John’
“I’ll be dipped,” says Mertis, the owner of a strange B&B in Gettysburg. And so will we, many times, as we’re
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After leading British Museum, scientist in his element at Chemical Heritage Foundation
The Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, a relatively small institution focused on the history of science, has a new permanent d
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Philadelphians mark inaugural with farewells to Obama, signs of tolerance, dire warnings
Donald Trump will arrive at his inauguration on Friday with historically low approval ratings. He will be joined by the many people trave
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Review: ‘Lizzie,’ and axes to grind
As folk heroines go, Lizzie Borden is a highly questionable choice. It’s not just the 40 whacks (or is it 81?), a historically inac
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Enduring friendship highlighted in ‘Waging Peace’ at African American museum
It should come as no surprise that today — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — is a very big day for the African American Museum in Philadel
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Art by appointment: ‘Wellness Clinic’ is performance modeled on therapy
When you enter the 3rd Street Gallery (an art gallery that is actually on Second Street), you will meet a receptionist asking you to fill
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