
Arts & Entertainment
Teen playwrights use bits and pieces of social media to explore nature of truth
The school is on lockdown. Don’t leave the classroom, no matter what. “Attention students and staff. We understand man ...
8 years ago
ListenNew center in Philly will explore Bible as part of American foundation
The newest neighbor of Independence Historic National Park — the American Bible Society — intends to build a Bible-oriented visitor a ...
8 years ago
Acoustics in Penn rotunda reveal ‘Secrets of the World’
The Chinese Rotunda at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has soaring stone ceilings. That̵ ...
8 years ago
The Philadelphia theater season swings into spring
The extraordinary range of productions on Philadelphia-area stages this spring is proof that theater here is vibrant – and that lo ...
8 years ago
The Philadelphia theater season swings into spring
The extraordinary range of productions on Philadelphia-area stages this spring is proof that theater here is vibrant – and that lo ...
8 years ago
Philly music educator tapped to deliver TED talk
TED, the international showcase of innovative ideas famous for its TED Talks, has announced its 2017 class of fellows. Among the 15 selec ...
8 years ago
With new partnership, Kimmel and Bucks Playhouse take on additional roles
If you think of the Kimmel Center as a city mouse — with its landmark building on Broad Street in Philadelphia — then Bucks Coun ...
8 years ago
‘Lizzie’ takes another look at grisly case through lens of rock musical
The received memory of Lizzie Borden is summed up in a playground rhyme: “Lizzie Borden took an ax,Gave her mother forty wha ...
8 years ago
ListenA New Year, a new Mayor Some are calling it a new era in the city of Wilmington as a new administration takes over ...
Air Date: January 6, 2017
Poet offers impressions of Barnes collection with sound installation
Dr. Albert Barnes had very particular reasons for collecting so many impressionist paintings and integrating them with tribal and religio ...
8 years ago
ListenPhilly welcomes 2017 with fireworks
Philadelphia rang in 2017 with fireworks over the Delaware River. Thousands lined the banks of the Delaware near Penn’s Land ...
8 years ago
Milder Mummers strut into 2017 [photos]
Two longtime Philadelphia traditions met head-to-head on New Years Day, as the annual Mummers parade happened at the same time as the Eag ...
8 years ago
Anonymous donor sets stage for rarely heard ‘Christmas Oratorio’ at Choral Arts Philadelphia
If you thought Christmas music was over for 2016, put your Santa hat back on: Choral Arts Philadelphia has one concert more concert up it ...
8 years ago
ListenPhilly celebrates golden years of David Bowie
Just as the year 2016 is ending with so many celebrity deaths, Philadelphia is getting ready to mark the anniversary of 2016’ ...
8 years ago
ListenSo you want to be a celebrity? You’ll need some Trumpian brashness; talent is optional
Malcolm Muggeridge, noted British television scourge and scold, told me that television will destroy journalism, ...
8 years ago