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Heart shaped petal sits atop a dessert served at the restaurant for the cast and crew of Cirque Du Soleil's VOLTA, in Oaks, Pa., on Aug. 8, 2018.
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This circus travels on its stomach, but lightly

A team of international chefs working in a portable kitchen keeps Cirque du Soleil performers happy and fit.

8 years ago

Ron (John David Washington) and Patrice (Laura Harrier) strike power poses in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman.
(David Lee/Focus Features)
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Spike Lee checks under the hood in the blistering ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Spike Lee's new movie, BlackkKlansman, is based on a true story, but the plot sounds crazy enough that you'd be excused for thinking he'd just made it up.

8 years ago

Nolan Williams Jr. is the curator of the Philadelphia Community Mass. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Four African-American composers go to church with Bernstein’s ‘Mass’

A Baptist church in West Philadelphia will premiere new music by four African-American composers working in the vein of Leonard Bernstein.

8 years ago

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Music

Let this percussionist blow your mind with The Fibonacci Sequence

Rhythm nerd alert! Bow down, drummers! Our social feeds have been on fire with a mind-bending, gasp-worthy video posted earlier this week.

8 years ago

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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August 12 and 13, 2018

Shooting star watch: How to stargaze the Perseid meteor shower

This weekend will offer some of the best stargazing of the year.

8 years ago

Members of Philly Roller Derby posed for photos during last year's Free Streets event, which took place on N. 5th Street. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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August 9 - 15, 2018

10 things to do this week: Philly Free Streets, the Barnes Jawn(t), Germantown’s Great Road Festival, and more

A festival on Broad Street with no cars allowed and a bookbinding workshop are two of this week's highlights.

8 years ago

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The HBO film The Tale stars Laura Dern as a woman who realizes later in life that a relationship she had at 13 years old with two adults was child sexual abuse. (HBO)
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A ‘Tale’ of child sex abuse was inspired by filmmaker’s real-life trauma

"When I looked at it with my adult eyes, there was abuse all over it," she says.

8 years ago

Fred Rogers as Mr. Rogers from the PBS show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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How learning science is catching up to Mr. Rogers

What makes Morgan Neville's biographical documentary so necessary, is that it shows Rogers was exactly what he appeared to be.

8 years ago

Philadelphia native Lee Daniels’ life and career will be explored on the PBS series “Breaking Big.” (Michel Spingler/AP)
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Lee Daniels’ life explored on ‘Breaking Big’

The intriguing PBS series “Breaking Big,” airing Friday at 8:30 p.m., traces the life and career path filmmaker and TV mogul Lee Daniels.

8 years ago

Dawn Staley
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The inaugural Philadelphia’s Greatest Women Athletes and Coaches Awards

It should be a spectacular night for women’s sports in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

In this combination photo, Hilary Swank accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in
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Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles

When actress Scarlett Johansson reversed course recently and canceled plans to play a transgender man in the film "Rub & Tug," transgender actors were gratified and surprised.

8 years ago

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Dr. Barnes is from outer space — and other fibs on tour at the Barnes collection

Did you know that the founder of the Barnes collection collaborated with Janelle Monae? Or did he?

8 years ago

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In Sesame’s new show, to play is to learn

Turn on your TV and surf the stuff meant for kids. I dare you.

8 years ago

Keith Urban performs on NBC's

Woman helps man short on cash, finds out he’s Keith Urban

A New Jersey woman who thought she was helping a down-and-out man pay for his gas station food ended up footing the bill for country musi ...

8 years ago

Colin Kaepernick, seen kneeling beside teammate Eric Reid during the national anthem before a game in 2016, catalyzed a series of protests against police brutality that continue to roil the NFL. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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National

EA Sports says it ‘messed up’ by scrubbing Colin Kaepernick from game’s soundtrack

We are one week away from the release date of Madden NFL 19, and as some peruse the video game's menu, at least one user heard something a little bit off.

8 years ago

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