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Can you separate the artist from the art?

Kevin Spacey and Louis CK are the latest to have been outed for sexual misconduct, and their careers have been upended as a result. So wh ...

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Betting on refresh of ‘the Marvel way’ to keep superhero movies rolling

After a decade spent creating the model all others covet, the MCU must reinvent itself to outrun competitors — as well as the ever-present danger of superhero fatigue.

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Dionne Warwick honored with Marian Anderson award in Philly

Last night, the Marian Anderson Award was given to Dionne Warwick at a gala concert at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

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A palm-sized oval pendant holds a painting on ivory of a woman grieving beside a gravestone. The image is framed by braided human hair.
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A time to mourn, a time to sell: Freeman’s offers vast collection of mourning art

Freeman’s auction house in Philadelphia now has on display what might be the largest collection of jewelry designed for grieving the dead.

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That TV show you love so much doesn’t make you interesting

At a recent dinner party, I was seated next to a woman in her 70s, who, my hostess had told me, ran a suc ...

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Going to the cleaners, Delaware Art Museum’s new exhibit gets some TLC

The Delaware Art Museum is hosting the first major retrospective of John Sloan’s work, but before these paintings went on display, they needed a little cleaning.

8 years ago

Rand Guerrero and Charlotte Northeast in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Expanding the truth in ‘Broken Stones’ (InterAct Theatre Company)

A Marine sets out on a mission to recover antiquities in Iraq. A ghostwriter has her own ideas about the details.

8 years ago

Radio Times
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Isabel Allende’s “In the Midst of Winter”

Guest: Isabel Allende Novelist ISABEL ALLENDE h ...

Air Date: November 10, 2017

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Race & Ethnicity

Philly Asian American Film Festival brings attention to forgotten star of silent movies

The 10th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival opens with "The Dragon Painter," a silent film with live indie pop score.

8 years ago

Maggie Johnson (left) and Alice Yorke in Azuka Theatre’s production of
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Headlong into ‘The Gap’ (Azuka Theatre)

Aliens have invaded her, one sister tells another in a beguiling world-premiere play.

8 years ago

William Clack, who lives near the abandoned warehouse in Kensington, contributed many panels to the installation.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Monument Lab installation in Kensington is a meditation on time

Artist Tyree Guyton enlisted members of the community to work on his monumental evocation of time at the corner of A and Indiana in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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Actor, director and playwright Colman Domingo. (Kyrie Greenberg/WHYY)
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‘Lights Out’ turns the spotlight on the legacy of entertainer Nat King Cole

A new musical by Philadelphia native Colman Domingo is set in the ‘50s and examines issues of race through the iconic character of Nat King Cole.

8 years ago

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British musician Bitty McLean (center) works with Drexel students to remix tracks from the school's Sigma Sound archives
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Philadelphia

Soul searching: Reggae artist finds goldmine in Drexel’s Philly Sound archive

A music recording archive at Drexel University is feeding a reggae songwriter based in London.

8 years ago

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Arlen Hancock and Kirsten Quinn in Irish Heritage Theatre's production of
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Philadelphia

Living ‘By the Bog of Cats’ (Irish Heritage Theatre)

Family history repeats itself in a play by one of Ireland's current leading playwrights.

8 years ago

Defending champions, the Rose City Rollers of Portland, Oregon, skate before the final championship game against the Victorian Roller Derby League from Melbourne, Australia
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Philly hosts women’s roller derby championships

The three-day event at the Liacouras Center featured hard fought bouts to take home the top prize.

8 years ago

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