Arts & Entertainment
Review: A laff-a-minute ‘Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ (Walnut Street Theatre)
If you’re going to overdo the musical “A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” you may as well get a high-jinks ...
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Presenting new vein of terror in familiar haunts of Eastern State Penitentiary
It’s not even October yet, but Halloween season is already starting. This weekend, the historic Eastern State Penitentiary i ...
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2017 Ocean City, N.J., Air Festival photos
A thick fog that shrouded Ocean City, New Jersey, Saturday morning, Sept. 16, kept several planes away from landing at the annual Air Fes ...
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Philly Fringe review: Opera Philadelphia’s ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’
The powerful and haunting “We Shall Not Be Moved” that opened Saturday is not only a world-premiere opera, it’s a provo ...
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New encyclopedia celebrates African-American creators of comics, graphic novels
A Rider University professor co-wrote and edited the newly published Encyclopedia of Black Comics (Fulcrum, 2017) because nothing like it ...
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The Vietnam War: serving, then coming home
Guests: Ralph Galati, Ertell Whigh ...
Air Date: September 18, 2017
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Fans of Insane Clown Posse protest FBI’s classification of them as a gang
A diverse array of protesters descended on the nation’s capital for what promised to be a raucous day of freedom of expression. ...
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To mark 30th year of Philly’s Vietnam memorial, vets and families salute missing soldiers
Veterans and family members honored prisoners of war or those missing in action to mark the 30th anniversary of the Philadelphia’s ...
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Exhibit of tiny makeshift boats symbolizes plight of Syrian refugees
The University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has invited the public to help craft 2,379 toy boats for la ...
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‘Fireflies’ dance on the Ben Franklin Parkway
Pedicabs adorned with colorful lanterns danced on the Ben Franklin Parkway Thursday night as “Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies” made ...
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Philly Fringe reviews: ‘A Billion Nights on Earth’ and ‘These Terrible Things’
A Billion Nights on EarthLittle Winslow, a character who may be 5 or 6 years of age, just can’t get to sleep. Or won’t. He ...
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Architect of Philadelphia’s Vietnam memorial talks about why he served and why he protested
This story is part of a WHYY series examining how ...
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ListenStephen Greenblatt’s “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve”
Guest: Stephen Greenblatt STEPHEN GREENBLATT, an Ame ...
Air Date: September 15, 2017
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Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Home,’ ‘Iphigenia at Aulis,’ and ‘Alchemist’
HomeIt all begins with a simple large frame. How it ends, I won’t say. With that frame, theater artist Geoff Sobelle begins to buil ...
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