
Arts & Entertainment
New novel paints picture of sinister Philly cult obsessed with artist Marcel Duchamp [audio]
A new novel is released this week about an underground cult obsessed with the work of the artist Marcel Duchamp, and a runaway teenager s ...
8 years ago
ListenIn vulnerable and brutally honest ‘4:44,’ Jay-Z’s unexpected challenge to black men
In hip-hop, ego is the main ingredient in some of the best songs of all time. You’d be hard-pressed to find an emcee who doesn̵ ...
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In Philadelphia, ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture embodies message of compassion
The Catholic Archdiocese in Philadelphia has erected a new public sculpture downtown, depicting Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a ben ...
8 years ago
‘Radio Silence’ weaves stories of Iraq into show outside Independence Hall [photos]
Imagine a large theater set depicting a Mesopotamian Ziggurat, decorated with Iraqi national symbols and you’ll get an idea of the ...
8 years ago
ListenComedy Central working on Delaware County based sitcom
This week, Good Good Comedy Theater, a small comedy club in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, will host two comedians who might have the ne ...
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Missing Saint Pantaleon statue found in South Philly
This Thursday is the feast day of Saint Pantaleon, a third-century physician from the region that is now Turkey, who is known as the patr ...
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Listen 4:14Were these cartoons too funny for The New Yorker magazine?
Since its inception in 1925, the New Yorker has published some 70,000 cartoons featuring the likes of Charles Addams, George Booth, Saul ...
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North Philly’s Hoodstock celebrates art, agriculture and community [photos]
Life Do Grow Farm is an oasis in North Philadelphia, a former dumping ground reclaimed for use by the community. Here, young peopl ...
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Review: It certainly is ‘As You Like It,’ (Pa. Shakespeare Festival)
“As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s tale of outcasts who flee to the forest and proceed to ruminate deliciously on love, co ...
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ListenRemembering Erik Petersen and an ‘artless’ imagination we can all hope to find in ourselves
The Italians have a word that does not have an English counterpart. It is sprezzatura — the art of artlessness. Erik Petersen embodied sprezzatura perfectly.
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Shakespeare in Clark Park enlists local residents to go to war
This week, Clark Park in West Philadelphia will host its annual free, outdoor performance of a Shakespeare play. This year the play ...
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Review: ‘Henry V’ in the forest (Delaware Shakespeare)
Delaware Shakespeare’s spirited production of “Henry V” has plenty of plusses. The biggest of these is a bold choice to ...
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New poet laureate Tracy K. Smith
Guest: Tracy K. Smith TRACY K. SMITH ...
Air Date: July 21, 2017
Listen 00:49:30On ‘Radio Times’: Local Liberia community thanks ‘Princess’ Fatu Gayflor
There are between 15-30,000 Liberian immigrants living in the Philadelphia region, many of whom fled after the Liberian civil wars. ...
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