
Arts & Entertainment
Philly musician Umer Piracha journeys ‘home’ in Sufi music
For Umer Piracha, sufi music was a constant soundtrack as he grew up. He was born and ...
8 years ago
ListenDuVernay talks filmmaking at BlackStar Film Festival [photos]
The line of fans snaked from the Lightbox theater throughout International House in Philadelphia Saturday. Visionary directory Ava ...
8 years ago
ListenEnvironmental cautionary tale: ‘WetLand’ succumbs to river forces
A floating art installation once featured in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is now resting on the bottom of the Schuylkill River. ...
8 years ago
Essay: Trumped at Lord & Taylor
“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.” It’s been a long time since this Catholic girl has gon ...
8 years ago
Storytelling event at Freedom Theatre celebrates community leaders
On Saturday, Keepers of the Culture and the African American Museum of Philadelphia collaborated on “Ladies First: Stories of ...
8 years ago
Storytelling event at Freedom Theatre celebrates community leaders
On Saturday, Keepers of the Culture and the African American Museum of Philadelphia collaborated on “Ladies First: Stories of ...
8 years ago
Michener Museum celebrates the paintings of New Hope painter George Sotter (1879-1953)
A little-known artist from the early 20th century, who lived near New Hope, Pa., is having his first museum retrospective in over 60 year ...
8 years ago
Michener Museum celebrates the paintings of New Hope painter George Sotter (1879-1953)
A little-known artist from the early 20th century, who lived near New Hope, Pa., is having his first museum retrospective in over 60 year ...
8 years ago
With artists collective in disarray after fire, Vox building still unites them
On the First Friday of the month, thousands of art lovers wander Philadelphia galleries that stay open late. A cluster of art coll ...
8 years ago
ListenReview: Hanging out with street-smart ‘Guys and Dolls’ (Bucks County Playhouse)
I’m not sure there ever was a New York like the one we find in “Guys and Dolls,” the musical peopled by cavalier dice t ...
8 years ago
Black Star Film Festival will honor Ava Duvernay
For the organizers of the BlackStar Film Festival, honoring director ...
8 years ago
Zinzi Clemmons; Trump coaches Jr.
Guests: Zinzi Clemmons, Carol Leonnig Author ZINZI CLEMMONS ...
Air Date: August 3, 2017
Listen 00:48:58New 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 ...
8 years ago
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