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Arts & Entertainment

Actress Gal Gadot arrives at the
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Gender
Movies

Can ‘Wonder Woman’ break through the Best Picture glass ceiling?

Superhero movies have been considered more technical than cinematic, but "Wonder Woman" has the opportunity to become the first one to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

8 years ago

During the winter months, giraffes at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown view movies in their barn.
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Necking at the movies: Norristown zoo keeps giraffes entertained with flicks

During the cold snap, the giraffes have been coping by watching some of their favorite flicks — Harry Potter movies and "March of the Penguins."

8 years ago

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Books

Sherman Alexie: “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”

Guest: Sherman Alexie SHERMAN ALEXIE’s relationship with ...

Air Date: January 19, 2018

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Jamar Williams (center) and Anthony Martinez-Briggs in the Wilma Theater production of
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

‘Passing Strange,’ and grandly

The Wilma Theater production takes a musical to a new level.

8 years ago

Listen 3:00
History
Movies
Race & Ethnicity

Temple student’s ’76 documentary on race accepted into National Film Registry

A lyrical, political documentary made by a Temple University student in 1976 is accepted by the Library of Congress into the National Film Registry.

8 years ago

Artists (from left) Ricky Yanas, Grimaldi Baez and Sheldon Abba at their exhibit,
NewsWorks Tonight
Social Justice
Visual Arts

In Puerto Rico, Philadelphia artists find activism in wake of hurricanes

The aftermath of Hurricane Maria may give rise to mobilized activism in Puerto Rico, finds a team of Philadelphia artists.

8 years ago

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(photo courtesy Delaware.gov)
First
Delaware
Economic Development
History

A financial boost for Delaware historic sites

First State National Historical Park awards Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs funds to preserve sites like John Dickinson Plantation in Dover.

8 years ago

The futurist artist Luigi Russolo (left)  with his noise machine, invented for futurist
NPR
Music

Too much music: A failed experiment in dedicated listening

In the interest of trying to experience all music, I was fast approaching a saturation point that was rendering me numb.

8 years ago

Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite in the co-production of
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

Bring out those oldies: ‘A Few of Our Favorite Things’ (Act II Playhouse and 1812 Productions)

Comedy bits from the past, offered by two artistic directors who specialize in having fun.

8 years ago

Edwin Hawkins appears at the 2014 Apollo Theater Spring Gala and 80th Anniversary Celebration in New York. Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit
NPR
Music

Gospel star Edwin Hawkins, known for ‘Oh Happy Day,’ dies at 74

Hawkins, whose 1970 Grammy-winning hit, "Oh Happy Day" became a crossover pop and r&b hit, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Pleasanton, California.

8 years ago

Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan of the Irish band The Cranberries, performing in Cognac, France, in 2016.
NPR
Music

The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan dies at 46

Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of the band The Cranberries, has died suddenly at age 46.

8 years ago

Anthony Marsala and Colleen Corcoran as husband and wife in Underbite Theatre Company's
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

The doll and the denial: ‘All the Dead Biddles’ (Underbite Theatre Co. and Plays & Players)

A mother has a most unusual way of grieving for her dead son.

8 years ago

First
Delaware
Visual Arts

Artist finds still life is more than just bowls and flowers

For Robert Jackson, still life became a boring subject to paint. He wanted to be different and with the help of balloon dogs and childhood memories, he achieved his goal.

8 years ago

Museum of the American Revolution educator Dan Center identifies landmarks in a 7-foot-long painting by Pierre L'Enfant. It is the only known depiction of George Washington's headquarters tent in use in the field.
History

Revolutionary War army comes to life in newly discovered painting

The Museum of the American Revolution displays a newly acquired, 7-foot watercolor of the Continental Army, circa 1782, that was painted from life.

8 years ago

David Letterman interviews former President Barack Obama on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. (Joe Pugliese/Netflix)
NPR
Media
Technology

Netflix brings Letterman back to the interview chair — with a few twists

It's called My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — and it's excellent.

8 years ago

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