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Jazz singer Nina Simone, shown in London, Dec. 5, 1968; and members of Bon Jovi (front row from left), Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, (back row from left), Phil X, and Hugh McDonald  (AP Photo and Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
New Jersey

Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, Moody Blues join Rock Hall 2018 class

Iconic singer Nina Simone and New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi lead the 2018 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, which includes four first-time nominees.

8 years ago

Personal items that once belonged to Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, are displayed for an online auction with proceeds to benefit the victims' families Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Atlanta. The items include handwritten letters, typewriters, tools, clothing and several hundred books. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
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The real ‘Fitz’ talks about taking down the Unabomber

The former Bensalem cop is at the center of a new Discovery Channel series called "Manhunt: Unabomber."

8 years ago

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The phoenix catches fire at the 14th Annual Firebird Festival in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
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Town joins in celebrating story firing up Phoenixville’s resurgence

14th Annual Firebird Festival draws thousand to witness once again re-enactment of the story that symbolizes their Chester County town.

8 years ago

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How does ‘Star Wars’ endure through the generations?

Many have tried, a few have found some success, but no one has been able to surpass the popularity and influence of Star Wars.

8 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Boys Choir sing at the opening of the Dilworth Park ice skating rink in 2014.
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

Philadelphia Boys Choir celebrates 50th year

The choir, recognized as one of the finest in the world, is in the midst of its busiest time of year.

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 photo, people watch interstellar bodies move through space during a media preview at the planetarium at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. The  newly refurbished planetarium is the largest in the western hemisphere and uses ten advanced projectors to produce an 8K resolution. It opens to the public on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Space

New planetarium seeks to put New Jersey science center on travel map

New Jersey's Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is aiming to take visitors into space in what they are billing as the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere.

8 years ago

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Music

Watch: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s Tiny Desk Concert

8 years ago

Artist Charlyn Griffith describes the creation of a mural exhibited at the Perelman Building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of the citywide civic engagement project, ''Philadelphia Assembled.''
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Philadelphia
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‘Philadelphia Assembled’ marks finale at art museum’s Perelman Building

The massive, citywide civic engagement experiment will conclude with the production of a new play written for the project.

8 years ago

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Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’

Guest: ADAM VALEN LEVINSON ADAM VALEN LEVINSON is on a miss ...

8 years ago

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Books
Philadelphia

‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’ / Meek Mill update

Guests: Bobby Allyn, Adam Valen Levinson ADAM VALEN LEVI ...

Air Date: December 6, 2017

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The Philadelphia Orchestra's LiveNote app
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Orchestra says app is ready to earn its keep

After developing an in-concert cell phone app, the orchestra hopes to generate revenue through licensing.

8 years ago

Colton Weatherston plays his guitar in front of colorful building facades on Germantown Avenue
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Philadelphia
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Kimmel Center jazz residents focusing on social justice themes

The musicians – guitarist Colton Weatherson, pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly, and drummer Doug Hirlinger – have outlined composition projects with strong social justice themes.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia

At home, strangely, with ‘The Brownings’ (Orbiter 3 stage company)

Competition, love, and the bizarre back-and-forth between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and husband Robert. How does she love him? Don't even think about counting the ways.

8 years ago

John Sloan, self portrait (Brian Drouin/WHYY News)
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Delaware
Visual Arts

Delaware Art Museum goes deep into archives for first major John Sloan exhibit since the 80s

The Delaware Art Museum houses the largest collection of John Sloan’s work and materials and more than 100 works make up the first retrospective of his career since the 1980s.

8 years ago

NPR
Environment
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The tree that rocked the music industry

New regulations on the international movements of rosewood have hit hard in parts of the music industry.

8 years ago

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