
Arts & Entertainment
Review: That ‘Stupid F#*@ing Bird’ is surely a Seagull
Oh, the pain of it! And the angst. But, hey … what about the fun? The fun is not what you expect from Anton Chekhov’s “ ...
8 years ago
ListenTerry Gross receives National Humanities Medal
“Historically, this has been a much more staid affair,” said President Obama in the East Room of the White House, where he we ...
8 years ago
Composer and art historian with Philly ties win MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’
It is a dream come true: A congratulatory call from out of the blue with a no-strings-attached $625,000 gift. ...
8 years ago
Acclaimed writer James McBride honored, humbled by National Humanities Medal honors
James McBride’s books have been bestsellers; they’ve earned him a National Book Award and been made into a movie. But he s ...
8 years ago
ListenAt Philly museum, Nauman’s slices of life explore classical ideals
Marking art is often a process of breaking down life into parts, then reassembling those parts into something resembling life again — b ...
8 years ago
Iverson is the Basketball Hall of Famer that Philadelphia and the Sixers deserve
When the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced in April that Allen Iverson would be inducted in the class of 2016, I knew that I had to be there to see it.
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Fringe reviews: ‘The Elementary Spacetime Show,’ ‘Switched!’ and ‘The Chairs’
The Elementary Spacetime Show We sit facing a broken, hopeless teenager. “This is a list of all the way ...
8 years ago
ListenCongressman John Lewis to be awarded Liberty Medal for constitutional achievement
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia will award its Liberty Medal to John Lewis, the U.S. congressman from Georgia and one of ...
8 years ago
New sense of freedom We’ll go through some of the big winners from the Delaware primary on this program, and ...
Air Date: September 16, 2016
Disarming the digital mob mentality
It’s hard to read the news when you’re a survivor of rape. Each case is different, but I see shades of my own attack and its ...
8 years ago
Rock impresario celebrated at Philly’s American Jewish history museum
One of the giants of rock and roll is the subject of a new exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. ...
8 years ago
Delaware voters went to the polls September 13th in the state’s primary election. First sits down with the Democratic and Republica ...
Air Date: September 15, 2016
Terry Gross to be awarded National Humanities Medal in White House ceremony
Next week, President Barack Obama will award the 2015 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to distinguished recipient ...
8 years ago
First Extra: Congressional Debate Special
Five of six Democrats running to replace Congressman John Carney took part in a debate at Widener University’s Delaware Law School ...
Air Date: September 14, 2016
Fringe reviews: ‘Exile 2588’ and ‘The Sincerity Project’
Exile 2588 For its originality alone, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s “Exile 2588” excels. T ...
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