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 Edith Windsor leads the Pledge of Allegiance during the dedication of the Stonewall National Monument, outside the Stonewall Inn, in New York's Greenwich Village, Monday, June 27, 2016. Windsor passed away Tuesday in New York at the age of 88 (Richard Drew/AP Photo)

Edith Windsor, woman who helped end federal gay marriage ban, dies at age 88

A woman who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage has died. An attorn ...

9 years ago

 Visitors to the Print Center look at works by Martin Puryear, the artist who brought ''Big Bling'' to Fairmount Park this spring. Puryear's prints will be on exhibit through Nov. 18. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

The Big Bling has renewed interest in sculptor Martin Puryear’s drawings

A visitor to the Print Center on narrow Latimer Street in Center City Philadelphia might see images on the walls that seem familiar — a ...

9 years ago

 Nia Benjamin playing one of the women who reunite, sort of, in the Sam Tower , Ensemble production of 'Strange Tenants.' (Kate Raines/Plate3 Photography)
Shapiro on Theater

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Strange Tenants,’ ‘The Hand Job’ and ‘Gatz’

Strange TenantsArresting in its weirdness and impressive in its quivers, jerks and writhing, “Strange Tenants” is about the w ...

9 years ago

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On ‘Radio Times:’ Famed trumpter Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah: I hate the sound of the trumpet

Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, a New Orleans native, Grammy nominated trumpeter and two-time ...

9 years ago

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 Students participate in a dance recital at Walter Cramp Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Mari Ma/Artist Year)

ArtistYear expands beyond Philadelphia, sending art teachers to schools in need

A civil service organization that started in Philadelphia three years ago will go national this fall. ArtistYear is a kind of gap- ...

9 years ago

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Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Radio Times
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Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah; Trump charging for access

Guest: Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah  For a century, jazz has been recognized as an innovative genre of music. S ...

Air Date: September 11, 2017

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 Terry Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air, is interviewed by Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered at The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's annual conference. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
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‘Fresh Air,’ NPR host share stage and stories at LGBTQ journalists’ conference in Philadelphia

When two famous radio interviewers share a stage, things can get a little complicated, but Ari Shapiro and Terry Gross easily worked it o ...

9 years ago

 The cast of Tribe of Fools' 'Fishtown' poses in front of a sign in Fishtown. From left: Tara Demmy, Joseph Ahmed, Jenna Kuerzi, Zachary Chiero and Kyle Yackoski. (Photo courtesy Plate3 Photography)
Shapiro on Theater

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fishtown’ and ‘Hello Blackout!’

FishtownHoly wireless tamale! We’ve given our credit cards to online sites, our Social Security numbers to Equifax and now, Interne ...

9 years ago

 Troy Gentry of the Country Music duo Montgomery Gentry performs on the Rebels On The Run Tour at the American Music Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Lancaster, Pa. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
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Country Music singer Troy Gentry killed in South Jersey helicopter crash

Troy Gentry, one half of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentry, died Friday in a helicopter crash just hours before a con ...

9 years ago

Bambi Friday (right), who was formerly incarcerated, works on a performance for the Fringe Arts Festival in which she expresses the struggles of re-entry. Seated is Natasha Cohen-Carroll, an associate of Theater of the Oppressed Philadelphia. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

Fringe Festival show highlights women’s struggles after prison

As the Philadelphia Fringe festival continues this weekend, one of its offerings is a performance featuring formerly incarcerated women r ...

9 years ago

Artists express what Philadelphia’s future looks like to them

This weekend the Philadelphia Museum of Art opens an exhibition that attempts to envision a future of the city from as many perspectives ...

9 years ago

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Delaware

Brandywine Festival of the Arts, the Historic Odessa Brewfest and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of o ...

9 years ago

 In Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's production of 'Eugène Ionesco's The Bald Soprano,' from left: Bob Schmidt, Tina Brock, John Zak, Sonja Robson.
Shapiro on Theater

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘The Bald Soprano,’ ‘Kink Haüs,’ ‘Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes’ and ‘The Currency of Belief’

Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald SopranoIt’s a typical night at the Smiths: The conversation between them (or sometimes with no one ...

9 years ago

 Perfromers from Die Cast rehearse for ''Pericles,'' a Fringe Festival offering at The Rotunda. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Theater company to select unique locations to enhance audience experience

A new theater company is debuting in Philadelphia, during the annual Fringe Festival. This weekend, Die-Cast performed an experime ...

9 years ago

 Avi Borouchoff in 'Kink Haüs.'
Shapiro on Theater

The Philly Fringe’s fringiest — or so it seems

What makes an entry in the Philly Fringe Festival fringe-y? The annual festival of cutting-edge and often unusual work opens around the c ...

9 years ago

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