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Arts & Entertainment

New pop-up art exhibit focuses on city’s history of revolution [photos]

A new art exhibit focusing on revolutionary acts will be popping up around Philadelphia. Starting on Thursday, ...

9 years ago

 Francis W. Hoeber has written

Summer reading: Letters discovered 50 years later document parents’ love, life under Nazis

Summer reading lists abound this time of year. Whether it’s fiction or nonfiction — something heady or playful — that make ...

9 years ago

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 In this photo provided by NBC, Melissa McCarthy as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, (left), and Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump perform during 'Spicer Returns' on Saturday Night Live, Saturday, May 13, 2017, in New York. (Will Heath/NBC via AP)

On ‘Radio Times’: Playing President Donald Trump with dignity

There’s no secret that these are polarizing times. Having a simple conversation about politics with friends, family or coworkers can so ...

9 years ago

 In Theatre Horizon's production of 'White,
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Review: ‘White,’ or is it black?

Long before “alternative facts” became a concept the White House employs, James Ijames began writing his play “White, ...

9 years ago

Philly Art Sanctuary awards honor author, illustrator and TV anchor [photos]

Last night Philadelphia’s Art Sanctuary wrapped up it’s 33rd Black Arts Festival with a the Legacy Awards Ceremony. The theme ...

9 years ago

Philly’s Colored Girls Museum prescribes the sanctuary of home for ‘A Good Night’s Sleep’

The future of health care; missing children; divine absurdities — these are just a few of the things keeping Vashti DuBois up at night. ...

9 years ago

 The FringeA-thon dance party fundraiser will benefit local performing artists. (Fringe Arts)

12-hour dance party at Penn’s Landing to benefit local arts

A 12-hour outdoor dance party will be held at Penn’s Landing this Saturday, from noon to midnight. It is hosted by FringeArts, the ...

9 years ago

 Chris Davis as a leopard and Stephanie N. Walters as a lamb in Orbiter 3's 'Peaceable Kingdom.'
Shapiro on Theater

Review: A not altogether ‘Peaceable Kingdom’

The prophet Isaiah sees a day when the wolf lives with the lamb and the leopard lies down with the little goat. In Mary Tuomanen’s ...

9 years ago

 A sample of vintage prints by Dave Martin that will be auctioned Friday.(Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

Archive of ‘male physique’ photos pose problem for Willow Grove auction house

Ashcroft and Moore, a new auction house about to stage its first auction, is situated in an unassuming warehouse space on Fairhill Road i ...

9 years ago

Graduates pose for pictures with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito in front of St. Martin of Tours Chapel, on Wednesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)

At seminary graduation, high court’s Alito warns of waning respect for religious liberty [photos]

Efforts nationally to erode “traditional moral values” vilify Catholics as bigots and threaten religious liberty for all Americans, U ...

9 years ago

 Farm owner H. G. Haskell and Chef David Leo Banks in Haskell's 1600-era bank barn outside Chadds Ford (Spencer Killian/for NewsWorks)

Philly honors top chefs, recognizes upcoming talent at Murrell Dobbins high school

Three award-winning Philadelphia chefs came to Murrell Dobbins high school in North Philadelphia to receive an official city proclamation ...

9 years ago

 The Free Library of Philadelphia. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
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Visual Arts

Calling all artists … or maybe not

When the Free Library put out a call for Philadelphia artists who are "seeking a wider audience for their work and would like to get paid for it," I was hopeful.

9 years ago

 Wayne Art Center, Fall, 2015.  photo credit Sarah R. Bloom.(From left starting at back) Helen Mirkil, Lesley Mitchell, Eleanor Schimmel, Lauren Litwa, Leslie Eadeh, Rosalind Bloom, Brigitte Rutenberg, Sheila Letven, Wanda Chudzinski, Zola Bryen, Carol Wisker. (Front row) Pam Taggart, Charlotte Schatz, Elaine Nettis. Not present Kathe Grinstead, Susan Hader-Golden, Marion Spirn. (Photo provided)

Delaware exhibit shines spotlight on region’s oldest informal artist collective

This weekend, the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington opens ...

9 years ago

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Paula Poundstone arrives at the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

On ‘Radio Times:’ Paula Poundstone’s attempts at happiness

Comedian Paula Poundstone visited Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times Thursday, and explained to Marty why one facet of life that is often a ...

9 years ago

 Salt Houses by Hala Alyanm (https://www.halaalyan.com)

On ‘Radio Times’: Hala Alyanm, author of Salt Houses, says goodbye to old apartment walls

Around the world, violence and conflicts have forced millions of people out of their homes. In Salt Houses — the debut novel of poet an ...

9 years ago

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