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 Alexander Yuchkovski is the voice behind Radio Philadelphia, a Russian-language station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Russian-language radio breaks sound barriers in reaching out to Philly community

It’s no easy thing to start a radio station from scratch, especially if you’re a radio rookie. From compressors to coaxial ...

9 years ago

 Mary Martello as Rose in the Arden Theatre Company production of 'Gypsy.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater

Review: Hats off (and gloves, and stockings and…) to ‘Gypsy’

Let’s get right to the point: the ending. It’s the final number of “Gypsy,” when Rose — the ultimate stage moth ...

9 years ago

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 Claire Chase performing Density 21.5. (Publicity photo at ClaireChase.com)

‘Deep listening’ music festival planned for Philly in 2018

A new festival of new music will come to Philadelphia next fall. The October Revolution of Jazz and Contemporary Music will feature four ...

9 years ago

 Pulley & Buttonhole Theatre Company players (from left) Juliet Davida Klinman, Quinton J. Alexander and Charly Sarah Klinman rehearse for Lynn Nottage's

Lynn Nottage’s ‘One More River to Cross’ finally surfaces with area productions

Playwright Lynn Nottage is having a moment right now. This year, the New York-based writer won her second Pulitzer Prize for drama ...

9 years ago

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New exhibit shows mathematical patterns abound in nature

This weekend, the Franklin Institute opens its summer exhibition about mathematical patterns that recur in nature. Its centerpiece is a 1 ...

9 years ago

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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,
Shapiro on Theater

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

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