
Arts & Entertainment
At Eastern State, massive sculpture points to exploding U.S. incarceration rate
A 3-D infographic illustrating the rise in American incarceration rates now stands at Philadelphia’s historic Eastern State Peniten ...
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Curtis Institute graduates to devote a year of service to community
This fall, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia will inaugurate a new service year for graduates from the renowned music conservatory. ...
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Cooking up a new approach to teaching at Philly Free Library
The fourth floor of the Main Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia has a gorgeous roof terrace overlooking Logan Square with an inti ...
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Commemorative Maya Angelou exhibition opens in NYC
The New York Public Library is presenting an exhibition commemorating the life of Maya Angelou. The monthlong exhibition opened Fr ...
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Review: ‘How to Succeed in Business’ by trying anything you can
Let’s take a moment to consider the mismanagement that defines American business leadership in the new century. On second thought, ...
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ListenFirst for Friday, May 30, 2014
A Good Start We are less than a month away from a final state budget for Delaware. One of the programs Gov. Markell wants to add ...
Air Date: May 30, 2014
A tree grows in Philly, adding to sculptural luster along Parkway [photos]
Jostling for attention between two other major works, a new sculpture has taken its place along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadel ...
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Review: ‘Incorruptible’ and in stitches
What’s a poor believer to do? The abbey is falling apart. No one in the village seems able to contribute even a penny for prayer. ...
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Bidding farewell to proud, sad remnant of Philadelphia’s past with ‘Funeral for a Home’
The house at 3711 Melon St. in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood was never grand. Built in 1872, it was first the home of I ...
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ListenReview: Getting to know each other in ‘Chapter Two’
In Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play “Chapter Two,” we’re asked to believe that two people in a whirlwind l ...
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Guided by impression and free association, Dutch artists chart emotional map of Philly
Dutch artists Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum are visiting Philadelphia for the first time and are creating their own subjective map of ...
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ListenLive from China, the Philadelphia Orchestra on your computer
Anyone in the world with an Internet connection can watch the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Mozart and Mahler on Sunday at the Shanghai ...
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First for Friday, May 23, 2014
Child Predator Task Force Online child pornography is a national problem, but as technology advances, it has become of particula ...
Air Date: May 23, 2014
Sowing seeds of change, wildflowers along Amtrak corridor
Before Drew Becher moved to Philadelphia to head the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, he worked in both New York City and Washington, ...
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Philadelphia sculptor specializes in ‘big hairy yetis’ and other movie monsters
On this edition of “Recap,” we check in with Philadelphia special effects and makeup artist Dylan Pecora to see how he spent ...
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