Arts & Entertainment
Review: Smothering ‘The Pillowman’
The great triumph of Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman” is that it is convincing, moving, often funny and unrelentingly ...
11 years ago
Review: A rush from ‘The Disappearing Quarterback’
When Mike Boryla talks about football, anything to do with the game, you’re compelled to listen. Boryla was an Eagles quarterback f ...
11 years ago
Penn team’s discovery of royal tomb opens door on ancient Egyptian dynasty
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have discovered an entire dynasty of Egyptian k ...
11 years ago
Review: The fun-ride part of ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
The lighter-hearted “Driving Miss Daisy” that opened Thursday night in Walnut Street Theatre’s third-floor Independence ...
11 years ago
Concerto evoking the darkness and light in MLK’s life premieres in Philly
A newly composed concerto dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, will premiere this weekend in Philadelphia, performed by Orchestra 2001 ...
11 years ago
ListenFirst for Friday, January 17, 2014
Wage War One of the first items on the agenda now that the General Assembly is back in session, is to consider raising D ...
Air Date: January 17, 2014
Chileans born during Pinochet regime telling their stories in live Philly performance
Army commander Augusto Pinochet took power in Chile during a 1973 coup and remained president until he was voted out of office in 1990. H ...
11 years ago
ListenHonoring life and legacy of Octavius Catto, 19th century civil rights champion
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts has organized a series of concerts, workshops, and educational programs centered around the life of Octavius Catto.
11 years ago
Crossword creator marks 100th birthday with puzzle
What’s a nine-letter word for a significant event? Try MILESTONE. Longtime crossword constructor Bernice Gordon is marking t ...
11 years ago
Pieces of the past become modern art at National Archives
Leslie Simon is sitting on miles of bureaucratic red tape. As director of the National Archives facility in Philadelphia, her offi ...
11 years ago
First for Friday, January 10, 2014
Delaware Planned Parenthood update Planned Parenthood of Delaware has taken on a different tone for the new year aftercoming und ...
Air Date: January 10, 2014
Philadelphia Museum of Art given 97 contemporary works
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has just received a trove of new art, enhancing the august institution’s contemporary collection. ...
11 years ago
Not easy to catch dog star exhibit in Philadelphia
At first glance, the new exhibition at the Print Center, in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square, seems to be actively evading its aud ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Sideways Stories’ and the next generation of theater-goers
Sometimes the coolest things happen when you’re not looking. At 10 a.m., for instance, in the theater, when most stages are dark an ...
11 years ago
7 restaurants where you’ll save a fortune by dining during Philly Restaurant Week
We reviewed current prices at the top-flight eateries participating in restaurant week and came up seven picks guaranteed to save you a b ...
11 years ago
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