Arts & Entertainment
Review: The turmoil of ‘The Toughest Boy in Philadelphia’
The suffragettes of the early 20th century were looking for political emancipation, they weren’t looking for Betty Friedan and wome ...
11 years ago
Philly Comic Con visitors let their alter egos out to play
If you see any caped crusaders milling around the Philadelphia this weekend, it’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s th ...
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First for Friday, June 20, 2014
Heroin’s hold A common perception about heroin addiction is that it is a poor, inner-city problem. Recently, a nationwide ...
Air Date: June 20, 2014
15 summer songs that memories are made of
What is the sound of your summer? We asked people around the office at WHYY about their favorite summer songs and the memories that go wi ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Miz Martha’ Washington’s dreamy dilemma
On Planet Internet, where anything at all can become fact even if it isn’t, you might think that the nation’s first First Lad ...
11 years ago
N.J. celebrates 350 years of history from devious duke to ‘Boxing Cats’ [video]
June 24 marks the 350th birthday of New Jersey. Not the State of New Jersey, of course, but the territory of New Jersey. In ...
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‘Unconstitutional’ Colin Quinn brings a lot of Philadelphia to one-man show
After comedian and social commentator Colin Quinn decided he could make an entire show out of skewering the U.S. Constitution and our rel ...
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Classical music to sound again at Philly’s Dell Music Center
This weekend, classical music will return to the Dell Music Center for the first time in four decades. ...
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SS United States propeller saved from the scrap yard
A $120,000 donation from a cruise industry executive has saved the SS United States’ last propeller from the scrap yard. Jim ...
11 years ago
Little Baby’s not crying over Big Gay addition to Philadelphia ice cream scene
Despite my best efforts, a gangland rivalry between New York and Philadelphia could be not fabricated. ...
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Philly fans celebrate USA soccer victory in World Cup [photos]
Soccer fans flooded the Piazza at Schmidt’s on Monday night to watch Team USA’s first 2014 World Cup appearance on the big screen ...
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Villanova student film highlights bond between homeless youth, rescue dogs
A new documentary produced by eight Villanova University students who study social justice highlights the strong bond between people and ...
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Philly celebrates Italian culture — with more in store
The only Italian museum in the tristate area had its grand opening a couple weeks ago in South Philadelphia. At the same time, ano ...
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Northeast Philly hosts old-time baseball; no gloves, no strike zone [photos]
A few dozen spectators at the Ryerss Museum in Fox Chase Saturday took in the game, pitting th ...
11 years ago
Review: The universal ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
On the same day, Friday, that news outlets were showing images of some of the half-million Iraqis fleeing Mosul after Islamic extremists ...
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