Arts & Entertainment
Seeking paragons — and touchstones — of Philadelphia ideals
The art gallery at Temple University is asking all of Philadelphia: What are the fundamental ideals of this city, and who best upholds th ...
13 years ago
Taking classical music in stride, runners ‘beat Beethoven’
When runners choose something to put into their ears while they run, they commonly pick something that keeps them going — something ...
13 years ago
First Special: The History of Delaware Farming
In place of First for this week, we are happy to present a special produced by our content partner Content Delaware. A look at ...
Air Date: July 19, 2013
Penn professor animates silkscreens with glowing, changing light
What if Andy Warhol’s iconic silkscreen prints could glow and change color? That’s the effect that Orkan Telhan is going for ...
13 years ago
Eakins Oval becomes vacation spot for Philly residents
Two sandboxes built inside the parking lot at Eakins Oval, on the Museum end of The Parkway in Philadelphia, contain about 1000 cubic fee ...
13 years ago
Elfreth’s Alley backstory yields clues to life of Philly immigrants
Here are some of the 6,000 objects Deirdre Kelleher has dug up in the lot behind the Elfreth’s Alley Museum: Clay marbles. Buttons. ...
13 years ago
Germantown gallery show gathers local community
Photographer Tieshka Smith has been taking photographs of Germantown for two years, documenting the changes in the area, but ...
13 years ago
Review: ‘Noises Off’ and on, too
By now Michael Frayn’s farce about a dumb troupe of actors called “Noises Off,” which opened in Britain in 1982 and hit ...
13 years ago
Review: ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ earnestly
For a play as juicy as Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” – among the greatest comedies in our language ...
13 years ago
Porn and aspartame’s artistic union
Leslie Friedman loves Coke Zero. A lot. For her installation “Tastier,” she fabricated dozens of giant cans of Coke Ze ...
13 years ago
Delaware’s solar future A few years ago, Delaware’s renewable energy hopes were focused on off-shore wind. Now that tho ...
Air Date: July 12, 2013
Ex-Barnes Foundation president opens Collingswood gallery
A past president of the Barnes Foundation is opening a small retail art gallery in Collingswood, N.J. Saturday. Kimberly Camp, a c ...
13 years ago
QFest features story of brutal attack, forgiveness and the will to live in “Where I Am”
Robert Drake is a novelist and literary editor from Philadelphia who fell in love with an Irish doctor, and moved to Dublin to start a ne ...
13 years ago
Fans, comedians try to save the Laff House
A longtime South Street staple that once served as a launching platform for comedians like Kevin Hart and Michael Blackson closed its doo ...
13 years ago
Encouraging first-time art collectors — and visits to Philly
In 13 years, Bridgette Mayer has built a successful art gallery in Philadelphia’s Washington Square. Her clients and artists span t ...
13 years ago
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