Arts & Entertainment
In the final analysis, talk of ‘the end’ brought on by fears
Friday is the official beginning of winter. It might also be the last day of existence. The long-range calendar of the ancient May ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 3: What friends are for
In Day 3 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, the heroine, Nora Gallagher, plunges ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 2: When Tony met Nora
In day 2 of the holiday fiction by Chris Satullo, with illustrations by Tony Auth, Nora Gallagher flees her office and visits Franklin Sq ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 1: Nora Gallagher’s very bad day
Today we resume a holiday tradition, the annual Christmas story by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth. This year’s story, Certai ...
13 years ago
Chester County ‘Hobbit house’ recalls placidity of The Shire
This could be one of the the misty forests of Middle Earth, the way the fog thickly swirls around the trunks of knotty trees. Actu ...
13 years ago
What’s big-name art doing in a suburban Philadelphia hospital?
The Einstein Medical Center just opened in Montgomery County in September and, like many hospitals, its walls are decorated with calm, pa ...
13 years ago
App rates restaurants on catering to workers’ needs; 9 Philly restaurants included
A new restaurant guide is now available as a cell phone app. But it makes no mention of the quality of the food or service. It rat ...
13 years ago
For Temple orchestra saddened by Brubeck’s death, Grammy nomination doubly sweet
It has been an up-and-down week for the Temple University Symphony Orchestra. On Wednesday, orchestra members learned of the death ...
13 years ago
The Album Leaf look forward, and return to simplicity
While chatting with me for my story on the resurgence of vintage synthesizers ( ...
13 years ago
[UPDATE] Lansdowne library spoof of ‘Beat It’ restored to YouTube
[UPDATE] The Lansdowne Public Library’s video spoof of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” forcibly removed from YouTube ...
13 years ago
City Hall hosts rare display of West Collection contemporary art
A major collection of international contemporary art lives in Oaks, Pa., 25 miles from downtown Philadelphia. The privately held West Col ...
13 years ago
Vacant lot becomes a showcase for art in Atlantic City
When the Sands Casino was dramatically torn down in 2006 — it was imploded, with a fireworks flourish — it left a seven-acre ...
13 years ago
Airbrushing prosthetic limbs brings splash of color — and empowerment
On a cold fall morning in West Chester, John O’Brien shouldered a heavy gym bag and schlepped to the field at Henderson High School ...
13 years ago
History recovered at the Franklin Institute, ‘Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition’
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Her maiden voyage has been depicted on Broadway, on the big screen a ...
13 years ago
A story slam sample: Fear while flying
The best storytellers in Philadelphia gathered Thursday to compete in the First Person Festival’s “Grand Slam.” ...
13 years ago