Arts & Entertainment
Last piece of the puzzle: Kimmel cuts rent for Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra has cleared the last major hurdle in its bankruptcy proceeding, as the Kimmel Center has agreed to reduce the ...
14 years ago
Cliff Lee makes a pitch for better hitting from flagging Phils
What’s it like to be Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee right now? The Philly favorite has a 2.66 ERA with 40 strikeouts and has allowed on ...
14 years ago
Barnes move leaves tangled legal legacy, lingering hard feelings
The fight to move the Barnes collection from Lower Merion to Center City has divided Philadelphia — and the art world, generally — ...
14 years ago
Water colors: Schuylkill River serves as inspiration for Art in the Open
Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art is a staircase that walks down to the Waterworks, where there is a small park. There are more, part ...
14 years ago
Change of scene brings Barnes collection to full radiance
The Barnes Foundation now has it world-famous collection of Impressionist paintings in place, and will finally restore them to public vie ...
14 years ago
JayZ organizing massive Labor Day music festival for Philly
One of the biggest stars in rap will put together a massive outdoor concert on Labor Day weekend. JayZ (aka Shawn Carter) is organ ...
14 years ago
Feathered soap opera playing out above Philadelphia
Here’s the list of characters: Dad: dedicated and attentive, but dead. He got hit by a c ...
14 years ago
New book has many more haikus from Camden’s Nick Virgilio
The most famous Haiku by Nick Virgilio is the one engraved on his tombstone. It goes like this: Lily: Out of the water̷ ...
14 years ago
Finally, an embracing of the art of craft
For most of the 20th century, fine art museums have eschewed craft as not worthy of being showcased in a gallery alongside revered artwor ...
14 years ago
‘The Happy Show’ gives prescriptions for the blues
Stefan Sagmeister is an Austrian Grammy-award winning graphic designer, who’s behind album covers for the Talking Heads, Lou Reed, ...
14 years ago
Twelve short stories inspired by the Mutter Museum
For the past few years the Mütter Museum has been eagerly opening itself to artistic interpretation. Philadelphia’s archive of mor ...
14 years ago
Black Civil War major celebrated
A little-known civil rights activist from the 19th century is being honored in Philadelphia this month. Martin Delany was the high ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia artists celebrate old railroad building they call home
Since 1981, an estimated 500 artists have come and gone through the five floors at the former railroad building and warehouse at 915 Spri ...
14 years ago
Exploring the feminine side of Civil War
The 28th Virginia Infantry, Company D, has a website. On it are tips for women to pass as men on the battlefield: Cut hair short, or tuck ...
14 years ago