Arts & Entertainment
Playing the game of life as Du Bois found it in Philadelphia of 1896
The work and legacy of sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois have been incorporated into a new board game and learning tool for Philadelphia high sc ...
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Bayard Rustin: the architect of the March on Washington you may have never heard of
Most everyone knows Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. But few people know about the West Chest ...
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Another battle of Princeton: history buffs try to save land in private hands
The fight over the Princeton Battlefield could be won Thursday night. Part of the site where General George Washington won a pivot ...
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Historic Germantown nominated for Councilman David Cohen Award
Historic Germantown, a consortium of 15 cultural and historic sites in Northwest Philadelphia, has been nominated for the Councilman Davi ...
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Screenwriter and Temple professor casts his vote for the Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences does not publish its list of members over 5,700 members who vote for the Oscar awards. At ...
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Kitchen collections of Philly’s grand dame of cuisine set for sale
Philadelphia foodies will have a chance to own a piece of local culinary history. The personal kitchen of Julie Dannenbaum, a prominent f ...
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The cost of war reporting at Act II Playhouse
The Broadway drama “Time Stands Still” took to the stage this past weekend at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, Pa., with an emotio ...
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Philly library balks at realignment of Pa. services for the blind
The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Philadelphia faces a reduction of many of its services for the blind beginning in ...
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Students speak out after Villanova cancels workshop by gay performance artist
Tim Miller is used to adversity. He was part of a handful of artists (the NEA 4) in the center of a culture war in the 1990s, when ...
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The art of egg tempera: Thin veils of color mask ‘hidden realities’ at Michener
So, how do you like your eggs? The Michener Museum in Doylestown has served up an exhibition of paintings using egg tempera, an an ...
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Finally, Penn names W.E.B. Du Bois honorary professor
On Friday, the University of Pennsylvania named W.E.B. Du Bois an honorary professor, 49 years after his death. The Harvard-traine ...
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Ignite Philly: using powerpoint for inspiration and laughs
Every couple of months, a crowded bar in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood becomes the place to spot what’s fresh and insp ...
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Shuttered Bucks County Playhouse hopes for summer revival
Theater people are a scrappy bunch. They do whatever it takes to get through the show. That philosophy works well for summer stock ...
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Philadelphia firm unveils vision for New York’s Met
A Philadelphia firm’s vision will guide major renovations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The museum unveiled a ...
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Digitizing some Native American recordings while keeping others sacred
There are 3,000 recordings, representing languages and songs of more than 40 Native American tribes, in the archives of the American Phil ...
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