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Arts & Entertainment

Jim Ward and Sparta, who played Philly 20 years ago, are returning on a tour around that same album
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Sparta’s Jim Ward celebrates 20th anniversary of cult classic debut album in Philly, the ‘coolest brother’ of the East Coast

Jim Ward talks about reviving (and quitting) At The Drive-In, and the discovery that his debut album meant so much to so many people.

2 years ago

File photo: Angus Cloud, a cast member in the HBO drama series ''Euphoria,'' poses at the premiere of the series at the ArcLight Hollywood, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco ''Fez'' O'Neill on the HBO series ''Euphoria,'' has died. He was 25. Cloud's publicist, Cait Bailey, said McCloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given.
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Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given.

2 years ago

File photo: Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting ''The Pee-wee Herman Show'' live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement.
Movies
Performing Arts
TV

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70

Reubens' character, with his too-tight gray suit, white chunky loafers and red bow tie was best known for the film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and the television series.

2 years ago

Julie Woodard poses near the tarp artwork that she created for a public installation piece. In the background is the Delaware River.
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Pockets of Light uses trash to highlight nature along the Delaware River Waterfront

Artist Julie Woodard carved flowers out of reclaimed plastic waste to draw attention to the Delaware River Waterfront’s natural environment.

2 years ago

The cast of Shakespeare in Clark Park's ''Two Gentlemen of Verona'' perform the opening number of the 1971 rock musical version in Clark Park.
Business
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘We’re in competition with the couch’: Philadelphia theater plots its future

The pandemic fundamentally changed how audiences go to live theater. Now local companies are banding together to face the future.

2 years ago

Listen 3:31
Banner for Blackstar film festival
Movies
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

BlackStar Film Festival returns with a game-changing location and solidarity with labor strikes

With over 90 films representing nearly three dozen countries, the fest’s 12th year promises to be full of “joy, radical care, and thriving.”

2 years ago

Dancers dance onstage.
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Performing Arts

Philadelphia Dance Day, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Discovery Day, Snoop & Wiz Khalifa in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 27 - July 30: Philly Dance Day, Snoop, Wiz Khalifa, and Too Short in N.J., plus The Mavericks in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 5:40
Sinead O'Connor
Music

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

She became an international sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U,” an emotional performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia.

2 years ago

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies was recently nominated for two Emmys but it was canceled after one season and has been removed from Paramount+. Above, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy Nakagawa, left, Marisa Davila as Jane Facciano, Cheyenne Wells as Olivia Valdovinos and Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia Zdunowski.
NPR
Business
Movies
TV

The streaming model is cratering — here’s how that’s hurting actors, writers and fans

Streamers have been removing content from their platforms lately — and they're canceling series after just one season.

2 years ago

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig posing together
Movies

With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors

Globally, it far surpassed “Wonder Woman’s” debut with over $337 million versus $228.3 million, though “Captain Marvel’s” global launch was higher at $455 million.

2 years ago

Sophia Smith scores a goal.
International
National
Sports

Sophia Smith wows in her Women’s World Cup debut after Olympic disappointment

Sophia Smith is among 14 players on the U.S. national team who are playing in their first Women’s World Cup.

2 years ago

On the left is a satellite launch. On the right is footage of a baseball game.
History
Philadelphia
Sports
Technology
Billy Penn

The Telstar satellite broadcast: How a Phillies second baseman made telecommunications history

Sixty-one years ago, a routine fly ball hit by Phillies second baseman Tony Taylor made telecommunications history.

2 years ago

Sign saying 'Let's Party Barbie Bombshell'
Movies
Philadelphia
6abc

Philadelphia residents embrace ‘Barbie-mania’ as new movie hits theaters

Movie-goers flocked to the theaters, many dressed head to toe in pink for the occasion.

2 years ago

A rave popping off in Philly, July 2021. (Deesarine Ballayan/Billy Penn)
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Five DJs to look for on the Philly rave scene this summer

Dance parties are back, and better than ever.

2 years ago

film set
Movies
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Sorry to ‘Oppenheimer’ IMAX hopefuls: The Franklin Institute’s theater is still closed, with no target for reopening

To watch the movie in Christopher Nolan’s “ideal” format, you have to go to King of Prussia.

2 years ago

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