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A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters.
National
Politics
TV

Fox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’

The producer, Alex McCaskill, confirmed his exit in an Instagram post. Fox would not comment on Friday.

2 years ago

Tower Theater
Explainers
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

How Upper Darby’s famed Tower Theater was reborn as a music venue

Opened as a movie house, it faltered in the postwar years — until rock promoter Rick Green came around.

2 years ago

The 28th annual African American Children's Book Fair at the Community College of Philadelphia was held pre-pandemic on Feb. 8, 2020
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Philadelphia

New Philly children’s literacy event puts Juneteenth on the books

“Juneteenth - Celebrating Literary and Artistic Freedom” looks to the legacy of Black literacy.

2 years ago

Listen 1:26
The Juneteenth Singers performing
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Juneteenth celebrations, Doylestown Pride Fest, Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks, and Yacht Rock Revue in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 15 -19: Juneteenth celebrations, “I Hate Hamlet” in N.J., and Keb’ ‘Mo in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 5:35
SZA and Lizzo side by side
Music
Philadelphia
6abc

SZA, Lizzo headlining 2023 Made in America festival in Philly

The two-day festival will take place on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Sept. 2 and 3.

2 years ago

An up-close view of the face of the woman, the guitar player, in the painting,
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Museum of Art may have original Vermeer in its vault

Scholars argue the Art Museum’s damaged “Lady with a Guitar” is not a copy of a 17th century Old Master, but the real deal.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Cormac McCarthy headshot
NPR
Books

Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark and dark, dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, one of the great novelists of American literature, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M.

2 years ago

File photo: Tucker Carlson, host of ''Tucker Carlson Tonight,'' poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York
Media
National
Politics

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say

After his April firing, Carlson kicked off a “Tucker on Twitter” series. Two episodes have aired so far.

2 years ago

File photo: Actor Treat Williams attends the world premiere of ''Second Act'' in New York on Dec. 12, 2018. Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series ''Everwood'' and the movie “Hair,” died Monday, June 12, 2023, after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.
NPR
Movies
National
Performing Arts

Actor Treat Williams, star of ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood’, is killed in a motorcycle crash

Williams made his movie debut in 1975 in the movie “Deadly Hero” and went on to appear in more than 120 TV and film roles and also performed on Broadway.

2 years ago

“''Mother''
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The motherlode: Whistler’s iconic portrait is back in Philly after 142 years

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibition of the iconic portrait of American motherhood explains how it has European roots.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
The book store manager in the play speaks with the author, Murasaki Shikibu.
Books
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

This Philly play about a struggling bookstore is helping real bookstores

The play about a 1,000-year-old novelist visiting a struggling bookstore was going to be staged in a bookstore. But the store closed.

2 years ago

Listen 1:51
Sofia Deleon poses with a bottle of her new Guatemalan rum.
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

El Merkury chef Sofia Deleon is reclaiming a family legacy through rum

Tenango rum will bring a taste of Guatemala to Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Cherry Street Pier NoKidsInPrison
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Cherry Street Pier invites visitors to step inside the youth criminal justice system

The #NoKidsInPrison exhibition advocates for alternatives to youth incarceration through virtual reality and immersive environments.

2 years ago

Listen 1:31
People walk on a street during a street festival.
Things To Do
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Odunde, Havertown Irish Festival, Shania Twain, Queerapalooza in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 8-11: Odunde in Pa., Shania Twain in N.J., and Morris Day and The Time in Del. are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 5:28
Chad and Hanna Williams at Friday Saturday Sunday, winner of the 2023 James Beard Award for the nation's best restaurant
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s on top of the food world right now with huge James Beard Award wins

Been to Friday Saturday Sunday? It’s been deemed the nation’s best. And Fork’s Ellen Yin finally got her due.

2 years ago

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