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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Jacklyn Zeman arrives at the 40th Anniversary of Soap Opera Digest in Los Angeles
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Jacklyn Zeman, longtime ‘General Hospital’ cast member who played nurse Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70

Her family confirmed the news Wednesday and says she died after a short battle with cancer.

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour makes 3-night stop in South Philadelphia: What to know ahead of the show

Taylor Swift's much-anticipated Eras Tour arrives in South Philadelphia this weekend.

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Taylor Swift tailgate, Mother’s Day celebrations, Kensington Derby, ‘School of Rock’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Mom’s Dance Extravaganza in Delaware, Kensington Derby in Philly, and “School of Rock” in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.

2 years ago

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Jasmine Rivera stands in the middle of an art exhibition space.
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’We are so powerful’: Exhibition shows how artists helped shut down Berks immigrant detention center

The Shut Down Berks Coalition has created a touring exhibition of how it successfully closed the federal detention center.

3 years ago

Members of the Writers Guild of America union protest outside the Netflix headquarters near Union Square, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in New York. 
(AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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Why Hollywood writers are striking and the immediate impact

Writers of films and TV shows are now on strike. The central issue in negotiations is writers' share of pay for shows that stream on Netflix and similar outlets.

3 years ago

Matty Geez poses for a photo next to his colorful cacti creations.
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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘It’s just gay.’ A forest of fanciful cacti pops up in the Navy Yard

Matty Geez’s immersive art environment “Greetings from the Mirage” is the latest temporary, pop-up art installation at the former military base.

3 years ago

Actress Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. The late actress is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.
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For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of ‘Star Wars’ is getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

The honor for the late actress, who played Princess Leia and many other roles in a lengthy career, will be accepted by her daughter and fellow Star Wars actress Billie Lourd.

3 years ago

A man walks past the News Corp. and Fox News headquarters on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in New York. Fox Corp.'s hefty $787.5 million settlement with Dominion over defamation charges is unlikely to make a dent in Fox's operations, analysts say. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents

Fox News is opposing an effort by three news organizations to reveal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit.

3 years ago

David Hause poses in a theater
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Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill Home + Garden, Sing Us Home, Down and Derby Wine Fest, and ‘Ariodante’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 4 - May 7: First Friday Art in Delaware, street fests in Philly, and the Down and Derby Festival in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.

3 years ago

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Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson

The former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester. “It's not how white men fight,” Carlson wrote.

3 years ago

A one-day-only Federal Donuts flavor is making an appearance at the South Street Festival
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Philadelphia

Quick Bites: There’s a ton of festivals and food events in Philly this weekend

Between Star Wars Day, the Kentucky Derby, and block parties, there’s a frankly irresponsible number of events coming up in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

The exterior of the new Frances M. Maguire Art Museum has been preserved and restored with the original design by architect Paul Cret
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St. Joe’s reopens the old Barnes Foundation building as a new museum

St Joseph’s University acquired Albert Barnes’ original galleries in Lower Merion, to open its first campus art museum in 172 years.

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Striking writers walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2007. Television and movie writers on Monday, May 1, 2023, declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time since 2007, as Hollywood girded for a shutdown in a dispute over fair pay in the streaming era.  
(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows to go dark

Television and movie writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday.

3 years ago

Members of the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line in 2007
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Employment
TV

Writers Guild of America goes on strike

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly Art Museum now has a permanent home for Ellsworth Kelly

The PMA is permanently giving a gallery over to the work of the late abstract minimalist, on the centenary of his birth.

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