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Artworks from the Barkley L. Hendricks exhibition are displayed on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at The Frick Madison in New York. Hendricks, who died in 2017, is the first artist of color to have a solo exhibit at the Frick. ''Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick'' is open now through Jan. 7, 2024.
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Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

Born in Philadelphia, Hendricks studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later attended Yale’s school of art.

3 years ago

Taylor Swift (right) watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
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What Philly is saying about the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce situationship, and what it could mean for the Eagles

Is the pop star, a noted Eagles fan, stringing him along to wreck his Super Bowl chances? Hey, anything’s possible.

3 years ago

File photo: David McCallum, star of the NBC-TV series ''The Invisible Man,'' is shown during an interview with Jay Sharbutt at NBC studios in New York, Aug. 28, 1975.
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David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

McCallum’s work with “U.N.C.L.E.” brought him two Emmy nominations. He returned to television in 2003 in another series with an agency known by its initials — CBS’ “NCIS.”

3 years ago

Brian Nelson holding a sign at the picket line
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Three things to know about the Hollywood Writers’ tentative agreement

The leadership's vote is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday. So is this a victory for the writers?

3 years ago

A closeup of a sign says ''Writers Guild of America on strike''
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Employment
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Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly 5-month strike

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike.

3 years ago

Gabriela Sánchez is executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
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‘Exactly what I need to be doing’: At 32, artist Gabriela Sánchez is leading the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

A Philly native, Gabriela Sánchez is focused on funding projects that advance social justice, equity and bilingualism.

3 years ago

Usher performs at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York.
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Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas

The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said he’s looking forward to performing on the NFL’s biggest stage.

3 years ago

Orion Kerkering throws a baseball as he warms up before a game.
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Billy Penn

Meet the Phillies’ newest pitcher, Orion Kerkering

After a very short stint in the minors, the South Florida high school phenom is landing in the big leagues.

3 years ago

Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos catches Orlando Arcia's fly ball and throws it home in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Atlanta.
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Dissecting the Phillies-Braves play that almost broke John Kruk

Should Nick Castellanos have let the foul ball drop? John Kruk thought so, but statisticians say the outfielder did the right thing.

3 years ago

Models stand for a group photo backstage at Philadelphia Fashion Week, held at Dilworth Park. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
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Philly Fashion Week, XPoNential Music Fest, Opera Philadelphia O23, and Montco Jazz Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 21 - 24: Philly Fashion Week in Philly, XPoNential Music Fest in N.J., and Bill Bellamy in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Steve H. Broadnax III is a playwright and resident director at People's Light in Malvern. His play, ''Bonez,'' will launch the theater company's Queerways PA, a program to develop new plays through community engagement
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Pennsylvania
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Race & Ethnicity

People’s Light launches queer playwriting program with a horror story

People’s Light will foster new plays written about the intersection of race and sexuality. It starts with “Bonez,” a blood-splattered horror play.

3 years ago

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You can get a free ''Schwarbeer'' — aka Yards Philly Standard — every time Kyle Schwarber hits a home run
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Free little treats you can get when Philly sports teams do well, from beer to burgers and more

When local teams do well, there are several complimentary deals you can unlock for food and drink on the house.

3 years ago

File photo: Artist Roberto Lugo, who created the mural, ''The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything'' reads a poem about the hardships of growing up in Kensington and the importance of arts education. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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‘Transforming the art form of ceramics’: Philly artist Roberto Lugo wins $250,000 Heinz Award

The Heinz Award, with its quarter-million dollar purse, was given to the Philly artist who makes ceramics depicting urban life.

3 years ago

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Oyewumi Oyeniyi posing for a photo
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‘I’m gonna show us the way forward’: Philly names Oyewumi Oyeniyi its new Youth Poet Laureate

Oyeniyi writes poems about what it feels like to be young and Black in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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‘We try to make it our own’: War on Drugs drummer and Eagles players step up the Christmas spirit in their second holiday album

Eagles players teamed up with local musicians to produce their second holiday album — featuring classic Christmas carols and an original track by center Jason Kelce.

3 years ago

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