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Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco

Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday about its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets.

3 years ago

Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in Everything Everywhere All at Once
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5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle.

3 years ago

The theme for the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show is ''Garden Electric.''
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Flower Show to light up Convention Center with ‘Garden Electric’

A preview of the Flower Show’s return to the Convention Center highlighted multi-media projections and sound in “The Garden Electric.”

3 years ago

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Thiago Vazquez points to the Philadelphia Union badge on his shirt during his signing day
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From the field to the screen: Thiago Vazquez is repping the Philadelphia Union in the eMLS FIFA 23 tournament

Thiago Vazquez, a sophomore at the University of Delaware, will compete in Major League’s Soccer’s esports competition of “EA SPORTS FIFA 23.”

3 years ago

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Paintings are hung in a gallery.
Philadelphia
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Philly artist Alex Da Corte explodes into ‘The Street’

The Philly artist’s immersive installation at UArts taps into anxieties born out of the pandemic era.

3 years ago

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Thousands descended upon Chinatown on Jan. 22, 2023 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Changing Communities
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia’s Chinatown celebrates the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ amid rising Asian hate, ‘76 Place’ disagreements

Chinatown’s streets were packed with families celebrating the occasion, with fireworks and dancing lions to complete the scene.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers, without Embiid and Harden, edge Kings for 5-0 trip

Embiid and Harden rested foot injuries but the rest of the 76ers snapped Sacramento’s six-game winning streak.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver DeVonta Smith
Philadelphia
Sports

Hurts, Eagles pound Giants early, coast to NFC title game

Top-seeded Philadelphia will host the NFC championship game next Sunday against either Dallas or San Francisco.

3 years ago

The jingling bells, string lights, Santas and snowmen have been replaced by a Birds' fan oasis that's sure to excite your feelings of nostalgia. (6abc)
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Philadelphia
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6abc

Tinsel Takes Flight: Philly’s holiday pop-up bar redecorates for Birds fans

The jingling bells, string lights, Santas and snowmen have been replaced by a Birds' fan oasis that's sure to excite your feelings of nostalgia.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Music
Philadelphia

Kimmel Center evicts Philly POPS over unpaid debts

The Kimmel Center will no longer host the POPS as a tenant as it tries to raise money to pay off its debts.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Sports
6abc

Green bread and special beer for Philadelphia Eagles big playoff run

The Eagles take on the Giants in the NFC Divisional Round Saturday night.

3 years ago

Charles and Olenka Santore at home in Fitler Square with their collection of Windsor chairs in 1977
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

America’s definitive collection of antique Windsor chairs will be sold at auction

Philadelphia illustrator Charles Santore, known as a celebrated artist of children’s books, was also America’s foremost expert on Windsor chairs.

3 years ago

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Lion dancers dance in the street during a parade.
Things To Do
Community Events
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Performing Arts

Lunar New Year celebrations, Longwood’s Winter Wonder, Philly Tattoo Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 19 - Jan. 22: Lunar New Year in Philly, tribute bands galore, and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra are among weekend event highlights.

3 years ago

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A figure holding a man baby gazes towards another sculpted figure.
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Art that stares back: Life-size figures reflect cultural identities at the Clay Studio

The Clay Studio in Philadelphia asked 12 artists to make work that reflects how they feel about their position in the world right now.

3 years ago

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A person is seen through a gap in a row of papers strung on clotheslines. He's seated at a table, looking downwards.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

At Philly’s Bluver Theatre, a play about drug overdose deaths is on a grim timer

A documentary play at Louis Bluver Theatre is abruptly interrupted every 5 minutes and 39 seconds by another overdose death. That rate is quickening.

3 years ago

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