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Dave Lee of Pizza Jawn (center right, with serving ladle) brings pizza ovens to his Eagles tailgate, and shares food with dozens of others. (Daviston Jeffers)
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How to tailgate the Eagles like you mean it: Tips from fans who go hard

Where to go, what to bring, and how to avoid being a jerk.

3 years ago

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Bethlehemites are ‘Starstruck’ by an art film about their own history

Lehigh University Art Gallery asked New York artist Shimon Attie to make “Starstruck,” a film and sculptural installation about the history of Bethlehem, Pa.

3 years ago

File photo: A poster advertising ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' is displayed on the shuttered Majestic Theatre in New York, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year

The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance on Broadway in February.

3 years ago

A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA championships has sold at auction for $10.1 million. (Sotheby's)
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A Michael Jordan jersey is sold for over $10 million, setting a new record

The basketball legend wore the jersey during the 1998 NBA finals, which would cap the Chicago Bulls' historic championship run in the 1990s. The sale price set a record for ga

3 years ago

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Nearly 200 employees walk off job at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Members of the union said they plan on returning to work over the weekend with the goal to resume negotiations next week.

3 years ago

(Clockwise: Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary, photograph Giles Minjasson/ABC; Milly Alcock in House of the Dragon, photograph HBO; The Bear with Jeremy Allen White, Lionel Boyce and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, photograph FX; Steve Carell in The Patient, photograph FX)
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How we watch TV: networks, streaming, and fall previews

Fall TV used to be a big deal with all the network premiers but streaming platforms changed that. This hour, how we watch television and what to watch.

Air Date: September 16, 2022 10:00 am

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File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia

Union workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art plan one-day strike

After 22 months of negotiations with art museum management, PMA union workers are taking action with a one-day strike.

3 years ago

'I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years,' Roger Federer said as he announced his retirement at age 41. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis

Over his career, Federer has won more than 100 titles total and amassed a 1,251-275 record, according the ATP, which adds that he never retired from a match.

3 years ago

Quinta Brunson checks on Jimmy Kimmel as he lays on stage at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
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‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson visits Kimmel, collects apology

Brunson played her own gag on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, and then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized.

3 years ago

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XPoNential Music Festival, Coatesville Grand Prix, Diamond State Film Fest, Roxy Music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sept. 15 - Sept.18: Diamond State Film Festival in Delaware, Coatesville Grand Prix, and XPoNential Music Fest in Camden are among the weekend’s best events.

3 years ago

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The Chorus of the Dead perform during a rehearsal of ''TOWN,'' a play created and performed by Norristown residents. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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What’s a Zep? Norristown explained, on stage

Theatre Horizon interviewed 130 residents of Norristown, Pa., to inform its original play that will be performed by a cast of 60 townspeople.

3 years ago

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Richard Feliciano Velez, 7, tests the water feature of the River Alive! Learning Trail turtle sculpture after the unveiling event at Tookany Creek Park on Sept. 14, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Animal sculptures, poems, and QR codes: Juniata Park’s new River Alive! Trail teaches families about nature

The River Alive! Trail in Tacony Creek Park was shaped and built by community members. The bilingual exhibit aims to teach families about nature.

3 years ago

Brooke McCarthy in her one-woman cabaret/comedy show, 'How to be an Ethical Slut.' (Clay Chastain)
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Philadelphia

Philly Fringe Fesitval pushes the sexual envelope with ‘How to be an ethical slut’

The one-woman cabaret embraces non-monogamy and other unconventional ways people may love each other.

3 years ago

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Halle Bailey’s ‘Little Mermaid’ is already making waves among young Black girls

Social media has been filled with videos of Black children watching the teaser of the trailer for the new Little Mermaid movie, which stars Bailey.

3 years ago

Dancer Ashley Rivera, who is the protagonist in the film, strikes a pose mid-air. Inside the bus, from top to bottom are the production team: Alaitz Ruiz, Christina Castro-Tauser, Alba Martinez, Martin Alfaro and director, Pedro Escárcega. (Courtesy of Ritmo Lab)
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‘La Guagua 47’ is a love letter to Philly’s Latino community

Alba Martínez’s film had help from more than 100 community members and artists throughout Philly. The short film is set to debut at the Kimmel Center.

3 years ago

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