
Arts & Entertainment
Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kid’s book
“I Am Ruby Bridges” goes on sale Tuesday. It’s aimed at readers as young as 4 at a time when teaching the history of race in America has never been more difficult.
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CIA photos from U-2 spy planes of the 1950s have new life in archeology at Penn Museum
The Penn Museum is showing declassified images from 13 miles in the air, giving archeologists new tools to study ancient cities.
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Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series
The former president won the best narrator award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”
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Thousands pack Ben Franklin Parkway to celebrate the end of summer at Made in America
Performers included Philadelphia natives Jazmine Sullivan and Lil Uzi Vert, as well as headliners Tyler, the Creator and Bad Bunny.
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Listen 1:10Performance ‘hubs’ keep Philly Fringe growing
Collectively produced artists keep costs low and creativity high.
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Goodnight Moon has comforted kids at bedtime for 75 years
The book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy ritual of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room."
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College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by ’26 season
A 12-team, 11-game postseason system to crown a champion could be worth as much as $2 billion in media rights to the conferences that play major college football.
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Jane Fonda says she has cancer and is undergoing treatment
"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday.
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An unauthorized Banksy retrospective opens in Germantown
“BanksyLand” has about 50 original pieces by the secretive and controversial street artist. Banksy has neither endorsed nor condemned the show.
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A guide to all the Philly artists performing at Made in America this year
The Labor Day weekend music festival flaunts a lot of local talent.
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Made in America anchors the holiday weekend along with Brazilian Day, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Delaware’s 114th Arden Fair.
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Listen 4:39Serena Williams wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit
The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career.
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Barking 9 to 5! Dolly Parton launches ‘Doggy Parton,’ a pet apparel collection
The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.
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The city will now allow women and artists of color to compete for a chance to sculpt the famed civil right leader.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art workers union authorizes strike
Twenty-two months into contract negotiations, the new art museum union has formally accused management of unfair labor practices and voted to authorize a strike.
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