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In this April 10, 2008, file photo puppeteer Caroll Spinney is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of
Lifestyle

Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring

His apprentice, Matt Vogel, will succeed him in the Big Bird role. He also plays Kermit the Frog.

7 years ago

Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden (right) and accuser Andrea Constand react at a news conference after Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years for sexual assault Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.
Courts & Law

Key prosecutor says allegation of racism in Cosby case ‘completely offensive’

Entertainer Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison.

7 years ago

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Andrea Kremer (left) and Hannah Storm will be the first all-female broadcast team to announce an NFL game, covering Thursday night's game for Amazon Prime Video.
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Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm will be first female duo to call an NFL game

Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first female announcing team to cover an NFL game this Thursday.

7 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons, of Australia, poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Camden. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)
Lifestyle

76ers set to turn promising season into must-see TV with new show on NBC

NBC has given a script commitment to "Brotherly Love," loosely based on the life of the Aussie-born NBA rookie of the year.

7 years ago

A former Sesame Street writer stepped into a longtime debate, saying he considered Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple.
(Revierfoto/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Community

Former writer saw Bert and Ernie as ‘loving couple’; Sesame Workshop disagrees

The back-and-forth is just the latest in a years-long dispute.

7 years ago

Miss New York Nia Franklin reacts after being named Miss America 2019, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

Miss America ratings fall amid drop of swimsuit competition

The Miss America ceremony subtracted the swimsuit competition for the first time in its 98-year history, and subtracted one million television viewers, too.

7 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

New documentary series shows the struggles, triumphs of ‘Getting off the Streets’ in Camden

“Getting Off the Streets,” a new documentary that shines a spotlight on a “zero tolerance” rehabilitation program for homeless men in Camden, New Jersey.

7 years ago

Fred Rogers as Mr. Rogers from the PBS show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

How learning science is catching up to Mr. Rogers

What makes Morgan Neville's biographical documentary so necessary, is that it shows Rogers was exactly what he appeared to be.

7 years ago

Melissa Joan Hart, star of the WB network series
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

TGIF: Forgotten ‘90s TV shows resurrected for Friday the 13th — July 13, 2018

Remember "Baby Talk"? What about "Odd Man Out"? No? Revisit these and other not-quite-classics at PhilaMOCA on Friday.

7 years ago

John Jarboe portrays Mx. Rogers in the Bearded Ladies production
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly cabaret artist offers neighborly homage to Mr. Rogers

John Jarboe, the founder of Philadelphia's Bearded Ladies Cabaret, performs in the persona Mx. Rogers, a gender-fluid version of Fred Rogers.

7 years ago

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Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

The only guy who can get a tie on Fetterman

Clever Wolf campaign video shows the governor taking John Fetterman, his running mate, shopping for a tie.

7 years ago

Along with his trusty puppet, Daniel Tiger, Fred Rogers explained a complex world to kids in terms they could understand. His goal, says filmmaker Morgan Neville, was to
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Mister Rogers talked frankly with kids about ‘grown-up’ issues that weren’t

It's hard to imagine anyone sending hate mail to Fred Rogers.

7 years ago

The cast of
Arts & Entertainment

In defense of ‘Roseanne’

In our bitterly polarized nation, entertainment — like everything else — seems to split us along political lines.

7 years ago

Roseanne Barr arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of
Arts & Entertainment

ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet

ABC has canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.

7 years ago

Catie Turner of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, performs on the ABC television show,
Arts & Entertainment

2 Philly singers in final rounds of ‘American Idol’

Two singers from Philadelphia region are entering the final rounds of 'American Idol'

7 years ago

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