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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
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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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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'

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Dana Milbank on the White House Correspondents Dinner

Marty talks to Washington Post columnist ...

Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:00 am

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Bob Dorough performing at Joe's Pub in New York on March 9, 2014. (Kevin Yatarola/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dead at 94

Dorough continued to play throughout the rest of his life as recently as three weeks ago in upstate New York.

8 years ago

A snapshot of one of the posters, located at the intersection of Forbes and Wood, went viral on Twitter and Reddit. (Angela Carducci)
WESA
Arts & Entertainment

Posters around Pittsburgh ask mayor to make ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ city’s official song

"The lyrics are inspirational, and the song is an important part of Pittsburgh history and culture," Craig Toocheck said.

8 years ago

Malaysian rendang is not simply a popular dish — it is a national treasure. It's a
NPR
Community

Why ‘MasterChef UK’ is uniting Malaysians in outrage

It's not often that chicken skin ignites an international controversy.

8 years ago

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