Visual Arts
Come with us as we step inside a time capsule of life on earth — the natural history museum. On this specia ...
Air Date: September 15, 2016
Listen 50:13Diorama dilemma: The art and science of museum displays
A lot more than meets the eye goes into dioramas at natural history museums.
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Jerry Pinkney’s illustrated world, an escape from a nation in conflict
To this day, as the world gets more complicated, with more stress on me, my family, my community, our world, I can retreat to my imagination and the act of making pictures.
9 years ago
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Mural project draws support for North Philly Muslims [photos]
The Al-Aqsa Islamic Society hosted a Community Paint Day Saturday, inviting members of the larger community to help paint a mural that wi ...
10 years ago
Photographer turns lens on Philadelphia street harassment [photos]
Women on the streets of many cities are used to it: the whistles, catcalls and other unsolicited attention. One photographer in Philadelp ...
12 years ago
ListenCertain Poor Shepherds, Scene 7: The stars, a hard truth, and a sweet surprise
In Day 7 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, the story concludes with one parting ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 6: There arose such a clatter
In Day 6 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, our heroine, Nora Gallagher, takes h ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 5: Tomato soup, good dirt and Amadeus
In Day 5 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, our heroine Nora Gallagher visits he ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 4: Coffee, skee ball and brews
In day 4 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, heroine Nora Gallagher finds out tha ...
13 years ago
A look behind the scenes of ‘Certain Poor Shepherds’
Chris Satullo and Tony Auth joined NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller for a look behind the scenes at the making of “Certain Poor S ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 3: What friends are for
In Day 3 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, the heroine, Nora Gallagher, plunges ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 2: When Tony met Nora
In day 2 of the holiday fiction by Chris Satullo, with illustrations by Tony Auth, Nora Gallagher flees her office and visits Franklin Sq ...
13 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 1: Nora Gallagher’s very bad day
Today we resume a holiday tradition, the annual Christmas story by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth. This year’s story, Certai ...
13 years ago
Tattoo convention descends on Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention was last weekend at the Pa. Convention Center. Tattoo artists from Amsterdam, Austin, Texas, Ne ...
14 years ago
The best man gets hugged; the bride gets kissed
Pete Chen was holding court at the bar of the Downtown Club, as waiters circled with chicken satay and stuffed mushrooms on trays, and th ...
14 years ago