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Fines keep some kids in virtual debtor’s prison, Juvenile Law Center finds
One million kids are arrested in the United States every year. Families who can afford the associated court fees and fines have a reasona ...
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ListenMaking music with old technology
The streets of Old City will come alive with sound in the form of “Chiptunes — Obsolete Sounds in the Modern World” during ...
9 years ago
ListenBarrymore lifetime achievement winner stepping down from Philadelphia Theatre Company
Sara Garonzik, who’s led the Philadelphia Theatre Company for 35 years, will receive a lifetime achievement Barrymore Award in Octo ...
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ListenA trip to the zoo with Ed Yong reveals an entire invisible world
Atlantic science writer Ed Yong can’t look at an eleph ...
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ListenClowns are the saddest people of all: bringing smiles to a pediatric ward in Kenya
It’s 10 a.m. on a chilly morning in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and the corridors of Kenyatta National Hospital are already bust ...
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ListenAfrican-Americans often say no to clinical trials. Our reporter asked her mom ‘Why?’
Some of those blockbuster medicines could have an asterisk on the label that says: “Tested on middle-age white guys, but we’r ...
9 years ago
ListenFollowing growth of ‘stem cell clinics,’ FDA poised to crack down
Patient advocacy groups and experts are at odds over unapproved stem cell treatments. Smack dab at the top of the homepage f ...
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ListenEl Viaje (The Journey) and Lyric Fest
El Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...
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Record label debuts with compositions from Curtis
One casualty of our online world has been the recording industry. Since the ’90s, many record labels have folded or consolidated as ...
9 years ago
ListenEl Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...
9 years ago
Pew report finds Philly gives the most business tax incentives
Philadelphia imposes one of the nation’s highest tax burdens on businesses, according to a new report. To help make the medi ...
9 years ago
ListenA journey into a world deep below Antarctic ice
Antarctica, along with being one of the coldest places on Earth, is also a hotbed of scientific research. As a freelance journalist, Doug ...
9 years ago
ListenAre we approaching the end of the Summer Olympics?
The Rio Olympics are coming to a close and they’ll likely be remembered as much for the performances of Simone Biles, Michael Phelp ...
9 years ago
ListenPut him on ice: How hypothermia is being harnessed to save lives
The concept is simple: a lower temperature slows down the body’s systems, potentially limiting inflammation that could cause compli ...
9 years ago
ListenWhat’s really behind our love of spicy food?
At a stylish shop in Brooklyn, a different kind of ‘sommelier’ guides tastings from a row of small bottles lined up on the co ...
9 years ago
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