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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

South Restaurant, Philadelphia Art Alliance, and artist John Sloan

South: A feast for the “Soul” Produced by Karen Smyles Robert and Benjamin Bynum have been livening up ...

11 years ago

Ramesh Kakarla
The Pulse

Scientists involved with hepatitis C cure turn focus to hepatitis B

The successes of Hepatitis C appear to be fueling a new race: a cure for the virus’ often overlooked, but much more common relative ...

11 years ago

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Judith Bonaducce's newly published memior
The Pulse

The fear and silence that came with mom’s broken bones and black eyes

Stomach tight. You’d get blocked vision. You feel like you can’t breath. Your heart’s beating out of your chest. Abject ...

11 years ago

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Jann Vendetti holding the shell of a snail known as
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Bringing fossils into the digital age, one shell at a time

L.A. County’s Natural History Museum is probably best known for its dinosaur bones and dioramas, but the institution is also home t ...

11 years ago

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Josh Singer accepts the award for best original screenplay for “Spotlight” at the Oscars last month. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
NewsWorks Tonight

How Hollywood is spotlighting social change

“Spotlight” tells the story of the Boston Globe team that exposed the Roman Catholic Church’s coverup of sexual abuse o ...

11 years ago

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New mom Lindsey Love pours tea in her South
Philadelphia kitchen. (Elizabeth Fiedler/for WHYY)
The Pulse

She didn’t have depression or anxiety; after pregnancy, she had both

One in seven new moms struggle with depression after giving birth. This happens in those early days, during what many new parents expect ...

11 years ago

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Kristofer Helgen, Curator of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, has discovered new species in old museums. Here, he visits the Wagner Free Institute of Science. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse

Natural history museums: A frontier for discovery, in danger

Kristofer Helgen has been called an "animal discovery machine." He's discovered nearly 100 mammal species in the course of his career

11 years ago

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Some Texas Christian University Horned Frogs football players took part in a study testing if fish oil could help reduce the effects of head trauma. (Photo courtesy of JPS)
The Pulse

Research suggests fish oil might protect against brain trauma

As football’s link to CTE strengthens, players and coaches go looking for prevention, one stinky spoonful at a time. In Marc ...

11 years ago

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Hello, I'm Dr. Rich Mahogany, welcome to Man Therapy. (Courtesy of mantherapy.org)
The Pulse

To lower suicide rates, connecting with men is key

Since 2005, the country’s suicide rate has been steadily rising, and if public health officials want to reverse that trend, they ...

11 years ago

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Chris Forsyth (left) and the Solar Motel Band. (Photo courtesy of Kait Privitera/No Quarter Records)
NewsWorks Tonight

Experience not a rarity for this musician

Live shows. Records. Teaching gigs. Session work. The life of an indie musician can be a patchwork quilt of plying your trade wherever it ...

11 years ago

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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Le Cirque Chef Alumni Dinner: A Reunion at Nectar

Produced by Monica Rogozinski No one can deny the influence of Le Cirque, th ...

11 years ago

America symbolizes a fresh start for many immigrants
The Pulse

Many Cuban doctors find sanctuary in the U.S., far fewer ever practice again

America symbolizes a fresh start for many immigrants, but for medical professionals, the message isn’t as positive. It’ ...

11 years ago

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Former presidents of the United States
The Pulse

Being a world leader may be hazardous to your health

We have all seen enough “before” and “after” pictures of American presidents to understand that being the most po ...

11 years ago

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W.E Moerner was the first scientist to optically detect a single molecule. (Photo courtesy of Evan Easterling/The Temple News)
The Pulse

Using tiny points of light to shatter limitations in microscopy

It was a trace on a computer screen, a quick blip. But a team of scientists led by W.E Moerner knew they had just seen a game changer. ...

11 years ago

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Mitch Nathanson has written a biography of former Philly Dick Allen. (Image courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Press)
NewsWorks Tonight

No one could handle Dick Allen, not even ‘God Almighty Hisself’

Opening day is just around the corner for the Phillies — so it’s an appropriate time to look back at the legacy of one of the bes ...

11 years ago

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