Listen to article • 0:00 minATLANTIC CITY — He was called Elec, a caricature in a bellhop suit, drawn with a blackface and other exaggerated minstrel-like features. And from 1927…
Listen to article • 0:00 minWho is an “American” artist? It’s a subject that’s long been debated; even recently, when some levied (unfounded) criticisms of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny…
Soon after they had moved to Philadelphia in 1973, Robert Kohler and Frances Coulborn Kohler went to Boston’s Pucker Safrai Gallery and saw Jane Lund’s Party for Myself (1974–75) hanging…
Listen to article • 0:00 minAs Philly throws a yearlong party to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, it’s only right to include the music that Dizzy Gillespie once called “our native…
Good morning, Philly! It’s expected to be a sunny Sunday, and hopefully one of many to come with spring finally here. Warm weather isn’t the only thing we’re looking forward…
Listen to article • 0:00 minWhen the University of the Arts closed in June 2024, Philadelphia lost more than a campus.Nearly two years later, the effects of that loss are…
First responder attrition, a cost we can’t bear Staten Island: Re “FDNY merger was uneasy at first” (March 16): When NYC’s Emergency Medical Services were moved into the FDNY, the…
Listen to article • 0:00 minThis week: Politics, PMA, and President’s House.Behind-the-scenes and non-podium photos of politicians are something photographers strive for, and it’s always satisfying to show them as…
Listen to article • 0:00 minTaking its name from James Brown’s iconic 1968 protest song, “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud,” the Colored Girls Museum’s 10th year anniversary…
It wouldn’t be spring in Philly without the annual circuit of seasonal markets and festivals. From booze to ballet — and everything in between — this year’s lineup celebrates the…
