Arts & Culture
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Tyrone Turner
The Smithsonian is collecting coronavirus ‘artifacts’ to document the pandemic
If you were designing a museum exhibit that would explain the coronavirus pandemic to future generations, what would you put in it?
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Matt Rourke
Yo, Adrian! ‘Rocky’ still packs a punch as Philly favorite
“It belongs to Philadelphia. It’s a very unique relationship. It’s something no one could have ever planned on.”By Dan Gelston/The Associated Press -
The Philadelphia Orchestra salvages a student’s canceled recital
“It’s been a bit of a roller coaster emotionally, just thinking about going from a packed hall to no hall, to having possibly to record yourself, to then having this virtual audience.” -
Courtesty CJ Swank
As some states reopen, theater owners are watching — and mostly waiting
If cinemas are to bounce back as governors open up individual states, it’s up to local chains and independent theaters to start the ball rolling.By Bob Mondello/NPR -
Russ Walker
Coronavirus prompts cancellation of Long’s Park Summer Music Series
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May pick of the month: “In Praise of Walking” by Shane O’Mara
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Tim Tiller
Meet the security chief making a cowboy museum’s social media feeds extra delightful
Work has changed for almost everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, a security guard has learned to leave his post — to post.
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‘Life beaming through uncertainty and fear’: Pa. poets create community amid pandemic
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© Jean Macaluso
Apr29Art in the Atrium: Virtual Tour & Artist Chat with Jean Macaluso
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Dr. Scott M. Lieberman
This year is not like other years: Philly families learn new rules for Passover
Many Jewish families cannot gather around a table for the Seder, as they have done for generations, so they are putting their own personal style on it.
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Amy Harris
John Prine, hero of ‘new’ Nashville, dies after developing COVID-19 symptoms
Many of his songs had an uncanny ability to address (if not predict) the societal and political zeitgeist.By Annie Zaleski/NPR