Arts & Culture
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Joe Ulrich
WITF Music: Suzi Brown
Music, community and healing.
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May Pick of the Month: “The First Populist” by David S. Brown
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One13 Social: Casual yet upscale current culinary trends
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A Ukrainian dance troupe in the U.S. fights disinformation, one high kick at a time
“[Russia is] trying to rewrite our history and it’s our time to say ‘no.’ We’re fighting back,”
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Dolly Parton
‘Dreams do still come true’ in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Dolly Parton hit a trifecta with her latest project Run, Rose, Run – it’s a thriller, a studio album and will eventually be turned into a movie.
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Katie Blackley
New Pittsburgh art museum keeps the tradition of American tattooing alive
The Pittsburgh Tattoo Art Museum opened in March in a basement shop and visitors will find artifacts that used to belong to Percy Waters, Bert Grimm and Lew Alberts.
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The Library of Congress is preserving these major historical recordings
Every year since 2000, when the Registry was first established by an act of Congress, the Library of Congress picks 25 titles to be preserved for posterity.
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Courtesy of Death Pill
Philly benefit album features Ukrainian hardcore bands
The Ukrainian hardcore band Кат had recorded new songs last fall and scheduled a digital album release for March 11. Little did the band know at the time that date would come two weeks into the Russian invasion of their country.
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La Bella Sicilia: Real-Deal Italian on the Carlisle Pike
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Philadelphia’s Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies
Along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, he was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.
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Jeremy Long
WITF Music: West & Ward
Chance encounters and pandemic persistence.
