Character Lab

Know Thyself

MacArthur "Genius" Penn Professor and co-founder of Character Lab explains why your values are your compass

By Angela Duckworth
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WURD’s Message in Our Music

Philadelphia’s Black radio station gathers OGs and MCs to celebrate hip hop’s 50th anniversary with “education, reflection and inspiration”

By Christina Griffith
CHARACTER LAB

Everyone’s an Artist

The next edition of our partnership with Penn's Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, explains why we should all embrace our inner artist.

By Susan Magsamen

Your Guide to Philadelphia Pride 2023

Philly celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride this year with events for families, partiers, sports fans, arts aficionados — all June long.

By Lauren McCutcheon
Art for Change

The Duality Painter

Patricia Renee’ Thomas’ vibrant paintings portraying Black women and nature balance reality and hope. Here, in the latest Forman Arts Initiative partnership, how she learned and teaches her students to do the same, in art and in life

By Logan Cryer
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Gradually, Then Suddenly — The Bankruptcy of Detroit Screening

The newest documentary from Sam Katz’s History Making Productions exhibits a universal story about municipal problem-solving

By Ethan Young
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with George Takei

The MSNBC host speaks with the actor, activist and author about They Called Us Enemy, a graphic memoir about Japanese American internment

By Ali Velshi
Character Lab

Keep Thinking

This month, Character Lab, co-founded by Angela Duckworth, is sharing wisdom on creativity. Today, a tip from an author and marketing professor on the value of persistence

By Adam Alter

From There, Still Here

Frankford-born-and-raised Joseph Earl Thomas has been getting raves for his new memoir, Sink, as a story of his journey out that, really, is about how he’s stayed in

By David Williams
Art for Change

The Prankster

Rose Luardo, performer, dancer, visual artist and comedian shuns stereotypes in pursuit of art that’s both thoroughly provoking and totally fun

By Logan Cryer