Arts & Culture
Know Thyself
MacArthur "Genius" Penn Professor and co-founder of Character Lab explains why your values are your compass
By Angela DuckworthWURD’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 GriffithEveryone’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 MagsamenYour 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 McCutcheonThe 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 CryerGradually, 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 YoungAli 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 VelshiKeep 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 AlterFrom 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 WilliamsThe 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