Arts & Culture

MSBNC's Ali Velshi speaks with the acclaimed trans author about the effects of book banning

William Golding's literary classic is worth reading — but the true story of six shipwrecked Tongan boys ends much, much better.

The executive director of Art-Reach touts STAMP, the under-used citywide program that gives all 62,000 Philadelphia high school students free admission to 20 of the city’s top museums and attractions

Salman Rushdie's friend and colleague Homi K. Bhabha steps in to speak with MSNBC host Ali Velshi about the true meaning of the controversial book

Eric Marsh parlayed his own fathering experience into forming Fathering Circle, an arts-focused support group that helps men in Philadelphia be their best parenting selves

A one-year-old Mural Arts’ program works to reduce recidivism for Philly women by looking inward to succeed on the outside

The prolific, iconic author of "A Handmaid's Tale" speaks with the MSNBC anchor about the increasing threat of American autocracy

Heat couldn’t keep West Philadelphia neighbors away from contributing to a legacy public work of art

The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative profiles Maia Chao, whose anthropology-informed art practice challenges institutions of museums, schools, and more

The MSNBC anchor speaks with the author of a YA book about sexual assault