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The Public Theater's 'Julius Caesar' and the cost of free speech
Crying havoc
In the wake of controversy surrounding the Public Theater's Trump-themed 'Julius Caesar,' Chris Braak wonders when it's okay to assassinate your political leaders (onstage).
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David Mamet's talkback tantrum
Always be closing (your mouth)
David Mamet declared a no-talkback zone around productions of his drama 'Oleanna.' Cara Blouin is talking back anyway.
Cara Blouinand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan
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Annenberg Center presents T-VOCE
Representing the present and future of the arts
To tackle accurate representation in the arts, we have to make sure the next generation of artists feels included. T-VOCE attempts to do just that. Alaina Mabaso considers.
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Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre's 90-minute 'Hamlet'
Turbo 'Hamlet': Holding a mirror up to kids' nature?
Does Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre's 90-minute 'Hamlet' help or hurt Will's legacy? Alaina Mabaso considers.
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The "Mother List"
Write what you know
For Mother's Day, Kathye Fetsko Petrie has compiled a list of historical and contemporary writer moms worth knowing. Does your list match up? Do you even have a list?
Kathye Fetsko Petrieand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan
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Remembering Woodside Park, Philadelphia's own amusement park
Summer in the city: 1897 to 1955
It's amusement-park season, so what better time for Bruce Klauber to recall the era of the "trolley parks," when the end of the line offered fun and entertainment for all?
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Changing the climate at the Philadelphia Flower Show
Not just another pretty vase
This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show is a pleasant trip to tulip time in Holland. But how does all this play out with global warming and a climate-denying new EPA chief? A.D. Amorosi puts on the wooden shoes and reports.
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Philadelphia Writers Resist tackles NEA/NEH funding cuts
Writers go live
Organizers must get off the Internet and into a room together. Philly’s Writers Resist is about to take it to the streets. Alaina Mabaso reports.
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MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger presents 'This Is Hunger'
Empty plates in the land of plenty
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger spent three years researching, photographing, and interviewing subjects for a traveling exhibition on US hunger, housed in a trailer. Anndee Hochman goes inside.
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The piano: A lifelong love story
Key changes
Shaila Kapoor on loving, losing, and rediscovering the joy of music through the worn keys of her childhood piano.
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