Arts

Meeting the Philadelphia team that embroiders presidential flags

4:12pm September 19, 2023

A small workshop on a northeast Philadelphia military base exclusively manufactures the presidential and vice presidential flags. The tradition has been going on for more than 150 years.

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'North Woods' is the story of a place and its inhabitants over centuries

2:17pm September 19, 2023

by Heller McAlpin

Daniel Mason's gorgeous fifth novel tells of a yellow house deep in the woods of western Massachusetts — and its motley succession of occupants who leave their mark on the property.

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Comic Aparna Nancherla uses humor to confront self doubt and anxiety

2:00pm September 19, 2023

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Nancherla's starred in TV shows like BoJack Horseman and Master of None, and written for Late Night with Seth Meyers. She recounts her struggle with depression in the memoir, Unreliable Narrator.

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Inspector Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville) tracks down the thieves in The Gold.

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What happened to 'The Gold'? This crime saga is focused on the aftermath of a heist

1:59pm September 19, 2023

by John Powers

This zippy six-part Paramount+ series, based on a 1983 theft of three tons of gold bars, focuses on the outlaws' efforts to elude capture and legitimize their booty.

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Songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera poses at the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in 2021. Barrera has earned another 13 Latin Grammy nominations in 2023.

Hitmaker Edgar Barrera leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations

12:32pm September 19, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Mexican American songwriter and producer earned nearly twice as many nods as his closest competitors, which include three of his collaborators: Colombian artists Camilo, Karol G and Shakira.

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Judge orders Danish artist to repay museum after delivering blank canvases

7:24am September 19, 2023

A museum in Denmark loaned artist Jens Haaning about $76,400 to create two pieces of modern art. Instead, he submitted two blank canvases and titled the work Take the Money and Run.

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Clockwise from top left: Invisible Beauty, Foe, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and Nyad.

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Here are the movies we can't wait to watch this fall

7:01am September 19, 2023

With no end in sight for the Hollywood strikes, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.

Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station.

FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license

7:38pm September 18, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.

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How a stranger's words helped a grieving mother with her pain

5:41pm September 18, 2023

In 2016, Heather and her husband were expecting their fifth child. One day, she realized she did not feel the baby move. Her unsung hero taught her the importance of acknowledging someone else's pain.

A woman stands in front of an blank canvas hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, in 2021. Danish artist Jens Haaning sent the museum blank canvasses under the title Take the Money and Run.

A Danish artist has been ordered to repay a museum after delivering blank canvases

5:23pm September 18, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Denmark's Kunsten Museum loaned artist Jens Haaning about $76,400 to create two pieces of modern art. Instead, he submitted two blank canvases and titled the work Take the Money and Run.