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Wilson, who's deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

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Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.

Philly is covered in the artist's mosaic tiles. Here are some of his most impactful public pieces.

A small, free-to-visit exhibition in Penn’s Van Pelt Library reminds us that protests during America’s 250th birthday resemble those that rocked Philly in…

Read Nancy—a comic strip by creator Caroline Cash—for today, February 3, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

For decades, students at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier have been paying to bomb onstage. The goal isn't laughs — it's learning how to take the humiliation and keep going.

A letter published by the National Science Foundation asks for ideas to dismantle the research hub. Scientists are responding en masse.

When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.

His wife and three American-citizen children will also go, voluntarily, leaving their home in Northeast Philadelphia.