Entertainment

Skip to content

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Keep reading by creating a free account or signing in.

Subscribe|Support Local News

Keep reading by creating a free account or signing in.

News Sports Business Opinion Politics Entertainment Life Food Health Real Estate Philly First Obituaries Jobs

Entertainment

A pair of swashbuckling-style gloves that, according to lore, once belonged to William Shakespeare. Penn Libraries researchers are now trying to discern whether the bard actually wore the legendary gauntlets.

Penn has preserved a pair of gloves said to belong to Shakespeare. Did they?

Penn researchers are trying to discern the true provenance of a pair of a centuries-old gloves said to have possibly belonged to the Bard himself.

A still from Mechanicsburg native Shane Gillis' Netflix comedy "Tires." Season two is currently being produced in Philadelphia and will premiere on Netflix in 2025.

Netflix and other companies receive $9 million in tax credits. How do film tax credits work in Pennsylvania?

Eugene Ormandy leading the Philadelphia Orchestra in a 1944 rehearsal. Between 1938-1940, the Philadelphia Orchestra played for a series of budget-label recordings but anonymously.

Eighty years ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra cut some superhit records. No one knew that until recently.

David Patrick Stearns, For The Inquirer

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (left) had some fun at the expense of ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Scott Van Pelt.

'Is this what we’re going to do?': Jalen Hurts trolls ESPN anchor following Eagles' win

Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks at Elm Street Studios in Conshohocken recordong "Ron Sexsmith's "Maybe This Christmas" for 'A Philly Special Christmas Party.'

Every 2024 Eagles Christmas Album song reviewed, as they come out

Penn has preserved a pair of gloves said to belong to Shakespeare. Did they?

Penn researchers are trying to discern the true provenance of a pair of a centuries-old gloves said to have possibly belonged to the Bard himself.

A pair of swashbuckling-style gloves that, according to lore, once belonged to William Shakespeare. Penn Libraries researchers are now trying to discern whether the bard actually wore the legendary gauntlets.

A pair of swashbuckling-style gloves that, according to lore, once belonged to William Shakespeare. Penn Libraries researchers are now trying to discern whether the bard actually wore the legendary gauntlets.

Penn has preserved a pair of gloves said to belong to Shakespeare. Did they?

Penn researchers are trying to discern the true provenance of a pair of a centuries-old gloves said to have possibly belonged to the Bard himself.

Eighty years ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra cut some superhit records. No one knew that until recently.

David Patrick Stearns, For The Inquirer

Eugene Ormandy leading the Philadelphia Orchestra in a 1944 rehearsal. Between 1938-1940, the Philadelphia Orchestra played for a series of budget-label recordings but anonymously.

Wyeth paintings owned by L.L. Bean’s granddaughter are up for auction

"Unknown (Coastal Scene with Apple Tree in Foreground)," an oil painting of Port Clyde, Maine, by N.C. Wyeth from around 1936, is estimated at between $1.2 and $1.8 million.

Legendary artist Cornbread wants people to stop defacing Philly murals

Philadelphia graffiti artist Darryl "Cornbread" McCray poses in front of the mural “That’s My Life, My Path, My Destiny” by Cesar Viveros, installed with the support of Mural Arts on Lehigh Avenue in 2005 in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

A karaoke taxi has come to town but some want the plug pulled on the Center City attraction

Alicia Estrada (from left), Brittany Reid-Harden, Kairi Creighton, and Lindsey Perkins of Philadelphia sing “Can We Talk” by Tevin Campbell while riding in the FunCab in Philadelphia. Center City residents are split on the new mobile karaoke experience.

Behind the scenes of "Leonardo da Vinci," directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon. The two-part documentary premieres on PBS on Nov. 18 and 19.

Ken Burns’ documentary focuses on Leonardo da Vinci, thanks in part to Ben Franklin

A still from "Bad Shabbos," which won an audience award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film will play Nov. 16 at the the Weitzman National Museum of Jewish History.

Four film festivals coming to the Philly area this fall

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Behind the scenes of "Leonardo da Vinci," directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon. The two-part documentary premieres on PBS on Nov. 18 and 19.

Ken Burns’ documentary focuses on Leonardo da Vinci, thanks in part to Ben Franklin

A still from "Bad Shabbos," which won an audience award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film will play Nov. 16 at the the Weitzman National Museum of Jewish History.

Four film festivals coming to the Philly area this fall

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (left) had some fun at the expense of ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Scott Van Pelt.

'Is this what we’re going to do?': Jalen Hurts trolls ESPN anchor following Eagles' win

FILE - Craig Melvin appears on NBC's "Today" show in New York on Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Craig Melvin to replace Hoda Kotb as ‘Today’ show coanchor

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (left) had some fun at the expense of ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Scott Van Pelt.

'Is this what we’re going to do?': Jalen Hurts trolls ESPN anchor following Eagles' win

FILE - Craig Melvin appears on NBC's "Today" show in New York on Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Craig Melvin to replace Hoda Kotb as ‘Today’ show coanchor

Emily Romano sits on her father's shoulder as she watches the light show preview with the crowd inside Macy's Center City on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.

Things To Do for the Holidays

Macy’s Holiday Light Show returns to rekindle century-old nostalgia each year

Schedules and reservations for Macy's Center City Light Show, Dickens Village, Santa Claus, and Wanamaker Organ.

A fall view of the Schuylkill River from the Pencoyd Bridge in Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

The best of Outdoorsy 2024 | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Circle Pizza, right, is part of a half-acre parcel for sale in Avalon.

Things To Do at the Shore

Iconic Avalon properties on the market for $7.4 million

Shoppers (no IDs) at the Shops at Liberty Place Nov.14, 2021. Health experts are telling us it's safe to gather this Christmas with family and friends, as long as people are vaccinated. So now comes something else to kill the joy of the holiday season: inflation.

4 Philly shopping trends youse are doing this holiday season

A tray of “Go Birds” and “Hurts” sugar cookies at an Eagles-Jaguars tailgate at Lincoln Financial Field.

🦅 Eagles game tonight! | Things to Do

Sam Ruland

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Cowboys

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Cowboys | Sponsored by Xfinity

Get hyped with The Inquirer’s Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith on Gameday Central—your ultimate Eagles playbook.

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

© 2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC
Terms of Use/ Privacy Policy/ Cancellation Policy/ California Notice/ California residents do not sell my data request
California residents do not sell my data request