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August 22, 2012Anecdote, Advice, Pensive, Creativity, 29.45 seconds |
94 David Lynch : Film director David Lynch discovered his passion for “painterly” films as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and later developed his surrealistic style. He speaks of the fleeting nature of artistic inspiration. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 17, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Philadelphia, 25.93 seconds |
328 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway connects two of the city's most celebrated landmarks, City Hall and the Art Museum, but it's always been a tricky commute. Temple University historian Kenneth Finkel blames a missing link left out of the original construction. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Poem, Sports, Enthusiastic, 29.98 seconds |
101 Harry Kalas : The late Philadelphia Phillies baseball announcer Harry Kalas, reciting his “Poem To the Philadelphia Fan”. There are few Philadelphians who took as many emotionally fraught rides on the Philly sports fan roller coaster as Harry. He died in 2009. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 06, 2012 Observation, Philosophical, Life, 19.11 seconds |
245 Buckminster Fuller : Visionary inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) is best known for his geodesic domes, which synthesized his ideas of architectural efficiency and sustainability. His work continues to influence architects, designers, scientists, and environmentalists to this day. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Observation, Pensive, Architecture, 27.02 seconds |
480 Kenneth Finkel : Philadelphia's City Hall, built between 1871-1901, is the world's tallest masonry building. Historian Kenneth Finkel of Temple University says its unique marble facade obscures construction materials that are common across the rest of the city. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Experiment, Confiding, Science, 28.81 seconds |
467 Derrick Pitts : There's an old, often ridiculed conspiracy theory that man's landing on the moon in 1969 was staged on a Hollywood set. Renowned Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts says advances in space technology have cleared all doubts about the mission. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, Life, Confiding, Creativity, 29.48 seconds |
99 Freeway : Philadelphia Rapper Freeway, speaking with CNN in 2011, about how the new maturity of fatherhood has helped him achieve a balance between his muslim faith and his street credibility as a hip hop artist. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, The past, Confiding, Creativity, 27.96 seconds |
124 ?uestlove : Ahmir Thompson, best known as ?uestlove, drummer for The Roots hip hop collective, began a years-long affair with the road literally playing on the streets of Philadelphia. The Roots are now featured as the house band on the Jimmy Fallon TV Show. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, Art, Confiding, Life, Creativity, 26.34 seconds |
122 ?uestlove : Ahmir Thompson is better known as ?uestlove, drummer for The Roots. After years of non-stop touring the band settled in as the house band for the Jimmy Fallon Show. For ?uest, the road to success started in the woodshed, at the insistence of his father. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 28, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Creativity, The past, 29.42 seconds |
211 Tina Fey : Philadelphian Tina Fey's credits include head writer for Saturday Night Live and creating the Emmy winning TV show 30 Rock. She got her start writing at Upper Darby High, authoring an anonymous satyrical column for The Acorn, the school newspaper. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Observation, Confiding, Architecture, 29.98 seconds |
481 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway, designed in 1917 to emulate the Champs-Elysees in Paris, cut across a large swath of the city, northwest of City Hall, displacing thousands of Philadelphians, says Temple University Professor of American Studies Kenneth Finkel. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Observation, Confiding, Architecture, 29.86 seconds |
482 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway was an immense urban achievement in its day, and it helped bridge two eras in America's transportation history. According to Temple University's Kenneth Finkel, the parkway smoothed the way for the automobile era in Philadelphia. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 06, 2012 Quote, Philosophical, Life, 27.34 seconds |
259 Sun Ra : Jazz musician/bandleader Sun Ra believed he was an angel from Saturn, but a stone row home in Philadelphia's Germantown section served as headquarters for his band the Arkestra. Ra's “Afrofuturism” sought to elevate humanity beyond its earthbound state. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Manifesto, Philosophical, Art, 24.59 seconds |
117 Marcel Duchamp : Artist Marcel Duchamp's work deliberately and provocatively stretched the definition of what could be considered art. Significant pieces of his work have long been on display in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is speaking here with the BBC. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 28, 2012 Confession, Aspiring, Community, 28.78 seconds |
194 Michael Nutter : West Philadelphia-born Mayor Michael Nutter learned early on the value of helping others in his neighborhood. In his essay for WHYY's This I Believe, he says his parents, and the faith they instilled in him inspired his desire to improve the world. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. |
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