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First: This is how the Philadelphia Museum of Art shakes up what’s on the walls and into it when it’s back.
Dan: We’d checked Senator Pat Toomey’s remark that Gov. Tom Wolf is ‘closing’ businesses again, and it’s going out.
And: What happens to the fight over the $ 2,000 checks? This is how likely so far is the rare thing Democrats agree with Trump.
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Historically, it has been assumed that museums everywhere reflect multicultural complexity, although few institutions have estimated the perception of progressive sophistication without sound criticism.
But it was last year’s reckoning that shocked the Philadelphia Museum of Art with its own internal reflection, forcing museum leaders to confront not only what is going on on the walls, but also what is falling into it. The confrontation paved the way for the public eye through the pandemic and the movement against systemic racism that ushered in alarms about the diversity and decision-making of staff. The centerpiece of this evolution before the museum returns this spring is one big question.
Culture writer Stephan Salisbury has the story of how the Philadelphia Museum of Art is trying to evolve, with some major structural upheavals.
When a politician says something that looks deeper, our reporter Jessica Calefati must distill the truth with a transparent research process. This week, the politician is Senator Pat Toomey, for whom we told regular news for the first time this year.
On the plate: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing businesses again,” he recently told Fox in defense of Trump’s stance on economic relief. How far-reaching was the latest round of rules anyway? And who do they touch? After investigating the facts with a jury of colleagues, it’s here on the Truth-o-Meter.
This is being reviewed in accordance with our decision, and read further for the timeline in our fact check on Senator Pat Toomey’s remark in Pennsylvania.
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“We see almost everywhere we look that the worst times have emphasized the best of us.” ‘The Inquirer Editorial Board, a group of journalists operating separately from the newsroom, lists Philly’s heroes and villains in 2020. The past year has been marked by the pandemic, a showdown with racism and a laden presidential election, was for many’ an important test. But those in Philly who highlighted the best of us got up and stood out and much more than the villains.
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“You killed me! I’m dead now, stuck in a house. I might as well die. You did not fight for me.” These are the words of the father of poverty reporter Alfred Lubrano, who writes about taking care of his father as soon as the dementia got so bad that he had to take away the car keys.
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The longtime mummer Daniel Gold writes that the mummers who do not want their organization and an end to their annual tradition to disappoint the public should change or let the parade pass them by.
Good news. Our lucky place, The Upside, is not even a year old. (We celebrate his first birthday in March.) We launched it with a happy mission to bring you uplifting stories that celebrate the best representatives of mankind. Thank you for sending your tips throughout the year.
They helped us tell you hundreds of refreshing stories that remind us of our humanity, and out of all of them, 11 UpSide stories were read so extremely well that we had to research the topics for an update. Here’s everyone at the moment when it comes to our most popular stories. We wish you a hopeful, happy 2021.