March 31, 1932: The ballet "Caballos de vapor" by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez was given its world premiere at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, billed as "H.P." for 'horse power', conducted by Leopold Stokowski. The sets & costumes were by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera.

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🐸 North American herpetology. v.1
Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1836-1840.
https://t.co/bLk6jOv9uk

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, , y nos proponen un viaje sangriento por Philadelphia.

Una propuesta fetén en términos de historia y de arte gráfico. ¡Échale un ojo y a ver si resistes la tentación! 🦇
📎 Lee una preview 👉 https://t.co/Derl2fO88Q

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🌎 North American herpetology:
Philadelphia, J. Dobson;1842.
https://t.co/ZWwg7Gc2AJ

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I could watch this scene 50 times in a row and it still would be funny

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Good morning

"Fairytales are healthy for the children. As they grow up, the magical thinking wears off, but the fairytale-induced creative brain circuits stay forever"
Abhijit Naskar

Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641 ) Portrait of Philadelphia and Élisabeth Wharton 1640

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The Philadelphia Story
Window card from Theatre Guild archive https://t.co/5GClcwiHWE
Typescript playscript with corrections and annotations from: Philip Barry papers https://t.co/15UN3jaQev
Production photographs from Theatre Guild archive https://t.co/h5t4J3OeMx

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Maxfield Parrish was born in Philadelphia in 1870 and died in New Hampshire in 1966. Norman Rockwell called him "my idol." This is 'Sheltering Oaks' from 1956.

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The night has fallen, I'm lyin' awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia?
(Bruce Springsteen)

Derek Jarman.
Keith Haring.
Marc Lida.

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Why are we regressing to look like the terribly called team in the first seven weeks and not looking like the team who has played the last four. Infuriating

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A not-so-happy Thanksgiving in the City of Brotherly Love.

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If her father's business explains the consumption of Indian plaid textiles in 1790s Philadelphia, the date of Mrs. Clymer's portrait also suggests the sartorial influence of Saint-Domingue refugees who flooded the city in the wake of the Haitian Revolution.

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I just listed my 2021 holiday card! Philadelphia has wonderful holiday traditions, but my favorite is the jolly trolly on Baltimore Ave. It's magical! When you're standing in the cold waiting for your trolly, and it pulls up in lights and wreaths, it just makes your day better!

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