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A silk shawl, utensils, and a portrait of their owner, the abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Harriet Tubman relics to go to D.C. museum
By Stephan Salisbury, Inquirer Culture Writer
For bibliophile and educator Charles Blockson, the mute, simple evidence of abolitionist Harriet Tubman's life - photographs, dinner utensils, hymnal - possess a personal power, a resonance that flows over decades.
The gutted hulk of the United States, once a sleek and proud figure in immaculate black, white, and red, has been a peeling landmark along the South Philadelphia waterfront since 1996.
SS United States being marketed for scrap
By Sam Wood, Inquirer Staff Writer
Once, it was the fastest and one of the most luxurious ocean liners in the world. On its maiden voyage in 1952, the SS United States set a transatlantic speed record - New York to Bishop Rock, England, in three days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes - eclipsing by 10 hours the mark set by the Queen Mary in 1938.
Kathryn Bigelow accepts the Oscar for best director — the first woman to win the category — from presenter Barbra Streisand. Bigelow’s film, “The Hurt Locker,” also won five other prizes. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
Big Oscar night for Bigelow and 'Hurt Locker'
By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic
Kathryn Bigelow made history last night at the 82d Annual Academy Awards, becoming the first woman to win best director, for The Hurt Locker, which captured six awards, including best picture.
Who´s the boss in the 10th-grade English class Tony Danza teaches at Northeast High School? Because he´s not certified, another Northeast teacher sits in on every class, but says he rarely has reason to interject. "It´s Tony´s class," said David Cohn, and Danza is his own toughest critic.
Danza says class act isn't just for show
By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer
Mr. Danza was having a bad day. The laptop acted up. Few students were ready to present their projects, and the group was restless, giggly, distracted. A few snickers erupted when the new reading assignment, the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, was passed out.
Jane G. Pepper stands in the tribute garden created in her honor for her last flower show as head of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Volunteers provided labor, money, and materials, and she will give all 140 a photo of the garden with a note of thanks.
Thanks and farewells for flower show's Pepper
By Virginia A. Smith, Inquirer Staff Writer
In Philadelphia "green" circles, Jane G. Pepper is about as close as you can get to a celebrity. At the flower show, she can't walk five feet in any direction without somebody stepping up to shake hands, give her a hug, offer a hi, good luck, bon voyage, and "thank you, thank you."
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Key to Oscar's Habits
Alcoholics Non-Anonymous Oscar loves performers playing boozers. The pantheon of winning Oscarholics includes Ray Milland for The Lost Weekend, Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies, and Nicolas Cage for Leaving Las Vegas. This trend favors Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Mo'Nique (Precious).
Gabourey Sidibe (left) and Mo´Nique in "Precious." Mo´Nique plays an abused and criminally abusive mother who visits the humiliations she has endured upon her child, played by Sidibe.
Mo'Nique's 'Precious' role renews a debate
Minority actors hemmed in by stereotypes, some say.
By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic
Tonight at the Academy Awards it's a safe bet that Mo'Nique, the comedian and host of a BET talk show, will collect a supporting-actress statuette for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. In Mary Jones, an abused and criminally abusive mother visiting the humiliations she has endured upon her own child, Mo'Nique creates perhaps the most frightening screen monster since Hannibal Lecter.
 
Flickgrrl: Jay Baruchel and The Canadian Conspiracy
The Weinstein Company
On Movies
How Oscar could spring a few upsets
By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Here's what could happen tonight: Inglourious Basterds, best picture. Carey Mulligan, best actress. Fantastic Mr. Fox, best animated feature. Crazy?
 
On Movies Online: "The Ghost Writer's" Olivia Williams takes to teaching
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Movies Opening This Week Green Zone See Steven Rea's preview on H2. Our Family Wedding Two headstrong fathers clash while planning the marriage of their children. Taye Diggs, Forest Whitaker, and America Ferrera star.
DAILY MAGAZINE
Penn medical student Naomi Rosenberg (right) talks to Celine Gay while balancing 3-month-old Harvell on her knee. Both Haitians came to Philadelphia for medical treatment.
With them all the way
Penn medical student Naomi Rosenberg put her education on hold to help seven people injured in Haiti's earthquake get care in Philadelphia. "It's the right thing to do," she says.
By Carolyn Davis, Inquirer Staff Writer
Posted 2:06am
Naomi Rosenberg was washing dishes in her Center City apartment when she got a text message from a friend at Partners in Health, the international medical-aid organization she worked for in Haiti.
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WEEKEND SECTION
Philly toasts Oscar
Award-worthy parties to get in on the red-carpet fun.
By Robert Strauss, For The Inquirer
Posted 03/04/2010
Hooray for Philly-wood! It's time to celebrate the Oscars, Philadelphia-style. Choose your red carpet and be glam as cinema's premier awards showcase arrives this weekend.
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