April, 2012 - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Japanese men, women pound taiko drums

In this video, a male and female dancer from the Tamagawa Taiko Drumming Ensemble talk about drumming interspersed with footage from their performances at the Philadelphia Japanese blossom festival. See…

April 30, 2012

DISABILITY Food and Drink HEALTH

Losing the sense of smell

A young woman who realized in college that, without a doubt she wanted to become a chef, grabbed the offer to start as the dishwasher in a famous Boston restaurant…

April 30, 2012

EVENTS Science

Exploding Carbon Dioxide

Scientist melts dry ice and it explodes. Philadelphia Science Festival.

April 25, 2012

ART ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Harajuku meets Lolita – Fashionistas Japan style

At the Japan Society Sakura Sunday Cherry Blossom Festival, Japanese fashion took center stage. Tamagawa Taiko dancers and drummers performed wearing traditional Japanese dress, followed by models wearing fashions inspired…

April 20, 2012

ANIMALS DANCE ENTERTAINMENT

Tamagawa dancer loves to dance

A Tamagawa Taiko and Dance Troupe member describes what it's like to dance with the troupe at the Sakura Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. (Awaiting a translation...) Watch…

April 19, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT Gaming INTERNATIONAL

Nayus, battles dragon priest

Nayus, son of Hamuka, of Tamriel, Skyrim, enaged in a fierce battle with the dragon priest was shot by the priest through a portal to the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival in Philadelphia Fairmount Park on Sunday, April 15, 2012

April 18, 2012

BUILDINGS Current Affairs Life and Death

Quiet fallen firefighter played “Prince Charming”

Bishop McDevitt High School Admissions Director Christopher Seifert smiles recalling the memory of former schoolmate Daniel Sweeney. The young Philadelphia firefighter died from injuries suffered battling a blaze in a…

April 12, 2012