http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1489-philadelphia/topic-rss.do Philadelphia RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23771020-cadbury-gallops-ahead-as-hershey-enters-takeover-war.do A foreign takeover of Cadbury looked all but certain tonight after US giant Hershey and Italy’s Ferrero confirmed they are considering bids to counter the low-ball offer from Kraft 2009-11-18T08:40:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23770668-british-man-arrested-as-us-flight-diverts.do 2009-11-17T09:38:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23751647-east-end-must-wait-a-decade-for-2012-legacy.do Londoners will not see the regeneration benefits of the Olympic Park for another decade, the new 2012 'legacy czar' warned 2009-10-02T08:08:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23741954-prize-means-her-troubles-are-over.do In what has widely and patronisingly become known as the year of women in music, a plucky representative from their team finally had to wrest the Mercury Prize from the commonly victorious all-male indie bands 2009-09-09T13:08:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23704232-sound-check-sounding-a-free-horn.do Jazz legend Ornette Coleman has assembled a line-up of eclectic excellence for next week's Meltdown. 2009-06-05T09:08:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23700330-american-regeneration-expert-is-named-to-build-olympics-legacy.do The deputy mayor of Philadelphia was named as the £200,000-a-year chief of the company chosen to deliver a legacy for the Olympic Park 2009-05-27T12:58:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23661414-hypnotising-performance-from-melody-gardot.do With a rich string section conducted by British jazz musician Guy Barker, Melody Gardot's band generated a beautifully relaxed sound. 2009-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23648202-cds-of-the-week.do The Prodigy's new record almost works, Matt Duke's album is nice but won't change the world and Oumou Sagare is empowering. 2009-02-20T10:33:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23622495-michelle-o-the-us-mom-in-chief-who-gets-the-last-word.do Michelle Obama boarded the presidential train in Philadelphia at the weekend as a political wife and mother - and arrives in Washington as the new First Lady 2009-01-19T09:29:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23609272-grape-seed-extract-forces-cancer-cells-to-self-destruct.do A supplement made from grape seeds can destroy leukaemia cells, say scientists 2008-12-30T08:54:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23598355-the-roots-lack-focus.do The Roots' Forum gig involved a wearying jazz-rap fusion, relentlessly pumped out by a seven-piece band including a sousaphone player. 2008-12-08T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23592066-news-man-leaked-rivals-anchorbabe-emails.do A former US TV news presenter hacked into the email of a younger rival dubbed "anchorbabe" and leaked gossip about her to the press 2008-11-25T09:45:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23576980-alistair-cooke-body-parts-gang-is-jailed.do Three men who conspired to plunder corpses and sell body parts, including the corpse of British broadcaster Alistair Cooke, have been jailed in America 2008-10-23T11:07:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23525710-centrica-protests-too-much-about-fat-cat-dividends.do 2008-08-04T09:11:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/review-23508566-literature-festival-is-making-hay-in-the-metropolis.do Surely if Hay-on-Wye can rig up a worldclass literary festival, our bustling metropolis can rouse itself for a couple of weeks of book chat? 2008-07-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23416735-disney-rhino-gets-a-second-chance.do Dropped from The Jungle Book in 1967, Disney character Rocky the Rhino is set to get another chance to grab the limelight. 2007-10-15T12:27:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23411345-confederacy-of-dunces.do Eric Schlosser's play on the writing of the American Constitution would leave even the most ardent advocates of democracy bellowing for the oligarchs at the end of its three grisly hours. 2007-09-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23410538-stairlift-to-heaven-led-zep-at-o2.do Legendary rockers Led Zeppelin look set to re-form and play the O2 arena this autumn. 2007-08-31T14:26:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23405137-frantic-sanborn-fails-to-gel.do David Sanborn kept making frantic hand-signals as he shrilled his way through his repetoire and only once did everything gel 2007-07-19T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23393489-ladies-love-the-musiq.do Musiq's banter may be cheesy but luckily for the 29-year-old Philadelphia-born soul singer, when his voice kicked in on a smooth waltz-tempo ballad at Shepherd's Bush Empire, all was forgiven. 2007-04-22T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23393288-critics-choice-top-5-gigs.do Brazilian electropop, Philly soul, old-time psychadelic nonsense, nu-folk and the launch of a fancy dress music festival: David Smyth is spoilt for choice. 2007-04-20T09:35:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23393289-critics-choice-top-5-gigs.do Brazilian electropop, Philly soul, old-time psychadelic nonsense, nu-folk and the launch of a fancy dress music festival: David Smyth is spoilt for choice. 2007-04-20T09:46:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23393006-summer-of-gigs-at-somerset-house.do Some of the biggest names in pop have been lined up to appear at this summer's concerts in the courtyard of Somerset House. 2007-04-17T14:55:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23387754-long-term-success-in-the-us-is-earned-the-hard-way.do 2007-03-05T13:55:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23386351-a-wacky-take-on-the-18th-century.do Theatrical artist Karen Kilimnik's solo exhibition at the Serpentine is a sort of rapid-fire 18th-century conversation piece. 2007-02-21T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23386072-a-cast-of-nutters.do Chicago playwright David Hauptschein has taken an easy route to absurdism by populating The Playactor mostly with nutters, says Kieron Quirke. 2007-02-19T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23382204-a-round-too-far-for-rocky.do Rocky Balboa sees Sylvester Stallone's boxer having one last fight. But this effort is more than a little punch-drunk, says Derek Malcolm. 2007-01-18T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23365635-little-pleasure-from-perversity.do After the cancellation of Sunday's concert the Philadelphia Orchestra redoubled its efforts. And though they sounded great, their interpretations left a little to be desired 2006-09-04T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23365125-americans-offer-orchestral-alternative.do The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most exciting ensembles in the US over the past few years. Tonight, Prommers will get a chance to hear them for themselves. 2006-08-30T13:36:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23363971-heavy-going.do Trumpeter Jumaane Smith was blowing like a young Woody Shaw as the Rashied Ali quartet played some heavy modern jazz in two uncompromising sets at Live! on the Park. 2006-08-20T23:00:00Z