In Karen Joy Fowler’s new novel, “Booth,” readers get a window into the life of Abraham Lincoln’s killer.In Karen Joy Fowler’s new novel, “Booth,” readers…
View More A Novelist Evokes a Real-Life Family of Actors, and One Famous AssassinCategory: Culture & Traditions
‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100
Alban Berg’s brutal classic, a tale of a lowly soldier’s degradation and death, continues to inspire artists.Alban Berg’s brutal classic, a tale of a lowly…
View More ‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100Pompeii Moves With the Times
The new leader of this 2,000-year-old archaeological treasure is examining gender, race and class while using technology to try and save the site from the…
View More Pompeii Moves With the TimesKonkona Sen Sharma on the method behind her acting and her preference for unconventional roles
Her latest outing as a lesbian Dalit factory worker in short film Geeli Pucchi has won critical acclaim, and an awardHer latest outing as a…
View More Konkona Sen Sharma on the method behind her acting and her preference for unconventional rolesLate Night Casts Doubt on the Russian-Ukrainian Peace Talks
Trevor Noah warned viewers not to get their hopes up: “Not only did Russia not agree to end the war; it wouldn’t even admit that…
View More Late Night Casts Doubt on the Russian-Ukrainian Peace TalksEmilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for Four Decades, Dies at 81
The actor was a fixture on the groundbreaking educational program. His character’s wedding to Maria on the show in 1988 captivated children and their parents.The…
View More Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for Four Decades, Dies at 81Recent Ukrainian Writing
There has been an urgent push to translate Ukrainian voices. Here are some recent works.There has been an urgent push to translate Ukrainian voices. Here…
View More Recent Ukrainian WritingAs Museums Become Her Ally, Suzanne Lacy Brings Her Activism Inside
From Queens, N.Y., to Manchester, England, museums are learning from this artist, who creates spaces where other voices can be raised.From Queens, N.Y., to Manchester,…
View More As Museums Become Her Ally, Suzanne Lacy Brings Her Activism InsideCarlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Dies; Expanded Classical Guitar’s Reach
A virtuoso since his teenage years, he performed concerts that ranged from classical repertory to Brazilian music to the Beatles and Broadway.A virtuoso since his…
View More Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Dies; Expanded Classical Guitar’s ReachAn Exiled Theater With a Warning for Europe
The Belarus Free Theater’s members fled repression at home. The company’s latest show imagines a nightmare future of authoritarian Russian rule.The Belarus Free Theater’s members…
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