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Designing a show at the Jewish Museum in New York has illuminated corners of hidden history in her life, the architect says. “Edmund dug into…
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Wil Haygood’s “Colorization” feels crisp and urgent while covering a lot of ground: from the earliest pioneers to the careers of Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne,…
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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s popular TV series comes to the stage with its sisterhood intact. But at times this revival feels a lot like a pretext to…
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To Camille A. Brown, the choreographer and co-director of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” at the Metropolitan Opera, this production is about legacy.To Camille…
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The Houston rapper Don Toliver opens at No. 2, while the music industry turns its attention to the numbers for Adele’s comeback single.The Houston rapper…
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An episode hosted by Rami Malek also featured appearances from his “No Time to Die” co-star Daniel Craig.An episode hosted by Rami Malek also featured…
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