He had built a career in stand-up comedy and in film and TV, but a fall from a ladder left him with a personal struggle.He…
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Kaycee Moore, Actress in Black Directors’ Seminal Films, Dies at 77
She explored her characters’ inner lives in movies like “Killer of Sheep” and “Bless Their Little Hearts,” independent works that grew out of the L.A.…
View More Kaycee Moore, Actress in Black Directors’ Seminal Films, Dies at 77George Wein, Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95
He brought jazz (and later folk music) to Newport, R.I., and made festivals as important as nightclubs and concert halls on jazz musicians’ itineraries.He brought…
View More George Wein, Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95Richard Powers Speaks for the Trees
His Pulitzer-winning novel, “The Overstory,” left him so drained that he didn’t know whether he would write again. His new book, “Bewilderment,” came to him…
View More Richard Powers Speaks for the TreesRenaissance Shield With an Afterlife in World Wars Is Returning to Europe
The Philadelphia Museum will return a 16th-century shield that scholars say was once owned by Archduke Franz Ferdinand and later taken by the Nazis.The Philadelphia…
View More Renaissance Shield With an Afterlife in World Wars Is Returning to Europe‘Beetlejuice’ Will Return to Broadway in April
It was pushed out of the Winter Garden to make way for “The Music Man.” Now this fan-favorite musical is getting a second life at…
View More ‘Beetlejuice’ Will Return to Broadway in AprilIn an Ancient Greek Port, a New Cultural Hub
The city of Piraeus, just outside Athens, is becoming a haven for galleries and design studios attracted by its abundant warehouses and growing creative community.The…
View More In an Ancient Greek Port, a New Cultural HubDrake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Opens With the Year’s Biggest Week
The rapper’s latest album debuted with the equivalent of 613,000 sales in the United States, easily beating Kanye West’s total of 309,000 just one week…
View More Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Opens With the Year’s Biggest Week‘The Contrarian’ Goes Searching for Peter Thiel’s Elusive Core
In his new book, Max Chafkin narrates the secretive tech mogul’s life and tries to understand what he stands for.In his new book, Max Chafkin…
View More ‘The Contrarian’ Goes Searching for Peter Thiel’s Elusive CoreNetflix and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ dominate the Creative Arts Emmys.
Netflix pulls ahead of its main rival, HBO, in the run-up to the prime time ceremony on Sunday.Netflix pulls ahead of its main rival, HBO,…
View More Netflix and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ dominate the Creative Arts Emmys.