In addition to his Hollywood legacy, the Missouri native was also a bodybuilder, a champion discus thrower and a published poet.In addition to his Hollywood…
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Critic’s Pick: ‘Seize the King,’ Harlem Theater’s ‘Richard III’
It’s a tale that Will Power intends as cautionary, with cycles of history and human violence in mind.It’s a tale that Will Power intends as…
View More Critic’s Pick: ‘Seize the King,’ Harlem Theater’s ‘Richard III’‘We Don’t Need Another Michelangelo’: In Italy, It’s Robots’ Turn to Sculpt
Using the same marble found in Renaissance masterpieces, a team of robots is accepting commissions. Their owners say tech is essential to Italy’s artistic future.Using…
View More ‘We Don’t Need Another Michelangelo’: In Italy, It’s Robots’ Turn to SculptReview: A Better Day Dawns With Pam Tanowitz’s Witty New Dance
This choreographer sculpts outdoor space, with her performers creating new dimensions in a Bard SummerScape production.This choreographer sculpts outdoor space, with her performers creating new…
View More Review: A Better Day Dawns With Pam Tanowitz’s Witty New Dance‘Black Widow’ Star David Harbour Loves Being a Big-Screen Loser
The actor talks about his roles as a failed superhero in the new Marvel blockbuster and as a milquetoast accountant in Steven Soderbergh’s “No Sudden…
View More ‘Black Widow’ Star David Harbour Loves Being a Big-Screen LoserStephen Colbert Adds a Dash of Comedy to Branson’s Space Launch
The talk show host and others added glitz to an event full of rocket science.The talk show host and others added glitz to an event…
View More Stephen Colbert Adds a Dash of Comedy to Branson’s Space LaunchThe Eclectic Lives Behind Alice Neel’s Portraits
She painted her friends and lovers, as well as well-known artists, activists, critics and scholars.She painted her friends and lovers, as well as well-known artists,…
View More The Eclectic Lives Behind Alice Neel’s PortraitsThe Alternating Identities of Shirley Jackson
A new collection of letters reveals a self divided between author and woman.A new collection of letters reveals a self divided between author and woman.Read…
View More The Alternating Identities of Shirley JacksonKatie Kitamura and the Cognitive Dissonance of Being Alive Right Now
Her new novel, “Intimacies,” introduces readers to the perceptive, digressive mind of an interpreter at The Hague who is dealing with loss, an uncertain relationship…
View More Katie Kitamura and the Cognitive Dissonance of Being Alive Right NowThomas Cleary, Prolific Translator of Eastern Texts, Dies at 72
His renderings of classic works of Buddhism, Taoism and more brought them to a general Western readership.His renderings of classic works of Buddhism, Taoism and…
View More Thomas Cleary, Prolific Translator of Eastern Texts, Dies at 72