In her debut novel, “The Paper Palace,” Miranda Cowley Heller follows an upper-crust family through decades at their bohemian backwoods compound.In her debut novel, “The…
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William Fagaly, Curator Who Focused on African Art, Dies at 83
In his 50 years at the New Orleans Museum of Art, he also made substantial contributions in the areas of Southern outsider art and contemporary…
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Professor Berlant’s book “Cruel Optimism” provided a popular term to describe false hopes in an increasingly unequal nation.Professor Berlant’s book “Cruel Optimism” provided a popular…
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A premier teacher of Merce Cunningham’s technique, she gave equal attention to everyone in her class, not just those destined for stardom with his company.A…
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All in very different but concrete ways, these artists’ “live” public works speak of healing, history, and a fragile material world.All in very different but…
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In S.A. Cosby’s new novel, “Razorblade Tears,” two fathers avenge their sons’ murders in great gothic geysers of blood.In S.A. Cosby’s new novel, “Razorblade Tears,”…
View More A Brawling, Go-for-Baroque PulpfestThe Royal Ballet School Reunites Onstage
Students at the Royal Ballet School, having fled to homes around the world for months of virtual training, are reuniting for their annual showcase.Students at…
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Opera has been forced to forgo its love of packed stages, large orchestras and sold-out crowds, for now.Opera has been forced to forgo its love…
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The head of costuming for the English National Opera shares a few tricks of her trade.The head of costuming for the English National Opera shares…
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He was something of a downtown folk hero, bringing positivity to a harsh city with his humble shards of chalk. But he harbored his own…
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