High-tech scanning techniques used by geologists, planetary scientists, drug companies and the military are revealing secrets of how artists created their masterpieces.High-tech scanning techniques used…
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Review: At Caramoor, a Concert Signals Return and Remembrance
The performance, by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, felt like normal again, while the music looked back on a year of upheaval.The performance, by the…
View More Review: At Caramoor, a Concert Signals Return and RemembranceQuentin Tarantino Turns His Most Recent Movie Into a Pulpy Page-Turner
The novel “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” tells some of the same story, but also departs from the movie in ways small and large.The…
View More Quentin Tarantino Turns His Most Recent Movie Into a Pulpy Page-TurnerFor June Jordan and Muriel Rukeyser, the Arc of Moral Verse Bent Toward Justice
In her latest On Poetry column, Elisa Gabbert considers posthumous career retrospectives from two writers known for their politics.In her latest On Poetry column, Elisa…
View More For June Jordan and Muriel Rukeyser, the Arc of Moral Verse Bent Toward JusticeOlivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Returns to No. 1, Four Weeks Later
The Disney star’s debut album circles back to the top of the Billboard 200 with the equivalent of 105,000 sales in the United States.The Disney…
View More Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Returns to No. 1, Four Weeks LaterInside a Turkish Camel-Wrestling Festival
Held annually on the country’s Aegean coast, the Selcuk camel-wrestling festival is part of a nomadic legacy rooted in ancient Turkic tribes.Held annually on the…
View More Inside a Turkish Camel-Wrestling Festival‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 Novels
The latest from the aptly named Francine Prose is “The Vixen,” a surprisingly funny tale involving Ethel Rosenberg and the C.I.A.The latest from the aptly…
View More ‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 NovelsCoimbatore-based school teacher builds miniature models of a Naval ship, sailing boats
Queenthunk Amalanathan has hand-crafted scale models of iconic ships and sailing boats during the lockdownQueenthunk Amalanathan has hand-crafted scale models of iconic ships and sailing…
View More Coimbatore-based school teacher builds miniature models of a Naval ship, sailing boatsWhat’s on TV This Week: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ and Macy’s Fireworks
PBS airs a documentary about the enduring effects of Agent Orange. And the Macy’s annual fireworks display returns to New York in full force.PBS airs…
View More What’s on TV This Week: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ and Macy’s FireworksReliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House
In “Nightmare Scenario,” the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta retrace the Trump administration’s response to Covid from January 2020 to January 2021.In…
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