In his new novel, “The Netanyahus,” Joshua Cohen imagines a visit by the scholar Benzion Netanyahu to an Ivy League school in the late 1950s.In…
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120 CDs Later, a Conductor’s Legacy Is Still Uncertain
Eugene Ormandy led the Philadelphia Orchestra to heights of pure sound, not intriguing interpretations, a new box set shows.Eugene Ormandy led the Philadelphia Orchestra to…
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The Asian American Performers Action Coalition is hoping for a season of change when theaters reopen.The Asian American Performers Action Coalition is hoping for a…
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During a pandemic year in isolation, our critic found solace in this anime rom-com about the ways we avoid or ultimately give in to intimacy.During…
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Natalia Osipova and the impresario Vladimir Kekhman, formerly known as Russia’s “Banana King,” once worked closely together.Natalia Osipova and the impresario Vladimir Kekhman, formerly known…
View More The Ballet Star and the Russian Magnate: A Feud Roils the Dance WorldNew in Paperback: ‘The World’s Fastest Man’ and ‘Our Time Is Now’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Read MoreBooks and Literature, The World’s Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life…
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Elizabeth Bishop was a master at containing and concealing emotion, but her extraordinary poem “One Art” is a moving testament to loss.Elizabeth Bishop was a…
View More 19 Lines That Turn Anguish Into ArtA Matchmaker App to Connect Artists and Collectors
Stacie McCormick’s Fair Art Fair, which is to debut next month, hopes to bring unrepresented artists to the attention of buyers, without the high fees.Stacie…
View More A Matchmaker App to Connect Artists and CollectorsOnce Again, Fossils Are Hot
Collectors are surging again to own a bit of natural history, be it an ancient shell, an animal’s tooth or a full dinosaur skeleton for…
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Berlin, who died last year, was a great artist in her own right, and her New York apartment, which is being sold, is a window…
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