Moving quickly in the pandemic, a wealthy money manager underwrote performances via a new foundation, with a little help from a violin-obsessed adviser.Moving quickly in…
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Roxane Gay Starts Publishing Imprint With Grove Atlantic
Roxane Gay Books will focus on underrepresented fiction, nonfiction and memoir writers, with or without agents.Roxane Gay Books will focus on underrepresented fiction, nonfiction and…
View More Roxane Gay Starts Publishing Imprint With Grove AtlanticJimmy Kimmel and Ted Cruz Rekindle an Old Feud
Kimmel wouldn’t let Senator Cruz call the military “woke” and “emasculated,” so the Texas Republican reminded the comedian of his loss in their 2018 basketball…
View More Jimmy Kimmel and Ted Cruz Rekindle an Old FeudMarilyn Manson Is Sought on Arrest Warrant in New Hampshire
The singer is charged with two counts of simple assault in connection with an episode with a videographer during a concert in 2019.The singer is…
View More Marilyn Manson Is Sought on Arrest Warrant in New HampshireRobbie McCauley, Stage Artist Who Explored Race, Dies at 78
Ms. McCauley often put race at the center of plays and other works that sought to alter perspectives and foster dialogue.Ms. McCauley often put race…
View More Robbie McCauley, Stage Artist Who Explored Race, Dies at 78Kentaro Miura, Creator of Epic Manga ‘Berserk,’ Dies at 54
For more than 30 years he reached tens of millions of readers worldwide with a fantastical tale of vulnerable characters in an apocalyptic world.For more…
View More Kentaro Miura, Creator of Epic Manga ‘Berserk,’ Dies at 54Joel Chadabe, Explorer of Electronic Music’s Frontier, Dies at 82
As both a composer and an advocate, Mr. Chadabe devoted himself to what one music critic called the “marriage between humans and their computers.”As both…
View More Joel Chadabe, Explorer of Electronic Music’s Frontier, Dies at 82One Irish Poet Looks Back Three Centuries to Find Obsession and Inspiration in Another
In “A Ghost in the Throat,” Doireann Ni Ghriofa combines essay, biography and autofiction in writing about (and translating) a passionate 18th-century lament.In “A Ghost…
View More One Irish Poet Looks Back Three Centuries to Find Obsession and Inspiration in AnotherBiden Seeks to Oust Several Trump Appointees on Arts Commission
Several members of the Commission of Fine Arts were asked to step down, including its chairman, who promoted classical architecture as the preferred style for…
View More Biden Seeks to Oust Several Trump Appointees on Arts Commission‘Myths and Hymns,’ a Theater Cult Favorite, Changes Shape Again
Adam Guettel’s genre-clashing song cycle has taken on many forms. The latest: a starry online mini-series.Adam Guettel’s genre-clashing song cycle has taken on many forms.…
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