Best remembered for his role in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” but later memorable for his comedic work.Best remembered for his role in “Who’s Afraid…
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‘Superstore’ Was the Perfect Comedy for Less-Than-Funny Times
This week’s series finale closes out a delightful sitcom that didn’t shy from the challenges faced by America’s low-wage workers, including the current pandemic.This week’s…
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He was an integral member of Mr. Hancock’s jazz-funk band the Headhunters, whose albums reached millions in the 1970s.He was an integral member of Mr.…
View More Paul Jackson, Funk Bassist With Herbie Hancock, Dies at 73New ‘Revelations’ in the Life of Francis Bacon, a Master of Darkness and Distortion
“Francis Bacon: Revelations,” by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan, is a comprehensive and detailed account of the painter’s very eventful life and career.“Francis Bacon: Revelations,”…
View More New ‘Revelations’ in the Life of Francis Bacon, a Master of Darkness and DistortionDavid McCabe, Who Photographed Warhol Becoming Warhol, Dies at 80
In 1964, he began following the artist around New York and chronicling his exploits. His photographs finally saw the light of day four decades later.In…
View More David McCabe, Who Photographed Warhol Becoming Warhol, Dies at 80Books on Hurricane Katrina and Native American Removal Win Bancroft Prize
The scholars Claudio Saunt and Andy Horowitz have won the award, considered one of the most prestigious in the field of American history.The scholars Claudio…
View More Books on Hurricane Katrina and Native American Removal Win Bancroft PrizeParis Review Names New Editor
Emily Stokes, previously a senior editor at The New Yorker, is succeeding Emily Nemens at the literary magazine.Emily Stokes, previously a senior editor at The…
View More Paris Review Names New EditorAmaranth Ehrenhalt, Abstract Expressionist, Dies at 93
She was an under-the-radar figure in New York and Paris in the formative 1950s and for decades after. She died of Covid-19.She was an under-the-radar…
View More Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Abstract Expressionist, Dies at 93A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
Carribean Fragoza’s new collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” moves between horror and the real.Carribean Fragoza’s new collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,”…
View More A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and BloodAn Elusive Artist’s Trove of Never-Before-Seen Images
In the years leading up to his death, Ray Johnson took up photography. Now, this body of work is shedding light on his final days.In…
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