At the end of May 1983, two pieces of Italian Renaissance armor went missing. The circumstances around their disappearance still remain a mystery.At the end…
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Chloé Zhao, ‘Nomadland’ Director, Encounters a Backlash in China
Days after winning a Golden Globe for the film, Chloé Zhao was pilloried online for past remarks about China.Days after winning a Golden Globe for…
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We already knew about the weed and the tweeting, but when did Hollywood’s most affable schlub get so into ceramics?We already knew about the weed…
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Sarah Hart, the first woman to hold England’s distinguished Gresham professorship of geometry, explores the intersections of music, literature and mathematics.Sarah Hart, the first woman…
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In “Oh My Gods!” by Stephanie Cooke, Insha Fitzpatrick and Juliana Moon, the new girl gets to sit at the cool kids’ table. (Her father…
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Unbeknown to them, a spoiled girl and an enslaved boy share an immutable connection in Laura Amy Schlitz’s “Amber & Clay.”Unbeknown to them, a spoiled…
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From 1900s New York to 1950s London to 1980s Boston, here are five streaming series where the world of medicine is all too real.From 1900s…
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The Cy Twombly Foundation is taking the Paris museum to court over a renovation it calls an “aberration.” The timing of the dispute has raised…
View More Palace Intrigue at the Louvre, as a Paint Job Leads to a LawsuitThe American Academy of Arts and Letters Unveils Expanded Roster
For the first time in more than a century, the society is adding new spots for members, with a diverse group of cultural figures.For the…
View More The American Academy of Arts and Letters Unveils Expanded RosterQueen Elizabeth II, Amateur Detective
This week’s crime fiction column includes SJ Bennett’s new novel, “The Windsor Knot,” in which the monarch investigates a murder at Windsor Castle.This week’s crime…
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