Arts
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Ballantine House Overhaul to ‘Wake It Up and Shake It Up’
The renovated Gilded Age mansion of beer makers in Newark is filled with surprises: a Black history from the 19th…
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Kevin Hart to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The comedian and movie star will get the honor, the most prestigious in comedy, at a March ceremony.
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She Broke Barriers in Music. But She’s Uneasy About the Attention.
A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New…
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Chiseled Cheekbones and Comic Chops: Why We Don’t Like Our Stand-Ups Hunky
Can good-looking guys be funny? The conventional wisdom is that men in comedy need to come across as relatable, not…
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Debussy and Final Fantasy Are Peers on This Radio Stream
Arcade, a new project by Classical California, aims to dispel preconceptions about classical music and video game soundtracks.
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‘How to Dance in Ohio’: A Story About Autism and Connection
In a first for Broadway, openly autistic actors are playing the autistic characters in this new musical about a doctor…
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ Is Back, Now in Anime Form
“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” revives the bassist who battles his romantic rivals. In an interview, the creators discuss the next…
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Imagining Worlds That Don’t Exist
Es Devlin is a British designer of memories and psychologies, ideas and dreams. She has created environments for operas, dance…
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Sumptuous Attire Shines in John Singer Sargent’s Portraits from the Gilded Age
At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the painter’s subjects and friends, à la mode, could have emerged from the…
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Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album
He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his…