Arts
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Kate Soper Returns to Opera With a Story Medieval and Modern
On a recent summer morning in New York, three sopranos, a director and a small crew gathered for a rehearsal…
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How a Chain-Snatching and a Vegas Beatdown Led to Tupac’s Murder
Grand jury witness testimony describes how hyperlocal clashes between warring gang factions spilled into a fatal dispute that would alter…
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A Spike Lee Joint via Movie Posters and Sports Jerseys
Lee, the director of “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X,” donated more than 400 items for a Brooklyn Museum…
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Peter Zumthor on Paring Back a ‘Beautiful Idea’ for LACMA
The Swiss architect of one of the most polarizing museums in the country says his Los Angeles design has been…
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Review: Robert Gober Conjures America
The artist, displaying his own work along with his idiosyncratic holdings, invites rumination on the state of the nation at…
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Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
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Introducing Nathan Lane, the Hip New Face of A24
When you’re pondering actors associated with the indie-film company A24, your thoughts may run to the young, hot and impossibly…
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When the Phone Rings and the Voice Says: You’ve Won a MacArthur Award
On Wednesday, 20 Americans, all anonymously nominated, were recognized by the MacArthur Foundation with $800,000 fellowships often referred to as…
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Review: Double the Possession, Half the Fun
Two young girls bring something nasty home from the woods in this too-busy, uninvolving possession movie.
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‘Our Flag Means Death’ Review: Stormy Seas in Season 2
An offbeat pirate comedy with a devoted fan base tacks in the direction of romance.