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Arts
How Do You Tell a Vandal From a Visitor? Art Museums Are Struggling.
LONDON — For Hans-Peter Wipplinger, the director of Vienna’s Leopold Museum, the last few weeks have been challenging. As climate…
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World
After 3 Mass Shootings, a Thanksgiving With 14 Empty Chairs
A janitor working his shift at a Virginia Walmart. A 40-year-old woman returning home to Colorado Springs for the holidays.…
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Arts
The Tiny Dancers Who Make ‘The Nutcracker’ Sparkle
“I think it’s one of the best costumes. It’s so furry and smooth and nice. But it’s also really hot.”…
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Arts
‘The Rat Trap’ Review: Together for Better, but Mostly for Worse
Sheila Brandreth and Keld Maxwell are in love and about to get married. She is a novelist and he is…
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World
An Earthquake Took a Heavy Toll on Children. Shoddy Construction Could Be to Blame.
Like most other children across Indonesia, Dewi Hani, 4, typically spent her afternoons studying at an Islamic school. She had…
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Arts
Lars von Trier Had the Key to the End of ‘The Kingdom’ All Along
In the first two seasons of Lars von Trier’s haunted-hospital drama “The Kingdom,” hailed since the 1990s as Denmark’s “Twin…
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Magazine
Evan Mock Is Having the Best Time
On a recent afternoon, Evan Mock was trying to do laundry in his East Village condo, but something was wrong…
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Magazine
How Not to Be a Character in a ‘Bad Fashion Movie’
About 10 months ago, Laura Brown put on an emerald green suit and walked into an East Village art gallery,…
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Magazine
‘The Hours’ Gets Dressed for the Opera
When the British designer Tom Pye was first brought on to the creative team of “The Hours,” a new opera…
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US
United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran
Over the past few days, Iran has told international inspectors that it plans to begin making near bomb-grade nuclear fuel…