Arts
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Second City Expands to the First City and Sets Up Shop in Brooklyn
The improv comedy institution is under new ownership after missteps, and now it has a gleaming new home in Williamsburg.
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Twyla Tharp: ‘You Dig Down, You Settle in, You Don’t Stop’
“OK, is everybody’s gum ready?” It’s not a question most choreographers ask their dancers before a run-through of a work,…
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Francesca Sloane, Creator of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ Finds Poetry in Oddity
The showrunner and former “Atlanta” writer, re-teaming with Donald Glover, made the film’s famously flawless heroes fallible.
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Review: In ‘Self Portraits (Deluxe),’ a Provocateur Instigates Reflection
Through self-examinations and social recriminations, Phillip Howze’s new show explores the injustices facing Black men.
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Toby Keith Returns to the Top of the Billboard Album Chart
A week after his death at 62, the country musician’s 16-year-old hits collection is No. 1.
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Kali Malone Studied Farming. Fate Brought Her to Avant-Garde Music.
The 29-year-old musician grew up in Colorado and ended up in Sweden, where she fell in love with the organ.…
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Brazilian Police Seek Husband in Murder of Noted Art Dealer
Police officers investigating the murder of Brent Sikkema, a New York gallerist, in Rio are now seeking the arrest of…
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Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial
The pop superstar used a Verizon ad to tell fans fresh music is on the way. A country-themed follow-up to…
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Quietly, After a $4 Million Fee, MoMA Returns a Chagall With a Nazi Taint
The museum returned the painting three years ago to the heirs of a gallery once led by a German Jew.…
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When the Voice You Hear Is Not the Actor You See
The playwright Lucas Hnath has been making magic with the sound of speech. Now he’s directing a play by Mona…