Arts
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An Innovative Vocalist Lost Her Speech, but She’s Still Performing
Linda Sharrock, an avant-garde jazz musician who became aphasic after a 2009 stroke, has returned to the stage and inspired…
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How an Obscure Song Became an a Cappella Sensation
Few people were aware of the 1994 single “Insomniac” by the rock duo Billy Pilgrim, and it quickly sank into…
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A Novel of the Spanish Conquest, Magic Mushrooms Included
Álvaro Enrigue’s “You Dreamed of Empires” is a hallucinatory tale of the conquistadors’ arrival at Moctezuma’s gates.
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Two Friends Reunite. One Has a Secret.
In “Goldenseal,” Maria Hummel takes readers into a hotel room, then unfurls her characters’ complicated history.
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Best and Worst Moments From the 2024 Golden Globes
Lily Gladstone made history, Jo Koy did not. And dressing on a theme proved a hit. These were just some…
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Channeling the Pain of Chinese Immigrants, in Music and Verse
“Angel Island,” an oratorio by Huang Ruo, brings to life the stark poetry of the people who were detained on…
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She Helped the Lillys Blossom. Now She’ll Champion Her Own Work.
After years of fighting to win parity and recognition for women in theater, Julia Jordan said: “Everybody gets produced now.…
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In ‘Beautyland,’ an Awkward Alien Reports From Earth by Fax Machine
In Marie-Helene Bertino’s remarkable funny-sad novel, the young visitor and her mother find the means to persevere in the aisles…
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Like His Illustrations, Leo Lionni Contained Multitudes
Before side hustles went mainstream, Leo Lionni was a multitasker — and a compartmentalizer. Best known as the writer and…
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Lily Gladstone Won’t Let Hollywood Put Her in a Box
In college, Lily Gladstone studied the history of Native American actors in Hollywood. Now, she’s making it. The 37-year-old actress…