Arts
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He Was Blinded in One Eye, but Salman Rushdie’s Vision Is Undiminished
Last May, nine months after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie made a surprise appearance at the…
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For Caleb Carr, Salvation Arrived on Little Cat’s Feet
As he struggled with writing and illness, the “Alienist” author found comfort in the feline companions he recalls in a…
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Queer Women Behaving Badly: These Movies Scrap the Coming-Out Story
“Love Lies Bleeding,” “Bottoms” and “Drive-Away Dolls” are leading a wave of stories about lesbians living their lives, committing crimes…
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Rico Wade, an Architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
As one-third of the production team Organized Noize, Wade nurtured the careers of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Future from the…
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Representing the U.S. and Critiquing It in a Psychedelic Rainbow
People in Venice might hear the jingle dress dancers before they see them. On April 18, some 26 intertribal Native…
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Indigenous Artists Are the Heart of the Venice Biennale
Here are highlights of the range of work produced by Native artists in the pavilions and a central exhibition that…
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Lincoln’s Murder Is Often Re-enacted, but Not at Ford’s Theater
The theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln’s…
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Philip Johnson’s Brick House and Its Hidden Boudoir, Exposed
Diptych, dyad, dialectic: The relationship between the first pair of buildings Philip Johnson designed for his estate in New Canaan,…
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In the Nigeria Pavilion, Criticism Meets Optimism
The group show “Nigeria Imaginary” will be one of the most ambitious African presentations ever at the Venice Biennale.
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Bowen Yang Thinks This Artist Nails What It’s Like Living in New York
The “S.N.L.” comedian talked about his Audible series “Hot White Heist” and solitude — a state of being he senses…