Arts
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Alice Randall Made Country History. Black Women Are Helping Tell Hers.
In “My Black Country,” the musician and author who cracked a Nashville color barrier is telling her story — and…
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Two Shakespearean Triumphs in Paris, or a Plague on Both Their Houses?
New productions of “Macbeth” and “Hamlet” follow a French tradition of adapting familiar works. The results are innovative, and sometimes…
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Whitney Museum Names Chief Curator
Kim Conaty will steer exhibitions and the permanent collection, saying she will pay close attention to work by Latino and…
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A Gender Theorist Who Just Wants Everyone to Get Along
Judith Butler’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?,” tries to turn down the heat on an inflamed argument.
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The Problem With Parents
The children in these illustrated satirical tales are up against something far more complex than ogres, witches and big bad…
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Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony
He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead…
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Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation
The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s New Season Includes Tribute to Bayard Rustin
The civil rights activist’s life and legacy will be honored in a 2024-25 lineup that will also include spotlights on…
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In This Heartbreaker, Hard Choices Come With Hidden Costs
An editor’s ambition. A coveted manuscript. The gift of a cow. Lives and lies graze one another in Neel Mukherjee’s…
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What’s the Quickest Path to World War III?
In “The Return of Great Powers” and “Up in Arms,” Jim Sciutto and Adam E. Casey consider modern-day superpower conflict…