Arts
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‘Celebrate Jaap!’ the Philharmonic Says as a Maestro Departs
The final season of Jaap van Zweden’s brief tenure as music director in New York began with a new suite for the star violinist Joshua Bell.
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When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Collide With Prime-Time TV
The Chiefs and the Jets are playing on “Sunday Night Football.” But many who tune in will be watching for shots of a luxury suite.
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Impeachments, #MeToo, Trump: Running The Washington Post During a Decade of Turmoil
“Collision of Power,” Martin Baron’s memoir of his tenure as the paper’s executive editor, is a gripping chronicle of politics and journalism in a period of instability for both.
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Two Books Explore the Lives of Witches
In Allyson Stone’s “Ashes and Stones” and Diana Helmuth’s “The Witching Year,” authors confront ancient stereotypes through modern eyes.
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U2 Returns, in Las Vegas Limbo
In the inaugural show at Sphere, a $2.3 billion venue, a band unafraid of pomp and spectacle was sometimes out-pomped and out-spectacled.
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Conducting Lessons: How Bradley Cooper Became Leonard Bernstein
On a late-spring day in 2018, when the New York Philharmonic was deep in rehearsals of a Strauss symphony, an unexpected visitor showed up at the stage door of David Geffen Hall, the Philharmonic’s home. Listen to This Article Listen to this story ...
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Tupac Shakur Remained a Defining Rap Figure After His Death
A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.
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Halloween in New York: Things to Do in October
Our guide for what to do this month in the city, from the Village parade to screenings of horror movies and kid-friendly haunted houses.
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In ‘Big Trip,’ an Exiled Russian Director Asks: What Makes Us Human?
Dmitry Krymov’s two shows at La MaMa thrillingly stress the porosity of the line between life and storytelling.
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The Legend of Gram Parsons, in 12 Songs
A half-century after his death, listen to some of the singer-songwriter’s most soulful signature tunes, and some tributes and covers by artists he inspired.