Arts
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Simone Forti’s Experiments Transcribing Bodies in Motion
Best known for her work as a choreographer, the artist is the subject of a wide-ranging show at MOCA in Los Angeles — and a recipient of the Venice Biennale’s lifetime achievement award.
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Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone
On Sunday, one of pop’s most reliable hitmakers returns at the Super Bowl halftime show. During her hiatus from music her mystique — and the stakes for her return — have only grown.
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A New Marvel Hero Battles Supervillains and Teen Angst
In the animated series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” the superhero exploits are based in relatable teenage emotions and concerns.
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Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Leave L.A. for New York Philharmonic
Dudamel, a charismatic 42-year-old conductor, will take up the Philharmonic’s podium in 2026, in a major coup for the orchestra.
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At Cooper Union, a Russian Design Show Caught in a Political Crossfire
After indefinitely postponing a modest student exhibit about the Russian equivalent to the Bauhaus, the school received protests from 750 academics. On Monday, it reinstated the show.
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What Would the Cast of ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Do?
In an interview, the stars of M. Night Shyamalan’s film address the soul-searching questions posed to their characters.
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In Russian Plays, Don’t Mention the War
Paris productions of Chekhov, Turgenev and Ostrovsky avoid current events and focus on profound truths. But the plays’ message is clear: If you rebel, you will be crushed.
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A Trailblazing Black Cartoonist’s Work: ‘It’s Unapologetic, and It’s the Truth’
Barbara Brandon-Croft’s series “Where I’m Coming From” was the first by a Black female cartoonist to be picked up by a major national syndicate. Her strips, now collected in a book, got plenty right about how we still live today.
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Is Nazi Loot Amid His 6,000 Oils, Some Grenades and Napoleon’s Toothbrush?
The daughter of an eccentric Swiss collector has asked an independent panel to review whether items in his massive collection were stolen from Jews during World War II.
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How the Grammys Bring Rebels Into the Fold
The awards show needs to build bridges between generations. That means convincing once-overlooked upstarts to show up as elders.