Art and Culture

Pop has always thrived on reinvention, with artists moving through distinct phases that reconfigure both their sound and sense of self. David Bowie moved through personas such as Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke, each…
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A coalition of 32 performing arts organizations has unveiled an ambitious vision to create four new and/or substantially renovated performance venues in Downtown Vancouver, with four possible location options identified. This includes…
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As soon as Georgia O’Keeffe was shown Ghost Ranch, she knew it was her place.The remote property in the shadow of the mountains north of Santa Fe in New Mexico would become the artist’s summer residence for decades – a setting that…
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A rendering of Portland State University’s proposed performing arts center, which would include a City-owned 3,000-seat performance hall meant to replace Keller Auditorium, which would be remodeled into a smaller, 1,200- to 1,800-seat…
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“Digital avian databases like eBird were far in the future when Mr. Tudor first set about documenting swaths of the avian world in watercolors and gouaches renowned for their delicacy and precision, and for the artist’s singular knack…
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The best Amazon Kindles are reliably good at their main job: displaying ebooks in a crisp, easy-on-the-eye format. But Kindle e-readers are actually more versatile than you might imagine.If you’ve just upgraded to a new Kindle and are…
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Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action.The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures and access to drinking water, along with pay and…
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This article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.In a different time, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey would have been celebrated by the American right as a conservative film. Nolan’s interpretation of Homer’s epic poem…
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Redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre is mired in red tape and bureaucratic reviews more than eight years after a government-promised €80 million overhaul.Two governments and three taoisigh on from a 2018 pledge to replace the “deficient”…
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