Art and Culture

By John R. Killacky This is not a dry, academic look at Thom Gunn’s life: the biographer supplies a loving — though at times unflinchingly honest — view of the self-punishing poet. Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life by Michael Nott. Farrar,…
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The Governor vetoed $32 million in grants that would have supported 663 arts and culture organizations around the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture. Less than 10 years ago, Florida ranked third in the United…
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4 hours agoBy Andrew Rogers, BBC NewsbeatStephanie LindgrenTeam Spirit took home the trophy at this year's Blast Premier Spring FinalNo matter what sport you love, when you’re watching and cheering on your team you don’t want to miss a…
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Sometime in the early 1980s, the choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar had a life-changing dream. Her dead parents, Dot and Al, appeared in it along with other ancestors. They all ate at a table in the middle of the ocean, and her father…
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“Merrily We Roll Along,” long considered one of the most storied flops in Broadway history, found redemption on Sunday when it won the Tony Award for best musical revival, belatedly establishing it in the pantheon of Stephen Sondheim…
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The 77th Annual Tony Awards were held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center June 16 with Oscar winner Ariana DeBose back for her third consecutive year hosting. David Adjmi's Stereophonic, which follows a '70s…
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What makes a good sex scene?Since the house of fiction is large, holding infinite rooms, I suppose there must be at least as many varieties of well-imagined sex scenes. But when I’m writing one, I ask my characters what they want, what…
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This article contains spoilers for Inside Out 2. Every parent in America knows that the teenagers are not OK. The teen mental health crisis is overwhelming schools and frightening families. It’s “the defining public health…
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Tracey Emin, the confessional visual artist, and the stage and screen actor Imelda Staunton are among leading figures from the world of culture to be honoured in the king’s birthday honours, both becoming dames.Emin, who has survived…
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“He was most famous for his ‘écritures,’ or written paintings, often rendered in white handwritten letters scrawled on a black background. His aphorisms included ‘Ce texte ne peut pas changer le monde’ (‘This text cannot change…
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