Art and Culture

I used to think that I was in love with loneliness, but the reality proved significantly less romantic than the concept. Because I’m not in love with being alone, I am in a hotel room at 1 A.M. Pacific Time, downloading a video of SWV…
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In one moment, you see children playing on the grass, and you are genuinely moved. In the second moment, you see the children playing, and you think how nice it would be to be moved. The latter is the substance of kitsch. – 3…
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“The contests appear to be designed for virality, with young competitors often demonstrating exaggerated versions of popular TikTok dance moves for the audience. Outrageousness seems to be the point of these battles, which have no…
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — War’s timeless ache — death, captivity, the agonizing wait and the pull of home — has found a new stage in wartime Kyiv, with Homer’s epic reimagined as a contemporary…
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Days after returning home from a five-day psychiatric hold, "Reading Rainbow" host Mychal Threets says he has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and is "very likely" bipolar."I'm proud to be neurodivergent, but it's not…
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The German soprano and mezzo-soprano, whose remarkable stage career spanned several decades, was closely associated with Walter Felsenstein’s Komische Oper Berlin and appeared for seven seasons at the Bayreuth Festival. German…
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NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re among the many readers who learned to love “The Odyssey” through Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation, you might be surprised that she’s going to translate it again.“It’s a…
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In what came as a bolt from the blue to many, Powerhouse staff were told on Thursday afternoon that chief executive Lisa Havilah would stand aside while an investigation into governance and procurement practices at the museum is…
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The San Francisco Opera Orchestra is prepared to strike on opening night amid an unresolved contract dispute ahead of the company's 2026-27 season.The musicians announced their intentions just a little more than two weeks ahead of the…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center’s intention to return President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue by early next month,…
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