Art and Culture

When the bombs hit the Mariupol Drama theatre, Vira Lebedynska did not hear a boom or a blast. From the recording studio in the theatre’s basement, where she was sheltering along with a few other theatre employees, the sensation was more…
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The arts are one of Britain’s strongest suits. Music, theatre, museums and art, literature, the screen industry – all are fundamental to the way the country is seen overseas, and of profound importance to citizens’ quality of life. A…
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“Though he lacked formal training in art, he was widely respected for his exacting eye, which he used to identify promising young painters. … (Yet he was) brought low by a long series of tabloid-worthy scandals, including tax…
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Everybody needs an oldies station.  WKBJ was equal parts doo-wop and PG hijinks, faceless friend to commuters from Saugerties to Secaucus. It was the late ’90s, when Neil Diamond and the Beach Boys jostled for room in the…
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“What kinds of intellectual work is considered worthy of our attention? What boxes have women historically been permitted to fill?” – The New York Times Source link
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A bronze sculpture paying homage to a woman of colour; and a hollow, lifesized person on a horse cast in a slime-green resin will be the next two artworks installed on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.The works by Tschabalala Self and…
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Most days, I look at my books and find a whole mess of positive feelings: Memories of the experience I had reading them; snippets of story; fond thoughts about characters I adored; themes or feelings or ideas that I still…
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The Advisory Board for the Arts is looking for a highly motivated Senior Director, Business Development, to join our dynamic team and play a crucial role in growing our network of clients. As Senior Director, Business Development at…
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And it’s appropriately dramatic: “The indictment says Saliterman knew they were stolen, and that he threatened to release a sex tape of a woman and ‘take her down with him’ if she didn’t keep her mouth shut about the…
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