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George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76 | Music
George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76.A statement from his family said his death was “unexpected” but did not give a cause. The…
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Bronzeville cultural zone to feature museums, arts
A network of eight community leaders says it has raised $75 million to help build or redevelop nine Bronzeville cultural…
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Robert Rauschenberg’s New York Loft/Studio Is For Sale. Should It Be Saved?
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation clearly doesn’t think so: not only has it listed the Soho building he bought in 1966, it has already sold the house on Florida’s Captiva Island where he spent his final decades. (A resort developer…
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Referrals From Google To Media Websites Have Plummeted, But Overall Page Views Have Held Fairly…
“Direct traffic is taking a larger share, internal recirculation is up and private sharing through texts, DMs and apps like WhatsApp has surged. Meanwhile, publishers’ most loyal readers are generating more pageviews than they did two…
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Alabama Governor Dismisses Five Members Of The State’s Public TV Board
The move to dismiss the members came days after a survey conducted by the board showed support for Alabama Public Television continuing its relationship with the Public Broadcasting Service. Last October, two conservative members of the…
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A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all…
It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at various times to be a book in a lost…
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The life-saving scientific knowledge hiding in plain sight
When reading the news, you may occasionally be bemused by the flip-flopping science and health stories: one week you’re told coffee is good for you, the next week that it’s bad. Red wine extends your life, then it doesn’t. Over time, new…
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Analysis: Can an orchestra die? San Antonio will find out.
Former San Antonio Philharmonic musical director Jeffrey Kahane heads the Harmonium of Texas. Credit: Facebook / Harmonium of Texas
When Harmonium of Texas gives its first orchestral concert Friday evening, its musicians will…
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The Midnight Express: NBA Finalist for Nonfiction | Straight Up
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Why David Hallberg Is Nervous About Bringing The Australian Ballet To New York
“This is absolutely the city — audiences, presenters, critics — that knows me best” he said. “And there is no denying that eyes will be on how I have guided and how I am presenting the company that I have directed for six years.”…
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