Arts
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How a 14-Year-Old Came to Animate a Scene in ‘Across the Spider-Verse’
Preston Mutanga created a shot-for-shot version of the trailer with animated Lego characters. Then the producers asked him to work…
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The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon
The artist wanted to photograph orchids but ended up making “Broken Spectre,” a film about the destruction of the rainforest…
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Aja Monet, a Musical Poet of Love
On her debut album, “When the Poems Do What They Do,” the writer and community organizer offers up a fluid…
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As the Tonys Head Uptown, Step Inside the United Palace ‘Dream World’
The ceremony honoring Broadway’s top shows and performers will take place at the majestic former “Wonder Theater” in Washington Heights.
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It’s the Perelman Performing Arts Center, But Bloomberg Gave More
It looked like it was never going to happen. Year after year, plans to build a cultural institution on the…
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‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ Is a TV Rarity With Familiar Drama
Netflix’s latest dating reality show hit, which wrapped up on Wednesday, broke ground by focusing exclusively on queer and nonbinary…
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Cisco Swank ‘Is Black Music. All of It.’
The 23-year-old pianist, drummer and rapper puts a pandemic-era spin on jazz-rap on his debut, “More Better,” and he always…
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A Multi-Season Celebration of the Martha Graham Company at 100
Starting in fall, the company will present a three-year celebration featuring Graham classics and a new work by Jamar Roberts.
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John Mellencamp Just Might Punch You
The irascible rocker, now 71, reflects on how America plays into his music, his relationship to his biggest hits and…
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Hardcore Punk Is Looking (and Sounding) Different Now
People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore’s longstanding image of white, male aggression — and producing some…
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