Arts
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Report Says 17 Percent of Gamers Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.
In its first survey of the video game industry, the advocacy group GLAAD determined that few console games include queer…
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‘Now Where Was I?’ Jon Stewart Is Back in His Old ‘Daily Show’ Seat
On Monday night, the longtime host of the Comedy Central news satire kicked off his new tenure in classic form.
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Meet Flagboy Giz, a Rapper Uniting New Orleans Cultural Traditions
The 37-year-old artist is a Black Masking Indian who sews his own colorful suits. His blending those practices with rap…
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How Hurray for the Riff Raff Learned the Power of the Present
Almost a year after the sudden death of Alynda Segarra’s father, the sight of a Bronx-bound subway entrance made the…
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Jean Butler Choreographs the Past and Future of Irish Dance
In “What We Hold” at the Irish Arts Center, the “Riverdance” star turned contemporary choreographer returns to Irish dance with…
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At the Oscar Nominees Luncheon, He Fetched the Attention
At the annual Oscar nominees luncheon, there is always a top dog that even a ballroom full of A-listers will…
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Second City Expands to the First City and Sets Up Shop in Brooklyn
The improv comedy institution is under new ownership after missteps, and now it has a gleaming new home in Williamsburg.
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Twyla Tharp: ‘You Dig Down, You Settle in, You Don’t Stop’
“OK, is everybody’s gum ready?” It’s not a question most choreographers ask their dancers before a run-through of a work,…
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Francesca Sloane, Creator of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ Finds Poetry in Oddity
The showrunner and former “Atlanta” writer, re-teaming with Donald Glover, made the film’s famously flawless heroes fallible.
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Review: In ‘Self Portraits (Deluxe),’ a Provocateur Instigates Reflection
Through self-examinations and social recriminations, Phillip Howze’s new show explores the injustices facing Black men.