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O’Shae Sibley’s ‘Expression Was Turned Into Resistance’
The killing of the dancer and choreographer at a Brooklyn gas station is a stark reminder that some forms of…
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The Wide World of Puppetry Converges on New York
This year’s International Puppet Fringe Festival surveys puppetry traditions from around the globe, and celebrates the legacy of the master…
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Mostly Mozart’s Repertoire Broadens With Its Audience
At recent Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performances, visibly diverse crowds took in programming new to the ensemble.
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What Distinguishes a Neil Breen Film? Neil Breen.
The producer, writer, director and star has made five imaginative, bewildering low-budget paranormal thrillers, spurring both ridicule and awe.
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Lifted by Lea Michele, ‘Funny Girl’ Recoups on Broadway
The show, which opened in the spring of 2022, has had a remarkable box office turnaround after Michele replaced its…
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Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue
Astronomers have found that free-floating planets far outnumber those bound to a host star.
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A Brief and Futile Argument in Defense of the Incandescent Bulb
When Thomas Edison was working on the incandescent lamp in 1879, he purportedly said, “We are striking it big in…
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It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.
This weekend, while I squeeze into a thick winter wet suit for a cold-water surf in foggy San Francisco —…
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Dog Parks Are Great for People. Too Bad They’re Terrible for Dogs.
For urban dog owners with a live-wire canine bouncing off the apartment walls, an enclosed dog park can feel like…
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Henri Konan Bédié, Ivory Coast President Deposed in a Coup, Dies at 89
As a longtime power broker he helped make his West African country an economic dynamo, but in office he fomented…