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鈥楾he city becomes a canvas for storytelling.鈥� How Baltimore is honoring Freddie Gray.To honor Freddie Gray, Baltimore artists took to canvas and sculpture this summer to commemorate his life and memory.聽Part of an occasional series.
Why London鈥檚 hot ticket is a sing-along of school assembly hymnsIn the United Kingdom, millennials are bonding over an unusual shared touchpoint: the hymns they sang in their elementary school assemblies.聽
Nobody鈥檚 muse: Revisiting the art of Leonora CarringtonFor her unique vision, artist and writer Leonora Carrington is among a number of creative women being celebrated anew.聽
Mario Vargas Llosa 鈥榩ut Peru on the world鈥檚 literary map鈥�Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
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Richard Blanco turned from civil engineer to poet. Now he builds with words.For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose 鈥淥ne Today鈥� poem was read at Barack Obama鈥檚 second inauguration.
Monhegan Island is a portrait of resilience. Artists have captured it for 2 centuries.Maine鈥檚聽Monhegan Island is a scant square mile in size. But don鈥檛 underestimate it. The island has a thing or two to teach the world about mistletoe 鈥� and resilience.
Idina Menzel鈥檚 new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the treeWhen Idina Menzel is in a musical, she is one of the most talked-about stars onstage. In her latest, 鈥淩edwood,鈥� Stella, a massive tree, is vying for top billing.
鈥業 didn鈥檛 know I needed it.鈥� Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses.This Oscar season, our reporter explores the quirky ecosystem of cinephiles and their efforts to save community movie theaters. Can independent cinema survive Netflix?
Post Office scandal, the musical? In the UK, news and entertainment blur.Recent dramatizations about the British Post Office scandal are making it seem that entertainment is a better way to relay news than reported stories.
Cultures meet and meld deliciously in 3 new cookbooksWith these recipes, home cooks get to taste flavors from many cultures, often in the very same dish.聽聽
Five glorious art books bring the gallery to your couchFrom Japanese printmaker Hokusai to women pioneers of the arts and crafts movement, the images in these volumes offer light and joy to art lovers.
Want to hear the latest country music? Try Broadway.鈥淢usic City,鈥� which opened off-Broadway this month, is the latest show to embrace the country genre. Can Nashville music make it in New York?
Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism. His 鈥楶edro P谩ramo鈥� is now on Netflix.Mexican author Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism and influenced a generation of beloved Latin American writers. His novel 鈥淧edro P谩ramo鈥� just received a twisty adaptation on Netflix.
鈥榃ater connects all of us鈥�: Black artists create a new relationship with the seaThe relationship between Black people and the Atlantic Ocean is often a heavy, tragic one. But artists in 鈥淏ecoming the Sea鈥� use the exhibit as an opportunity to reclaim and transform the water narrative.聽
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