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NY Times Arts

If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One

The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music.

7 hours ago

NY Times Arts

If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One

NY Times Arts

Tony Dokoupil’s Road Trip on CBS News Hits a Rough Patch

A stretch of big news revealed growing pains for CBS’s new evening anchor and problems with its Bari Weiss-era philosophy.

6 hours ago

NY Times Arts

Tony Dokoupil’s Road Trip on CBS News Hits a Rough Patch

NY Times Arts

Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South in Letters to a Friend

In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.

6 hours ago

NY Times Arts

Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South in Letters to a Friend

NY Times Arts

Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris

In “A Private Life,” the actress takes on her first solo lead role in which she speaks fluent French, but her French connection goes all the way back to childhood.

12 hours ago

NY Times Arts

Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris

NY Times Arts

The Art of a Good Awards-Show Speech

Demi Moore nailed it at last year’s Globes, and so did Teyana Taylor this year. The best acceptances keep in mind four key guidelines.

17 hours ago

NY Times Arts

The Art of a Good Awards-Show Speech

NY Times Arts

The Kid Mero, Now a Morning-Radio Motormouth

The podcast star from the Bronx is taking over the marquee a.m. slot on New York’s storied hip-hop station Hot 97. We rode along on his first day.

1 day ago

NY Times Arts

The Kid Mero, Now a Morning-Radio Motormouth

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LA Times Art

After 18 years and 1 million visitors, beloved L.A. children's exhibit debuts revamped experience

The Skirball Cultural Center has remade its interactive Noah's Ark installation, which leads directly into its refreshed Bloom Garden for a host of kid-friendly fun.

16 hours ago

LA Times Art

After 18 years and 1 million visitors, beloved L.A. children's exhibit debuts revamped experience

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