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• JD Souther, Who Wrote Hits for the Eagles, Dies at 78

  19-09-2024 00:03 via nytimes.com
  
  A central figure in the Southern California rock scene of the 1970s, he later had a regular role on the TV show “Nashville.”
  
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• The Most Anticipated New Movie Releases in Winter 2024

  09-11-2024 11:05 via nytimes.com
  
  From life stories (“A Complete Unknown,” “The Fire Inside”) to animated tales (“Moana 2,” “Mufasa”), these are the films we can’t wait to see this season.
  
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• Dwight Yoakam, Country Rebel, Has a New Attitude

  09-11-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  At 68, the Nashville outsider is releasing his first album of original material in nearly a decade, inspired by a joyous shift in his personal life.
  
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• An Earthling Tunes In to a Hidden Universal Message

  09-11-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Wonderful ideas are available to all of us, says the singer-songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a terrestrial fellow traveler.
  
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• With Brush and Ink, Tong Yang-Tze Brings a Message of Freedom to the Met

  09-11-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Tong Yang-Tze is reviving an ancient but disappearing practice and making it contemporary — writ large.
  
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• Jarl Mohn’s Big Impact on L.A. Art World

  09-11-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  With recent major gifts to several cultural institutions, Jarl Mohn is emerging as an important West Coast philanthropist.
  
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• In ‘Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,’ Alina Troyano Explores How Art Can Live Inside Others

  09-11-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,” Alina Troyano and her former student Branden Jacobs-Jenkins explore the ways art made by one person can live inside others.
  
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• The Lei Makers Reimagining an Ancient Tradition

  09-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A new generation of floral designers are incorporating fresh styles into their creations.
  
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• Kaley Cuoco Drifts Off to Episodes of ‘Dateline’

  09-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress returns for Season 2 of the dark comedy “Based on a True Story” as the true-crime aficionado Ava.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music,’ by Rob Sheffield

  09-11-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Heartbreak Is the National Anthem,” Rob Sheffield chronicles how Taylor Swift has made fans, foes and even journalists part of her story.
  
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• Dorothy Allison, Author of ‘Bastard Out of Carolina,’ Dies at 75

  09-11-2024 03:22 via nytimes.com
  
  She wrote lovingly and often hilariously about her harrowing childhood in a working-class Southern family, as well as about the violence and incest she suffered.
  
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• $7 Million Deal Is Reached for Upper West Side Movie Theater, Nonprofit Says

  09-11-2024 00:13 via nytimes.com
  
  A nonprofit group says it has reached an agreement to buy the shuttered Metro Theater from its owners, but the deal is contingent on raising the money by the end of the year.
  
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• St. Thomas Church Will Outsource Choir School in Bid to Save It

  09-11-2024 00:07 via nytimes.com
  
  The Manhattan church said it would turn over administration of its boarding school for choristers, one of only a few of its kind remaining, because of financial woes.
  
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• $7 Million Deal Is Reached for Upper West Side Movie Theater

  08-11-2024 23:55 via nytimes.com
  
  A nonprofit group’s agreement with the owners of the shuttered Metro Theater is contingent on its raising the money by the end of the year.
  
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• Shaboozey Toasts to His 6 Grammy Nominations

  08-11-2024 23:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The country singer’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has been omnipresent; now it’s up for song of the year in February.
  
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• André 3000 on 3 Grammy Nods for ‘New Blue Sun’: ‘Super Duper Cool’

  08-11-2024 22:43 via nytimes.com
  
  He was half of Outkast, the last rap act to win album of the year — 20 years ago. His latest nominations are for “New Blue Sun,” an expression of ultimate freedom.
  
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• Did Beyoncé’s Grammy Nominations Really Break Michael Jackson’s Record?

  08-11-2024 21:42 via nytimes.com
  
  Not exactly. But in Grammyland, nothing is simple.
  
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• Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Charli XCX, André 3000, the Beatles and More

  08-11-2024 21:40 via nytimes.com
  
  A look at the nominations’ unexpected and intriguing story lines, including the role of an absent Drake, the validation of André 3000’s flute music and overlooked gems.
  
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• Yemen Signs International Treaty Denouncing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Artifacts

  08-11-2024 21:31 via artnews.com
  
  Yemen recently agreed to an international treaty on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects. The treaty is aimed at remedying one of the main weaknesses of the 1970 UNESCO Convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artifacts.On October 7, the Republic of Yemen acceded to the UNIDROIT Convention, along with the compulsory declarations. The UNIDROIT Convention seeks to fight the illegal sale and purchase of cultural property by encouraging buyers to do their due diligence during the
  
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• Did Beyoncé’s Grammy Nods Really Top Michael Jackson’s for ‘Thriller’?

  08-11-2024 21:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Not exactly. But in Grammyland, nothing is simple.
  
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• ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Up for Auction for $800,000 Decades After Being Stolen

  08-11-2024 20:16 via artnews.com
  
  Judy Garland’s iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are being auctioned by Heritage Auctions for over $800,000, years after they were infamously stolen by a mobster from a museum. The slippers were recovered by the FBI thirteen years after they went missing. The auction runs through Dec. 7, with the current bid set at $812,000 and the next minimum amount set to $825,000.  The slippers were taken by ex-mobster Terry Jon Martin from the Judy Garland Museum in 20
  
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• Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Charli XCX, Beyoncé, the Beatles and More

  08-11-2024 20:01 via nytimes.com
  
  A look at the nominations’ unexpected and intriguing story lines, including the role of an absent Drake, the validation of André 3000’s flute music and overlooked gems.
  
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• 7 Deep Cuts From the 2025 Grammy Nominations

  08-11-2024 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Big names dominate the biggest categories, but lovely discoveries await on the ballot too. Hear tracks from Arooj Aftab, Sierra Ferrell, Tems, Idles and more.
  
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• Guggenheim Foundation Rebrands With Arabic Typeface as It Prepares to Open Abu Dhabi Branch

  08-11-2024 19:55 via artnews.com
  
  On Thursday, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unveiled the new “visual identity” for its growing network of museums, a custom-designed, open-source typeface including both Latin and Arabic characters.The new Sans font is now protocol for the branding of the foundation’s museums in New York, Venice, Bilboa, and the forthcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.“Created in collaboration with the renowned design firm Pentagram, the visual identity reinforces the Guggenheim’s po
  
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• Guggenheim Foundation Rebrands and Adopts New Latin and Arabic Typeface as It Prepares to Open Museum in UAE

  08-11-2024 19:55 via artnews.com
  
  On Thursday, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unveiled the new “visual identity” for its growing network of museums, a custom-designed, open-source typeface including both Latin and Arabic characters.The new Sans font is now protocol for the branding of the foundation’s museums in New York, Venice, Bilboa, and the forthcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.“Created in collaboration with the renowned design firm Pentagram, the visual identity reinforces the Guggenheim’s po
  
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• Linda LaFlamme Dies at 85; Her ‘White Bird’ Reflected a Hippie Fantasy

  08-11-2024 19:54 via nytimes.com
  
  With her husband, David LaFlamme, she founded the rock band It’s a Beautiful Day and wrote a soaring paean to a generation’s dreams of escape.
  
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• A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million

  08-11-2024 19:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The portrait depicts the British mathematician Alan Turing as the god of artificial intelligence. Its creator is a robot named Ai-Da that resembles a woman with a bob haircut.
  
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• Mucha Museum to Relocate to Renovated Palace in Prague

  08-11-2024 19:06 via artnews.com
  
  The Mucha Museum, a new institution centered on Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a key figure behind the Art Nouveau movement, will open a new space in Prague near the city’s historic Old Town Square after ending a long-term agreement with its former operator.Located within the restored Baroque Savarin palace on Na Prikope street in central Prague and recently renovated by the Prague-based real estate developer Crestyl, the space will house Mucha’s works, including lithographs and poster
  
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• Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love?

  08-11-2024 19:05 via nytimes.com
  
  “Maybe Happy Ending” had an initial Korean-language production in Seoul in 2016. Here are five things to know about the show.
  
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• Vanessa Bell, of the Bloomsbury Group, Gets a Show of Her Own

  08-11-2024 18:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Vanessa Bell is often best remembered for the creative milieu she cultivated, but a new exhibition of her work makes a case for her as a trailblazing artist.
  
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