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The Met Museum Hires Its First Head of Provenance Research
26 March 2024
The Met Museum Hires Its First Head of Provenance Research
Lucian Simmons is leaving Sotheby’s to lead the museum’s increased efforts to review its collection, which has recently returned looted…
The White House Has That Sinking Feeling (Thanks to an Artist)
26 March 2024
The White House Has That Sinking Feeling (Thanks to an Artist)
Kiyan Williams, for their Whitney Biennial commission, recreated the column-lined facade from soil. Viewers can watch as it crumbles, sprouts…
Tom Hanks Reviews a Tale Told by a Typewriter
26 March 2024
Tom Hanks Reviews a Tale Told by a Typewriter
A boy’s mother is missing. Her Olivetti was the last one to see her before she disappeared.
She Started With a 39-Cent Camera. She Ended Up in Magazines.
26 March 2024
She Started With a 39-Cent Camera. She Ended Up in Magazines.
A posthumous release from the famed photographer Ruth Orkin casts a female gaze on subjects both ordinary and iconic.
Lorrie Moore Is Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
26 March 2024
Lorrie Moore Is Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
The awards included a lifetime achievement honor given to Judy Blume.
Joan Jonas on Her Island of Wonder
26 March 2024
Joan Jonas on Her Island of Wonder
The view never ends from the weathered porch of Joan Jonas’s summer home on a hill in Cape Breton Island,…
Flau’Jae Johnson Won a Basketball Title, Then Teamed Up With Lil Wayne
26 March 2024
Flau’Jae Johnson Won a Basketball Title, Then Teamed Up With Lil Wayne
The sophomore guard is prepping collaborations with hip-hop heavyweights like Lil Wayne and NLE Choppa as she helps L.S.U. defend…
The Slave Ship Musical You Never Knew Existed
26 March 2024
The Slave Ship Musical You Never Knew Existed
“West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” a 1979 African movie musical, has quietly built a devoted fan base. Now,…
Black Pop Artists Have Long Gone Country. Here’s a Brief History.
26 March 2024
Black Pop Artists Have Long Gone Country. Here’s a Brief History.
When Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” arrives next week, it’ll join a lineage of albums by stars including Ray Charles, the Pointer…
‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’ Review: A Wild Romanian Trip
26 March 2024
‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’ Review: A Wild Romanian Trip
In Radu Jude’s shambling, acidly funny movie set in Bucharest, a foul-mouthed gofer named Angela tours the troubled heart and…