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Visitors at the Summer Exhibition 2024 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which runs from June 18 to Aug. 18, 2024.Royal...

An All ‘Independence’ Playlist for the Fourth of July

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube5. Martina McBride: “Independence Day”Like Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” Martina McBride’s 1993 song has often...

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later

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At 100, the Intergalactic Jazz Hero Marshall Allen Is Still on a Mission

In late June, the Sun Ra Arkestra was onstage at Roulette in Brooklyn, swinging its way through “Queer Notions,” a jaunty big-band tune...

4 Objects That Explain the History of Carnegie Hall

Ella Fitzgerald’s glasses. Benny Goodman’s clarinet. A ticket from opening night in 1891. These items have long been a part of Carnegie Hall’s...

The Nearly Lost Work of a ‘Born Opera Composer’ Returns

Historians try to be precise, so it is awkward to admit that I can’t recall exactly when I first noticed the existence of...

Manhattan is now a ‘buyer’s market’ as real estate prices fall and inventory rises

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Enough is enough: Japanese airlines clamp down on abusive travelers

Japan's two largest commercial airlines are toughening their stances against travelers who verbally or physically abuse airline staff.Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways...

Young Thug’s Gang Trial Is Paused Because of Judge’s Secret Meeting

After more than 10 months of jury selection and 100 days of trial across another half a year, the sprawling and much-delayed gang...

Omar Apollo’s Exquisite Heartache

One model for “God Said No” is probably Frank Ocean’s 2016 “Blonde,” another heartbreak album awash in vulnerability; Apollo’s reedy tenor often resembles...