41 minutes ago | NY Times

Probably the most prominent drummer of his generation to consistently front his own groups, he was also an insightful educator and mentor.
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Happy Birthday Paul Coker!

2 days ago | Tom Richmond

Apparently if you ever aspired to be one of “The Usual Gang of Idiots” at MAD Magazine, being born in March raised your odds at bit. It seems like a lot of UGOI have birthdays...
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Watch Eddie Murphy's Return to Queens in ‘Coming 2 America'

2 days ago | NY Times | 2 articles

The director Craig Brewer narrates a sequence featuring the star alongside Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Jermaine Fowler.
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10 New Books We Recommend This Week

3 days ago | NY Times

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Illustration Throwback Thursday: SNL!

3 days ago | Tom Richmond

A few days ago the official “Daily Coronacature” subject was SNL alum Leslie Jones, so I posted a caricature of her and Kyle Mooney I had done as part of an illustration of the...
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Benjamin J. Fernandez, Photojournalist and Mentor, Dies at 84

4 days ago | NY Times

He photographed Martin Luther King Jr. and produced classic images of the protest movements of the 1960s.
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Book Review: ‘Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency'

5 days ago | NY Times

In their new book, the journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes recount how Biden's campaign overcame a number of moments when its chances were nearly sunk.
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Scurlock Photographs, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the NMAH Archives Center, Part 2

5 days ago | Smithsonian

By David Haberstich The previous post described Robert Scurlock's unsuccessful attempts to publish or exhibit photographs by his father, Addison N. Scurlock, and the Scurlock...
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Biden Revokes a Trump Order Seeking ‘Classical' Civic Architecture

9 days ago | NY Times

Prominent architects had criticized the order for seeking to impose a national style from above.
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12 New Books We Recommend This Week

10 days ago | NY Times

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Ralph Peterson Jr., Jazz Drummer and Bandleader, Dies at 58

Probably the most prominent drummer of his generation to consistently front his own groups, he was also an insightful educator and mentor. Read more ...

‘Welcome Back!': Movie Theaters Reopen in New York City

For the first time in almost a year, New Yorkers were allowed in front of the big screen again. There were reminders of the pandemic everywhere, but many moviegoers were... Read more ...

Bringing Old Photos to Life

Old photos provide a window to life in the past. A great deal of information is contained in those photos, but a lot of visual data has been lost, too-not just the color, but... Read more ...

Gimme shelter, Joanna Piotrowska

Immersive van Gogh Experiences Bloom Like Sunflowers

Touring shows that transform the walls and floors of a space into a kind of van Gogh dream world are popping up in cities across the United States. Read more ...

KOW House / Edouard Brunet Architecte

Brussels, Belgium Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Johnny Umans Area: 200.0 m2 Read more ...

Cactus, Still Life Painting, Fine Art For Sale, “Don't Stop Reaching” By...

FRESH OFF THE EASEL "Don't Stop Reaching" seems an appropriate title for this painting. I've painted this scene before and I just love the idea that this cactus has survived so... Read more ...

Taylor Swift, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion Will Perform at the Grammys

The awards show next Sunday night will feature a mix of live and taped appearances shot in downtown Los Angeles. Read more ...

Amy Sherald Directs Her Breonna Taylor Painting Toward Justice

After painting a portrait of Taylor, whose killing by police helped galvanize national protests, the artist decided she wanted the work to live on in public. Read more ...

Mazanka Apartment / Makhno Studio

Kyiv, Ukraine Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Serhii Kadulin Area: 98.0 m2 Read more ...