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Sheida Soleimani’s Art Is for the Birds
Sheida Soleimani speaks the language of birds, deftly contorting her lips and breath to recite lilting sounds with distinct avian…
Lamont Dozier, Writer of Numerous Motown Hits, Dies at 81
Lamont Dozier, the prolific songwriter and producer who was crucial to the success of Motown Records as one-third of the…
The Princess and the Poconos
A hundred-mile drive from New York City, on the fringe of the Pocono Mountains, Tamiment was for much of the last midcentury a…
More Than a Muse
KIKI MAN RAY: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s ParisBy Mark BraudeWe open just as Kiki de Montparnasse begins to sing. It’s a scene…
Crazy Eddie’s Life Was Insane!
RETAIL GANGSTER: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy EddieBy Gary Weiss336 pp. Hachette Books. $29.The most famous TV ad in the…
The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure
“I didn’t want to be defined by my illness, and I didn’t want to be seen as weak, but having Type 1 does make you different and…
Stephen Colbert Taunts Trump for Bad Bathroom Behavior
“Not the first time the former president tried to flush something embarrassing. One time, staffers went in there and found Eric,”…
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 12 Recap: Hit the Road
Season 6, Episode 12: ‘Waterworks’After years of blending in and keeping low in Omaha, Gene Takavic, a.k.a. Saul Goodman, is about…
Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic
BAYREUTH, Germany — About 150 years ago, in a megalomaniac’s coup, Richard Wagner built a theater on a hilltop here in northern…
Bert Fields, Lawyer to the Hollywood Elite, Dies at 93
Bert Fields, the colorful and canny dean of Hollywood lawyers whose services were called on by superstars and studios alike…