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7 Days in the Cultural Life of an Artistic Director

Violaine Huisman, who leads programming for the Crossing the Line festival, takes in dance on Little Island, a world premiere at Asia Society and “invigorating” translation projects.

By Annie Armstrong

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Charles R. Cross, Biographer of Cobain and Hendrix, Dies at 67

He tracked the rise of grunge as the editor of the Seattle music magazine The Rocket. He also wrote acclaimed books about two of the city’s most celebrated rock luminaries.

By Alex Williams

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Profile: Virginia Nicholson

In “All the Rage,” the social historian Virginia Nicholson discusses the changing standards that bedeviled and enthralled a century of women.

By Sadie Stein

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Book Review: ‘The Instrumentalist,’ by Harriet Constable

In her debut novel, “ The Instrumentalist,” Harriet Constable paints a vivid and nuanced portrait of the groundbreaking 18th-century violinist and conductor Anna Maria della Pietà.

By Valeriya Safronova