Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led arts organizations to reconsider who performs, forcing them to confront questions about free speech and policing political views.
Category: Culture (Arts)
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Cities and States Are Easing Covid Rules. Should the Arts Follow?
Cultural institutions face tough decisions: Is it safe to drop mask and vaccine requirements, and would doing so be more likely to lure audiences back or keep them away?
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Five Fronts in Trump’s Culture War
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has made sweeping efforts to influence the arts and media in America.
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‘Masquerade’ Reimagined ‘Phantom,’ and the Fans Are Flocking
The immersive adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is a hit, with some people coming back a dozen times since it began performances last summer.
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Bahram Beyzaie, Filmmaker Who Led Iran’s New Wave, Dies at 87
Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.
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Deaths in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
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Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words
Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.
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41 Things That Stuck With Us in 2025
Aunt Gladys. Tyler, the Creator. That sex scene in “The Naked Gun.” These are the things Culture staffers couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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From Improv Class to Mayor-Elect: Zohran Mamdani’s Cultural Influences
In an interview, he revealed the Indian ragas, indie movies, comedy shows and museums in the city that stayed with him.
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Bill Ivey, Who Soothed Critics of Federal Arts Agency, Dies at 81
By reducing the National Endowment for the Arts’s focus on avant-garde work, he eased conservative anger and won increased funding.
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With New Condé Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.”