How tastemakers in three world capitals are driving appreciation for Black creators and collectibles.
Category: Culture (Arts)
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Putting Black Design in a Spotlight
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A Conductor’s Battle With a Classical Music Gender Barrier
The New York Times – Music:Claire Gibault has spent a lifetime fighting sexism and forging a path in a male-dominated profession. Her next targets: pay gaps and age discrimination.
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Why Fashion Can’t Get Enough of the Bloomsbury Group
The New York Times – T Magazine:The circle of artists, writers and intellectuals, which formed in the first half of the 20th century, continues to captivate designers.
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Tom Whitlock, Writer of ‘Top Gun’ Anthem ‘Danger Zone,’ Dies at 68
The New York Times – Music:Mr. Whitlock’s songs, including the chart-topping “Take My Breath Away,” were central to the 1986 movie.
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V&A Museum To Open David Bowie Archive
The New York Times – Music:The London museum will house more than 80,000 items from the star’s music career at a new David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts. It will open in 2025.
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What to See This Spring in NYC: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More
The New York Times – Music:“Life of Pi” and Laura Linney on Broadway, Lise Davidsen at the Met Opera, SZA on tour: Here’s what we’re looking forward to this season.
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Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames
The New York Times – Movies:The Southbank Center, the host of this year’s British Academy Film Awards, has become a focal point of the city’s arts and culture scene.
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This Tool Could Protect Artists From A.I. Image Generators
The New York Times – Business:Artists want to be able to post their work online without the fear “of feeding this monster” that could replace them.
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Gustavo Dudamel: A Maestro at a Crossroads
The New York Times – Music:“I’m not a young conductor anymore,” Dudamel said as he prepares to leave Los Angeles in 2026 to lead the New York Philharmonic.
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Hip-Hop Fashion Pioneers Reminisce About Clothes That Shaped the Genre
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:At an opening for a new exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, attendees embraced a musical fashion history.
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New York Philharmonic Appoints Gustavo Dudamel as Music Director
The New York Times – Music:Dudamel, a charismatic 42-year-old conductor, will take up the Philharmonic’s podium in 2026, in a major coup for the orchestra.
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A Decidedly French “Hamlet” Returns to Paris
The New York Times – Music:Starting in March, Ambroise Thomas’s version of the Shakespearean tragedy will be revived at the Opéra Bastille for the first time since 1938.