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Museums RSS FeedsConductor Ozawa Makes His Way Back - In an interview at his festival in Japan, the conductor Seiji Ozawa spoke about his health and plans for the future. ...Feed Source: feeds.nytimes.com The Guardians of America?s Front Lawn - The National Capital Planning Commission reviews all plans concerning the National Mall in Washington, where everyone wants their memorial to be.
... A Writer?s Long Journey to Trace the Great Migration - ?The Warmth of Other Suns,? Isabel Wilkerson?s book about the Great Migration of blacks in America, took 15 years and much hands-on research to finish.
... Books of The Times: At This School, Misfits Make Up the Student Body - ?Skippy Dies? by Paul Murray has a lot on its mind: M-theory, lost youth, Irish history and parallel dimensions, not to mention sex, drugs and schoolboy humor.
... Soap Suds by Day, Political Drama by Night - The actress Florencia Lozano of ?One Life to Live? has written ?underneathmybed? ? an Off Broadway play about Argentina?s ?disappeared? ? that is anything but soapy.
... Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Heading to Cuba - The trip will precede one by American Ballet Theater.
... For Snooki, a Day at the Beach Becomes 2 Days of Community Service (and a Fine) - Nicole Polizzi, better known as Snooki from MTV's "Jersey Shore," was given a fine and sentenced to community service for disturbing beachgoers in an incident in July.
... 'Mrs. Robinson, You're Trying to Print a Document': Google as Muse - The search giant's text-predicting technology is tested out on a Bob Dylan song and some well-known movie lines.
... Books of The Times: He Was So Much Older Then - Sean Wilentz?s ?Bob Dylan in America? reflects a vast knowledge of musicology and Dylan minutiae while touchingly conveying its author?s nearly lifelong reverence for his subject.
... Reopening History of Storied Norse Chessmen - Two Icelanders have challenged traditional scholarly thinking about the 800-year-old Norse Lewis Chessmen, suggesting they were made not in Norway, but in Iceland.
... Critic?s Notebook: Ah, Hamlet, I Thought I Knew You Well - Hedda and Hamlet, Nora and Blanche. Once in a while, an actor will shake your preconceptions of these classic characters.
... Clive Donner, 1960s-Era Film Director, Dies at 84 - Mr. Donner was part of the British New Wave filmmakers with ?The Caretaker? and ?What?s New Pussycat??
... Glenn Shadix, Actor in ?Beetlejuice,? Dies at 58 - Mr. Shadix appeared in more than 30 films, most memorably as an uppity interior designer in ?Beetlejuice.?
... Movie Review | 'Honeymoons': Stumbling Over Roadblocks to Love and Hope - The first Albanian-Serbian co-production, the film ?Honeymoons? (unsurprisingly about ethnic biases and tensions) has the courage to end in a kind of limbo.
... Currents | Q&A: The Father of Modern Architectural Minimalism - Questions for the British architect John Pawson, who has a new monograph out next month.
... Elizabeth Jenkins, Woman of Letters, Dies at 104 - In novels and biographies, Ms. Jenkins looked at lives with a psychological dimension.
... State of the Art: In Season 9, iPods Still Get High Ratings - The 2010 iPod crop includes modest improvements, a risky new design and a home run in the new iPod Touch.
... When the Familiar Becomes Special - Readers recall ?revelatory? performances that changed the way they thought about familiar characters.
... Music Review: For This Musical Couple, It?s Simply a Matter of Chemistry - Barbara Cook and Michael Feinstein sing a program of standards at Feinstein?s at Loews Regency.
... Bridge: Long Suits and a Rare Result - From the European Team Championships, the ultimate proof that trumps are all-powerful.
... The Week Ahead: Sept. 5 ? Sept. 11 - A listing of cultural events this week.
... Venice Rolls Out Some Big Guns - The 67th Venice film festival continued to unveil a good international spread of movies, but a couple on which high expectations were riding failed to deliver.
... On the London Stage: A Welcome American Invasion of the British Stage - American plays and musicals have been in starring roles this season in London.
... Special Report: Art in Perspective: Linking the Past and the Present Through Art - To celebrate the reopening of the Israel Museum?s main galleries, three guest curators were given free rein.
... Review: A Rich Field of In-Competition Films at Venice - The Venice film festival has a strong lineup of watchable and thought-provoking films from France, Italy, Russia and the United States, with the promise of more to come.
... Special Report: Art in Perspective: A French Art Dealer's Risk Is Paying Off - The contemporary art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin has built a world-scale business on a talent scout's eye for early promise and on a willingness to take risks.
... Special Report: Art in Perspective: India's Online Auction Pioneers - In the world of art auctions, a start-up in India has changed the rules of the game.
... Britney Spears Denies Sexual Harassment Lawsuit - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday denied accusations by a former bodyguard that she caused him emotional distress by repeatedly parading herself around in the nude and having sex in front of him.
... Living Blues Magazine Has 4 Decades Worth of Blues - OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- As the Vietnam War raged and rock 'n roll reeled from the breakup of the Beatles, a ragtag group of enthusiasts put out the first edition of what they hoped would become a showcase magazine for the blues music they loved.
... Britney Spears Denies Bodyguard Harassment Claims - LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Britney Spears denied a bodyguard's accusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children, saying Thursday in a statement on her website that authorities looked into his claims but found no reason to act.
... Italian Films Get Mixed Reaction At Venice Festival - VENICE (Reuters) - The four Italian films in competition at this year's Venice film festival have failed to generate much buzz, with none seen as a serious contender for the top Golden Lion prize that will be awarded on Saturday.
... Ben Affleck Back In Boston With Undercooked Drama - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You can take the boy out of Boston, but Ben Affleck isn't done with his hometown.
... Sotheby's to Sell Rare Audubon 'Birds of America' - LONDON (AP) -- A rare copy of John James Audubon's ''Birds of America,'' billed as the world's most expensive book, is up for sale alongside a first edition of Shakespeare's plays at an auction to set book lovers' pulses racing, Sotheby's said Thursday.
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