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The third album to feature Valentina Magaletti in as many weeks finds the tireless rhythmic innovator teaming up with sculptor and gong-maker João Pais Filipe plus producer Leon Marks for an album of clattering polyrhythms and subtle synth washes Prolific musical collaborator and tireless rhythm generator Valentina Magaletti rarely seems to rest. But, even for her, this has been a particularly busy month. No doubt as much due to the logistical necessities of release schedules as the movement of

Acclaimed writer Yiyun Li returns to the show to talk about her new novel, Music Against the Night, with co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. Li explains how she first became interested in fictionalizing the lives of married musicians John Field and Adelaide Percheron and reflects on the limits, challenges, and opportunities of conducting historical research for fiction. She discusses the role grandparents play in her characters’ lives and how older mentors can shape an artist’s per

In total, Christie’s two evening sales achieved a sell-through rate of 91% by lot and 96% by value. The results marked a 103% increase from the equivalent sales last year, continuing the momentum of the auction house’s London sales in March.“This has been an extraordinary year for London,” said Bonnie Brennan, CEO of Christie’s. “Across the market, we have seen some of the strongest sales the city has witnessed in years, demonstrating London’s enduring importance as a global center for art and c

Hieronymus Bosch’s bizarre paintings might have looked perfectly ordinary to his contemporaries, argues Stanley Meisler in “The World of Bosch.” Modern viewers may find this very hard to believe. We approach Bosch through layers of Freudian interpretation and Surrealist appreciation. We cannot help “regarding the scores of bizarre monsters”—allegories for sins and punishments far more legible in 15th-century Netherlands—“as a kind of dark and cruel comic relief.” While Bosch might have intended

Ween are about to release a 15-hour-long 14xCD boxset of live albums, so we thought, 'Who shall we make listen to the whole damn thing in one sitting?' Words & Pics: JR Moores As a wise person once put it, each person delights in the work that suits them best. Some are proficient plasterers, while others practise law. There are sculptors, plumbers, barbers, nurses, mechanics, teachers, chefs and astronauts, all thriving in their vocations. The butcher. The baker. The blockbuster-maker, whose fil

“Let me not seem to have lived in vain,” the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe whispered on his deathbed, not realizing that the astronomical tables he was leaving behind would become the portal through which Kepler arrives at the laws of planetary motion; not realizing that the measure of an unwasted life is not what outlives it but how it was lived — how much integrity and authenticity and creative vitality filled these numbered days, these unrepeatable hours. Most of us will no

Big Flowers x Shemar I Love Nature! The rapper-producer duo’s abrasive new record serves as a necessary soundtrack for end times i love nature! by Big Flowers x shemar On their new collaborative album, Buffalo-based rapper Big Flowers and NYC producer Shemar offer an unflinching and unfiltered gaze into the chaos of modern life. Equal parts eulogy and battle cry, the record holds a mirror up to a planet heading towards a point of no return. While his previous collaborative record Save The Bees a

The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society by James Marriott; Doubleday, 208 pp., $28 As reading habits wane, we devotees of books rally to one another like the exiles on the train tracks in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Those noble book memorizers defied their dystopian darkness. “They weren’t at all certain that the things they carried in their heads might make every future dawn glow with a purer light,” Bradbury writes. Yet this “odd minority crying in

Lee has a sour family reunion and a deadly night out.

R&B legend Stephanie Mills addressed unresolved friction with Lady Gaga, explaining why she felt disrespected during a private surprise performance. 'I hope you remember what you did.'

A state legislative hearing Wednesday revealed that L.A.'s plans for its Cultural Olympiad are woefully behind schedule as the LA28 Summer Games approach.

Ethan Hawke is back as a crusading truthstorian with more beatings to receive and a new mystery to solve.

The playwright tries to strike a middle path in this comedy about QAnon far-right conspiracy theories, which stars the reliably zany Crystal Finn.

Billy Crystal opens up about the loss of his Pacific Palisades home and longtime friend Rob Reiner, ahead of the debut of his one-man Broadway show "860."

Alan Mandell, an acclaimed classical actor and one of the foremost interpreters of playwright Samuel Beckett's work, has died.

The Dominican American artist Eilen Itzel do Espírito Santo, who has a presentation at Frieze London, wants her works to “engulf” viewers.

District Vision makes running gear for people who like to run. The Los Angeles label has built its reputation on technical eyewear, thoughtful performance apparel, and the design ethos built around Stava as a lifestyle, not a choice. But there’s another side to District Vision that deserves just as much attention; the brand’s ability to make, like, really good sportswear even for people who aren’t necessarily going on a multi-mile run.The brand’s latest arrivals make that point particularly well

If you’ve been keeping up with Gunna, you know he’s been in the gym. Currently headlining a “health is wealth” tour, the rapper is doubling as a runner and was recently named the new Creative Director of Under Armour. Nary a day goes by without him posting a gym mirror selfie or aesthetic proof of clean-eating. Still, that’s not to say that Gunna has been neglecting his craft. When he’s not wrapped up in Wunna Run Club — which has now hosted group 5K runs across three different continents — the

'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'Woodstock' and 'Both Sides, Now' singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is from Canada but has long resided in the U.S. She shared video of her naturalization ceremony on social media.

The 27-year-old country singer brought her smash 'Choosin' Texas' to the Greek on Tuesday night in the first of two sold-out shows.