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Mario Vargas Llosa ‘put Peru on the world’s literary map’Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
Richard Blanco turned from civil engineer to poet. Now he builds with words.For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose “One Today” poem was read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration.
Monhegan Island is a portrait of resilience. Artists have captured it for 2 centuries.Maine’s Monhegan Island is a scant square mile in size. But don’t underestimate it. The island has a thing or two to teach the world about mistletoe – and resilience.
Idina Menzel’s new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the treeWhen Idina Menzel is in a musical, she is one of the most talked-about stars onstage. In her latest, “Redwood,” Stella, a massive tree, is vying for top billing.
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Cover Story‘I didn’t know I needed it.’ Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses.This Oscar season, our reporter explores the quirky ecosystem of cinephiles and their efforts to save community movie theaters. Can independent cinema survive Netflix?
Post Office scandal, the musical? In the UK, news and entertainment blur.Recent dramatizations about the British Post Office scandal are making it seem that entertainment is a better way to relay news than reported stories.
Cultures meet and meld deliciously in 3 new cookbooksWith these recipes, home cooks get to taste flavors from many cultures, often in the very same dish.
Five glorious art books bring the gallery to your couchFrom Japanese printmaker Hokusai to women pioneers of the arts and crafts movement, the images in these volumes offer light and joy to art lovers.
Want to hear the latest country music? Try Broadway.“Music City,” which opened off-Broadway this month, is the latest show to embrace the country genre. Can Nashville music make it in New York?
Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism. His ‘Pedro Páramo’ is now on Netflix.Mexican author Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism and influenced a generation of beloved Latin American writers. His novel “Pedro Páramo” just received a twisty adaptation on Netflix.
‘Water connects all of us’: Black artists create a new relationship with the seaThe relationship between Black people and the Atlantic Ocean is often a heavy, tragic one. But artists in “Becoming the Sea” use the exhibit as an opportunity to reclaim and transform the water narrative.
Georgia unveiled a statue of John Lewis. It stands on symbolic ground.A statue of civil rights icon John Lewis now stands in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Georgia, on the site of a former Confederate monument.
He invented a midcentury modern chair that defies space – and timeIndustrial designer and entrepreneur David Rowland spent decades refining what became an icon of midcentury modern: the 40/4 chair.
Meet the coast’s living fossils. Horseshoe crab gets an image boost from artists.The horseshoe crab has been misunderstood by beachgoers for decades. Artists are part of a new preservation effort, helping people to see the prehistoric creature in a new light.
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