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Old Italian Artwork Made Young (07 January 05:06) |
| Two Renaissance works of art are back on display in Florence after restoration. |
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Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Jazz (07 January 05:04) |
| An unprecedented jazz program made possible by the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund helps musicians unable to pay for health care. |
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When Civilization Went Global (06 January 05:44) |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Beyond Babylon" explores art, trade and diplomacy in Mesopotamia during the second century B.C. |
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Greene & Greene: In a Gallery and On Site (06 January 05:44) |
| A San Marino, Calif., exhibit features the furniture and other fixtures found in homes designed by America's best-known participants in the Arts and Crafts movement. |
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As a Music Contractor, His Job Is the Pits (06 January 05:35) |
| When a Broadway show needs musicians, it turns to John Miller, who rarely fails to deliver. |
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TV and Web Marry After Long Courtship (05 January 09:14) |
| The goal of marrying television and the Internet seems finally to be picking up steam, as tech companies plan to unveil a series of initiatives. |
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What Artists Do for Love (03 January 09:30) |
| Terry Teachout discusses amateurs in the artistic world, from Winston Churchill to Gilbert Kaplan. |
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'Taps' for Freddie Hubbard (03 January 06:51) |
| In the 70 years that he was with us, Freddie Hubbard, was known primarily for one thing: playing the trumpet harder, faster and with more pure chops than virtually anyone else who ever picke... |
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Rembrandt's Rich Banquet (03 January 06:51) |
| 'Balthazar's Feast' seems to parallel the artist's fondness for extravagance. |
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What They Do for Love (03 January 06:07) |
| Terry Teachout discusses amateurs in the artistic world, from Winston Churchill to Gilbert Kaplan. |
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Bounty of Trash for Enterprising Artists (02 January 08:43) |
| Falling prices for recyclables has resulted in a glut of garbage. And that's good news for the artists who transform cast-offs into commodities. |
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Battles and Beatles (02 January 06:51) |
| Publishers plan to release videogames across a broad range of genres in hopes that cash-strapped consumers will stay home and play games this year. |
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Mapping Out a Novel (02 January 06:50) |
| Author Colson Whitehead offers a visual tour of his new book, "Sag Harbor." |
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What's Next (02 January 06:36) |
| A guide to the most anticipated books, movies, TV shows, music releases, videogames, sports stories and art exhibits of the year ahead. |
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Will Big Names Lure Readers? (02 January 06:25) |
| Publishers hope John Grisham and other bestselling authors will pump up sales. |
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Musical Gifts, Better Late Than Never (02 January 06:25) |
| The recording industry rolls out long-awaited albums to battle its sales slump. |
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Boldly Revisiting Roles (02 January 06:25) |
| The stars of the new 'Star Trek' movie on reviving a much-loved franchise. |
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Datebook | January-December 2009 (02 January 06:25) |
| Sundance Film Festival … Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival … Comic-Con … Art Basel Miami Beach … and more. |
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Harry Potter, Wolverine Return (02 January 06:25) |
| Hollywood found some of 2009's most anticipated films in an unexpected place: 2008. A guide to some of the biggest movies. |
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Defining Year Ahead for Sports (02 January 06:14) |
| Next year promises fewer scandals and more singular performances, but will the economy play spoiler? |
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The Think-Positive Gambit (02 January 04:31) |
| This year, expect an array of TV options all designed to make viewers forget about the real world and disappear into a good show. |
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The Art World's Global View (02 January 04:31) |
| This year, collectors and curators are planning visits to events world-wide, from Italy's oldest biennial to South Africa's new art fair. |
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New Strategies for an Uncertain Art-Market Climate (02 January 03:53) |
| The collecting market is far from out, but it's important to make a distinction between the contemporary art market -- which was so recently booming -- and more traditional collecting areas. |
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Artists in an L.A. State of Mind (02 January 02:55) |
| With a series of three remarkable exhibitions, called "Time and Place," Stockholm's Moderna Museet has sought out hidden art capitals. |
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The Creative Harpsichordist (31 December 06:07) |
| Gramophone Award-winning harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï just released a CD which conveys a genuine excitement about baroque dances and mythology. |
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Double Portrait in War and Peace (31 December 05:27) |
| An exhibit at the New-York Historical Society offers a new and better understanding of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. |
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The Art of William Eggleston (31 December 05:19) |
| A retrospective at the Whitney Museum shows off the rare and willful passivity that has always been one of the secrets of photographer William Eggleston's greatness and strength. |
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A Composer Who Knows the Score (30 December 08:56) |
| A.R. Rahman, Bollywood's best-known composer, discusses his work on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack. |
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Musician Finds a Following Online (30 December 09:44) |
| A heartbroken musician became an instant rock star after word-of-mouth praise on the Web attracted fans -- and a record deal. |
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Before Stalin Lowered the Curtain (30 December 06:42) |
| Artist Marc Chagall, who headlines an exhibit at the Jewish Museum, is only one part of a story that enfolds in the 200-plus pieces related to the Russian-Jewish theater. |
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Another Who's Been Unjustly Forgotten (30 December 06:33) |
| Histories of American popular music have given Ralph Rainger short shrift. But the man behind some of our most enduring songs deserves better. |
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One Movie Composer Who Knows the Score (30 December 05:53) |
| A.R. Rahman, Bollywood's best-known composer, discusses his work on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack. |
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Miró's Decade of Exploration (29 December 10:52) |
| "Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting" at MoMA is a fascinating exhibition that fills in gaps in our understanding of a complex artist. |
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Why Does Hollywood Hate the Suburbs? (29 December 10:26) |
| America has a long artistic tradition of claiming spiritual death by station wagon. Lee Siegel offers a defense of suburbia and the suburban. |
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Judge Sides With Fox in 'Watchmen' Dispute (29 December 08:42) |
| A federal judge indicated that he will grant 20th Century Fox's claim of copyright ownership in the coming Warner Bros. movie "Watchmen." |
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Hollywood Cheers Strong Sales (29 December 08:41) |
| Strong holiday box-office results bucked the recession, giving a solid boost to two studios with a lot riding on expensive new films. |
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2009 Resolutions (27 December 08:43) |
| Mitt Romney wants to stop sleeping in his suit. Martha Stewart will try to save publishing. More resolutions from men and women who exist here to help us better know ourselves. |
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The Best Musicians Span Generations (27 December 04:45) |
| Larry Blumenfeld's gives us his choices for the best jazz albums of the year. |
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Country CDs With Legs (27 December 04:45) |
| A short list of new country releases and historic issues and reissues that seem most likely to last. |
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A Century of 'Thursday's (27 December 04:45) |
| G.K. Chesterton's phantasmagorical spy thriller, "The Man Who Was Thursday," celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. |
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The Year's Art: Mesmerizing Museums (26 December 05:29) |
| A year of dazzling exhibitions that presented familiar artists in new and thought-provoking ways. |
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The Year's Music: They Don't All Sound Familiar (26 December 05:29) |
| Debut albums are among those making the cut in a rock-and-pop field filled with talent. |
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The Year's Theater: Peripatetic Critic's Picks (26 December 05:20) |
| Give Broadway its due: It brought us Raúl Esparza in "Speed-the-Plow" and Frank Langella in "A Man for All Seasons." But you didn't have to fly to New York to... |
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The Year's TV: Live From New York, a Miracle (26 December 05:03) |
| This year, the star contender in TV was the election. And that star gave rise to the ascendancy of another one: "Saturday Night Live" sped to uncustomary heights while garnering ratings it h... |
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The Year's Films: Tight Race for Top Honors (26 December 05:01) |
| With the masterpieces "Slumdog Millionaire" and "WALL-E" in contention for topping Joe Morgenstern's list of best films of the year, the winner is… |
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'Button' Bends Time Into Grand Fable (25 December 03:40) |
| "Benjamin Button" is a one-of-a-kind meditation on mortality, time's inexorable passage and the fleeting sweetness of love, writes Joe Morgenstern. |
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'Button' Bends Time Into Grand Tale (25 December 02:54) |
| "Benjamin Button" is a one-of-a-kind meditation on mortality, time's inexorable passage and the fleeting sweetness of love, writes Joe Morgenstern. |
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Playing Do, Re, Mi With Wii (24 December 10:03) |
| While it gets a bit saccharine at times, Nintendo's Wii Music game is a fun, unintimidating way to get people thinking about music and their own music styles. |
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A Sarajevo Exile Finds a Home and Voice (24 December 08:39) |
| Writer Aleksandar Hemon talks about his craft and his cities by birth and adoption. |
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Los Angeles Museum Gets Rescue Plan (24 December 05:41) |
| The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, facing financial trauma, announced a $75 million rescue plan designed to stave off a merger or a move to another location. |
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