Roland Rudd, the chair of Tate, is in a bullish mood when we meet at his offices in the Adelphi Building, which sits on the Thames between the art institution’s two London sites. “Things have never been better,” he says. It’s a rebuff to any suggestion that the organisation is in flux – and, as…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 2006, journalist, author, and activist Jane Jacobs dies. Caroline Bicks unearths the word “clitter” and other wild discoveries while reading the first draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. | Lit Hub Criticism “Possibly the greatest lesson I got from the zine is that writing is about community.” How…
BTS, the biggest band in K-pop, will on Saturday kick off the U.S. leg of a world tour covering at least 11 months, 80 concerts and 34 cities. The physical demands will be intense. In addition to performing high-energy dance routines onstage, they will also devote hours each day to rehearsals, fittings, hair and makeup…
Tributes from across Australia’s music and media sectors continue to emerge following the death of James Valentine, with artists including Jimmy Barnes and Iva Davies reflecting on his wide-ranging impact. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Valentine, a saxophonist best known for his work with Models before becoming a longtime broadcaster with the Australian…
As Miriam Horn writes in her engaging, often lyrical account of his life, “Homesick for a World Unknown,” Schaller “transformed scientific practice,” achieving an extraordinary intimacy with his animal subjects by “assimilating to their rhythms and rules, endeavoring to see the universe through their eyes.” He also became a relentless advocate for conservation, fighting to…
During his headlining set at Stagecoach on Friday, Cody Johnson began to sing a cover of “On Bended Knee,” the 1994 hit song by Boyz II Men for the Motown label. As he launched into the lovelorn song, the Philly soul greats appeared alongside the country singer as the crowd erupted in cheers of nostalgia. Nathan Morris, Wanyá Morris,…
When Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, one of his first acts was to sign an executive order intended to cut federal funding for any school teaching what the administration defined as “critical race theory”. A raft of other orders mandated the termination of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) personnel, offices and training across the…
In a country house in Riudoms, the young son of a family of coppersmiths contended with his delicate health and whiled away his time observing nature. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The boy – Antoni Gaudí – would go on to become an architect whose distinct naturalistic style continues to captivate the city of Barcelona and the world…
Josef Slenczynski lay on the battlefield and bargained. A down-at-the-heels young man from Poland who had come to the United States not long before, Mr. Slenczynski was serving in World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. In civilian life he was a violinist of large ambition but no large reputation, and now…
Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can…
