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• Nelly Kaplan, Whose Films Explored Female Strength, Dies at 89

  20-11-2020 23:56 via nytimes.com
  
  An Argentine who relocated to France, she drew acclaim with “A Very Curious Girl” and other films about female characters who empowered themselves.
  
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• Fred Hills, Editor of Nabokov and Many Others, Dies at 85

  20-11-2020 23:07 via nytimes.com
  
  A longtime editor at Simon & Schuster, he brought to market both commercial hits and literary prizewinners and edited more than 50 New York Times best sellers.
  
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• Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Is First by Asian American Artist to Enter White House Collection

  20-11-2020 22:40 via artnews.com
  
  On Friday afternoon, without much fanfare, the White House revealed a surprise: an Isamu Noguchi sculpture had been acquired for its Rose Garden, making the work the first piece of art by an Asian American artist to enter the White House’s art holdings.
  The sculpture, titled Floor Frame (1962), features an angular abstract geometric form that appears to jut out of the ground, burrow back inside it, and then pop back out. The work, like many of Noguchi’s others, uses minimalist forms
  
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• The 10 Best Books Through Time

  20-11-2020 22:09 via nytimes.com
  
  A look at our picks from the past 16 years.
  
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• Collector Kevin Poon on the Intersection of Art and Culture, Launching His Streetwear Brand, and More

  20-11-2020 21:09 via artnews.com
  
  Kevin Poon is a Hong Kong–based art collector and entrepreneur who cofounded the streetwear brand CLOT in 2003 alongside his childhood best friend, Edison Chen. The duo felt the need to fill a cultural void that was ongoing in their hometown. “There was not much going on in Hong Kong in respects of music and culture,” Poon told Brooke Jaffe for “ARTnews Live,” our ongoing IGTV series of interviews with a range of creatives. “We wanted to create something we fe
  
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• At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, an Impressive New Exhibition Space Opens Amid Hard Times - Texas Monthly

  20-11-2020 21:00 via texasmonthly.com
  
  At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, an Impressive New Exhibition Space Opens Amid Hard Times  Texas Monthly
  
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• Len Barry, 78, Dies; Soulful Voice of ‘Bristol Stomp’ and ‘1-2-3’

  20-11-2020 20:59 via nytimes.com
  
  He had success as the lead singer of the Dovells and later as a solo artist. But he was always a reluctant performer, most comfortable as a songwriter and producer.
  
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• Review: Open Chat Windows and Closed Cases in ‘Citizen Detective’

  20-11-2020 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  With its latest show, the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles has cornered the American market on long-running, agreeable online theater.
  
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• Tracey Davis, Chronicler of Ups and Downs With Her Famous Father, Dies at 59

  20-11-2020 20:50 via nytimes.com
  
  In two books, she described Sammy Davis Jr.’s negligent parenting but also celebrated the intimate moments she shared with him toward the end of his life.
  
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• Andrew White, Virtuoso Saxophonist and Coltrane Scholar, Dies at 78

  20-11-2020 20:45 via nytimes.com
  
  A man of, in his words, “various artistic gifts of excess,” he amassed a trove of self-released recordings, books and musical transcriptions.
  
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• ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Old School

  20-11-2020 20:35 via nytimes.com
  
  Baby Yoda played the class clown while the rest of this week’s installment played like a “Star Wars” greatest hits.
  
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• Westmoreland Cultural Trust launches 'Keep the Arts Alive' campaign, projects $500K in pandemic-related losses - TribLIVE

  20-11-2020 20:26 via triblive.com
  
  Westmoreland Cultural Trust launches 'Keep the Arts Alive' campaign, projects $500K in pandemic-related losses  TribLIVE
  
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• The Latin Grammys, Still Over the Top in the Shadow of the Pandemic

  20-11-2020 20:24 via nytimes.com
  
  The 21st annual awards show brought impressive performances and meaningful spotlights on unity across regions and generations.
  
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• ‘Supernatural’ Lays Its Weary Head to Rest

  20-11-2020 19:58 via nytimes.com
  
  The CW’s shockingly long-lived horror series bids its fans goodbye after 15 seasons of slaying.
  
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• "Supernatural" Ends Its 15-Season Run on Its Own, Oddball Terms

  20-11-2020 19:58 via nytimes.com
  
  The CW’s shockingly long-lived horror series bids its fans goodbye after 15 seasons of slaying.
  
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• Trying to Keep It Together in Zoom School

  20-11-2020 19:48 via nytimes.com
  
  When a children’s book tour goes virtual, high jinks ensure.
  
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• Prized Hockney Portrait Will Stay at London’s Royal Opera House Following Sale: Report

  20-11-2020 18:39 via artnews.com
  
  Last month, a prized David Hockney portrait from the holdings of the financially strapped London Royal Opera House brought in £12.8 million ($16.9 million) when it sold at Christie’s. Some mourned the fact that the work would now disappear from public view, but it now seems those concerns were misplaced.
  A new Art Newspaper report reveals that the buyer of Hockney’s Portrait of Sir David Webster (1971) is David Ross, the cofounder of Carphone Warehouse—and the chair of th
  
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• Prized Hockney Portrait Will Stay at London’s Royal Opera House Following Purchase: Report

  20-11-2020 18:39 via artnews.com
  
  Last month, a prized David Hockney portrait from the holdings of the financially strapped London Royal Opera House brought in £12.8 million ($16.9 million) when it sold at Christie’s. Some mourned the fact that the work would now disappear from public view, but it now seems those concerns were misplaced.
  A new Art Newspaper report reveals that the buyer of Hockney’s Portrait of Sir David Webster (1971) is David Ross, the cofounder of Carphone Warehouse—and the chair of th
  
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• Jan Morris, Celebrated Writer of Place and History, Is Dead at 94

  20-11-2020 18:32 via nytimes.com
  
  In more than four dozen books, Morris explored foreign lands, her own Britain and her experience as a transgender woman.
  
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• Elders and an Artist Bring a Social Sculpture to Life

  20-11-2020 18:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Elizabeth Turk imagined illuminated umbrellas spreading hope during the pandemic. A retirement community said yes, and became her canvas.
  
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• The ARTnews Accord: Stella McCartney & Sheila Hicks Talk About Mindfulness in Fashion and Art

  20-11-2020 18:03 via artnews.com
  
  Stella McCartney began her career as a fashion designer in the 1990s, most notably as the creative director of Chloe in Paris, and launched her own eponymous fashion house in 2001. In addition to her celebrated eye for design, she has been an advocate for animal rights (“a lifelong vegetarian, she has never used leather, feathers, skin, or fur in any of her designs since day one—a revolutionary stance, then and now,” a mission statement reads) as well as issues of sustainabilit
  
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• ‘Belushi’ Review: A Comic in Full

  20-11-2020 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  R.J. Cutler’s biographical documentary about the comedy legend hits home hardest as a kind of love story, thanks to candid letters and audio interviews with colleagues.
  
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• Soumitra Chatterjee, Globally Acclaimed Indian Film Star, Dies at 85

  20-11-2020 17:51 via nytimes.com
  
  His roles in classic movies directed by Satyajit Ray won him admiration from cinephiles and made him a hero to his fellow Bengalis.
  
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• In the Wake of Ferguson, a Style-Blurring Album

  20-11-2020 17:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Protests over police brutality inspired the composer Joseph C. Phillips to write “The Grey Land,” a mono-opera.
  
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• Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa’s Retro Rock, and 8 More New Songs

  20-11-2020 17:09 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Megan Thee Stallion, Steve Earle, Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen and others.
  
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• Richmond Art Center's Holiday Arts Fest a hybrid in-person, virtual event - Richmond Standard

  20-11-2020 16:58 via richmondstandard.com
  
  Richmond Art Center's Holiday Arts Fest a hybrid in-person, virtual event  Richmond Standard
  
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• Angelina Jolie Will Direct a Biopic About Legendary British War Photographer Don McCullin

  20-11-2020 16:13 via artnews.com
  
  Angelina Jolie has been tapped to direct a biopic about celebrated British war photographer Don McCullin. The film is titled Unreasonable Behaviour, after McCullin’s acclaimed autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his exploits covering international conflict. BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Gregory Burk has adapted the book into a screenplay, while Hardy Son & Baker, which is run by actor Tom Hardy and Dean Baker, will produce the film. McCullin will act as an executive produce
  
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• London’s National Gallery is Charging for a Virtual Tour of its Artemisia Gentileschi Show and More: Morning Links from November 20, 2020

  20-11-2020 16:09 via artnews.com
  
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  In a new digital initiative, London’s National Gallery is charging for a virtual tour of its long-anticipated Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition. [The Art Newspaper]
  Pace is moving its London operation into the former Blain Southern gallery, a space double the size of its current location. [ARTnews]
  Four reparation activists who made inter
  
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• With ‘Sylvie’s Love,’ Eugene Ashe Returns With a Big Hollywood Romance

  20-11-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  For his second feature, Ashe, the writer and director of the Amazon film, was influenced by the photographer Gordon Parks and the singer Nancy Wilson.
  
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• Kiernan Shipka Is Relaxing with Tony Soprano and a Margarita

  20-11-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress, who stars in Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” shared her essentials ahead of the show’s final season.
  
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• A Night at the Sock Hop

  20-11-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In this new painting, Honor Titus explores a bygone era.
  
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• 'The Crown' in the U.K.: Britain Reacts to Season 4

  20-11-2020 15:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Praise for Emma Corrin and a cheeky mouse, complaints about the depiction of Margaret Thatcher and the queen’s salute, as the Netflix series explores an especially divisive time in U.K. history.
  
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• How Britain Is Reacting to ‘The Crown,’ Season 4

  20-11-2020 15:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Praise for Emma Corrin and a cheeky mouse, complaints about the depiction of Margaret Thatcher and the queen’s salute, as the Netflix series explores an especially divisive time in U.K. history.
  
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• Jeezy and Gucci Mane Address 15-Year Beef in Heated Verzuz Livestream

  20-11-2020 14:40 via nytimes.com
  
  The Instagram hit battle, broadcast from an Atlanta strip club, was more tense than usual, but ended on a note of apparent reconciliation between the two star rappers.
  
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• The Best Video Games to Get Lost In This Holiday Season

  20-11-2020 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A ninth-century Viking adventure, a game about robots that literally feels good to play and an escape from hell: Here is what’s new across gaming systems to satisfy players of all stripes.
  
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• Watch a Harrowing Escape in ‘Run’

  20-11-2020 13:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Aneesh Chaganty narrates a sequence featuring Kiera Allen, who plays a wheelchair-using teenager with a secretive mother.
  
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• ‘The Real Right Stuff’ Review: A Movie Still Waiting for Liftoff

  20-11-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This Disney+ space race documentary is a bland chronology of successful launches and minor mishaps.
  
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• Kiera Allen of ‘Run’ on Upending Disability Stereotypes

  20-11-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “This is one of the best representations of a disabled character I’ve ever seen,” Allen said.
  
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• ‘Run’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  20-11-2020 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Aneesh Chaganty narrates an escape sequence from his film, featuring Kiera Allen.
  
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• New in Paperback: ‘The Grammarians’ and ‘Edison’

  20-11-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
  
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• In ‘Small Axe,’ Letitia Wright Plays a Real-Life Black Panther

  20-11-2020 10:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress takes on the role of the British activist Altheia Jones-LeCointe in Steve McQueen’s series for Amazon. The experience has proved to be an education.
  
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• Giuliani Got a Bad Batch of ‘Just for Henchmen’ Hair Dye, Colbert Says

  20-11-2020 07:54 via nytimes.com
  
  “Remind me, is it a good sign when your lawyer starts melting?” Stephen Colbert joked after Rudy Giuliani appeared to sweat hair dye during a news conference.
  
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• STC culinary arts students put spin on classic Thanksgiving feast - Monitor

  20-11-2020 03:38 via themonitor.com
  
  STC culinary arts students put spin on classic Thanksgiving feast  Monitor
  
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• Are Streamed Plays Theater or TV? Unions Settle a Dispute

  20-11-2020 02:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA agreement clears the way for more entertainment during the pandemic winter.
  
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