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News Articles: Arts & Life

A member of the protest group Hot Mess holds up a sign of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City in July 2019. Epstein died by asphyxiation in his cell a month later.

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  • Law

Everyone Heard About Jeffrey Epstein's Enablers. Few Listened To His Victims

After Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein received a lenient sentence for his crimes, journalist Julie K. Brown identified 80 women who had survived his abuse. Her book is Perversion of Justice.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Bette Midler performs during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Performing Arts

Bette Midler And Joni Mitchell Are Among The Newest Kennedy Center Honorees

The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees announced today include Motown founder Berry Gordy, folk icon Joni Mitchell, entertainer Bette Midler, TV impresario Lorne Michaels and opera star Justino Díaz.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Book Reviews

In 'Notes From The Burning Age,' We're The Ones On Fire

Claire North's new Notes from the Burning Age is set far in the future — but the titular burning age is our own, an age of waste and exploitation from which only fragments of knowledge remain.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Sheehan
Model and actress Leyna Bloom has become the first trans woman to appear on the cover of <em>Sports Illustrated</em>'s swimsuit issue.

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  • Sports

Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue Has A Trans Model On The Cover For The 1st Time

Leyna Bloom, the 27-year-old model and actress who graces the cover, has broken many barriers since she came out in 2014. Her selection "heals a lot of pain in the world," she tweeted.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
<em>Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency</em>, Michael Wolff

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  • Book Reviews

Michael Wolff's Third Strike At Trump White House Has Hits And Misses

The author has gifts as a writer: a novelistic eye for scene and detail, an ear for dramatic dialogue. His story keeps moving, free of constraints common to courtroom lawyers or newspaper reporters.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Ron Elving
The Olympic rings at Odori Park in Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan on Tuesday.

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  • Arts & Life

How To Watch The Tokyo Olympics

There are lots of ways to watch the 2020 Olympic Games, from streaming to mobile app to good old-fashioned broadcast television. Here's how and where to catch your favorite events.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Drummer and educator Billy Hart, one of the NEA's 2022 Jazz Masters.

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  • Music News

NEA Names Its 2022 Jazz Masters: Hart, Clarke, Wilson And Harrison

The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
<em>Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine,</em> by Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley

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  • Book Reviews

Echoes Across Centuries Are Reminders That The Next Quarantine Is A Matter Of When

There's something that feels impossible about leaving behind the place in which we slunk our way through the last year plus. Until Proven Safe takes us to the places others lingered through time.

July 20, 2021
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  • Annalisa Quinn
Disneyland's updated Jungle Cruise ride features tourists of various ethnic backgrounds getting chased by wildlife.

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  • Arts & Life

Disney Introduces A Revamped Jungle Cruise Ride Without The Racist Imagery

The ride, which previously featured racist imagery of Africans as spear-waving headhunters, has been transformed into a slapstick comedy in which the wildlife bests clueless safari-goers.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada, who performs as Cornelius, in Tokyo in 2014.

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  • Arts & Life

Olympics Opening Ceremony Composer Steps Down And Apologizes For Bullying

Keigo Oyamada, who performs under the stage name Cornelius, resigned from the Tokyo Olympics after critics uncovered interviews in which he boasted of bullying classmates with disabilities.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
In the podcast <em>Finding D.W.</em>, host and former D.W. voice actor Jason Szwimer interviews other male actors who played Arthur's kid sister.

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  • Television

A New Podcast Explores Why 'Arthur' The Aardvark's Sister D.W. Was Voiced By Boys

Jason Szwimer once voiced the sassy sister on the long-running kids show Arthur. He's now hosting the podcast Finding D.W. and reaching out to others who voiced the character when they were boys.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Natasha Rothwell and Jennifer Coolidge in <em>The White Lotus</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 2 more
Audience members assembled on the lawn to enjoy the Boston Symphony Orchestra, newly returned to Tanglewood after last season's cancellation.

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  • Music

Back Together And Blown Away: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Returns To Tanglewood

The Boston Symphony Orchestra recently returned to its storied summer home, Tanglewood, after the pandemic canceled last season. With reopening comes normalcy, as well as an opportunity for growth.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
<em>Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance</em>, by Nisha Sharma

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  • Book Reviews

'Radha And Jai' Is A Toe-Tapping Dance Romance Treat

Nisha Sharma's new YA novel follows two Indian American teenagers who overcome differing backgrounds to find love while prepping for an important dance competition — a perfect teen movie setup.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Alethea Kontis
Zaila Avant-garde attends the 2021 ESPY Awards on July 10 in New York City. She says she's enjoyed the traveling since winning the spelling bee.

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  • National

Zaila Avant-garde Talks About How She Came To Her Spelling Success

Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, talked about how she got started in competitive spelling and what she has planned for the future.

July 18, 2021
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  • Robert Baldwin III
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