How Grace Potter Lost (and Found) a Solo Album, and a New Life
The Grace Potter and the Nocturnals frontwoman made an LP with T Bone Burnett that got held. Sixteen years later, after a twisting tale of love and music, it’s arriving.
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The New York Times: Christy Moore, Ireland’s Folk Music Legend, Is Still Writing History
Even though he just turned 80 and doesn’t leave the country, Moore finds himself at a surprising career peak, performing for generations of fans with an intense connection to his music.
He Spent $12,495 to Be Gene Simmons’s Roadie (and Got More Than Expected)
A father-son pair ponied up for the V.I.P. experience last week and got a glimpse behind the scenes of a rock ’n’ roll show, and into a notorious star’s heart.
About 80 Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested in Columbia Library Takeover
About 80 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday evening after occupying part of the main library on Columbia University’s campus in an attempt to rekindle the protest movement that swept the campus last spring, the police said Thursday morning.The protesters, wearing masks and kaffiyehs, had burst through a security gate …
Easing the Pain of Being Laid Off, One Email at a Time
Steve Jaffe was laid off for the first time in 2001. But that wasn’t the last time for Mr. Jaffe, now 52 and a self-employed marketing strategist in Altadena, Calif. He was laid off three more times over the course of his career, he said, and wrote a book about …
A Basketball Star Is Born
Last Sunday, the University of Connecticut basketball player Paige Bueckers achieved what she set out to do when she joined the team almost five years ago: Win an N.C.A.A. championship. After being sidelined by injuries for nearly two seasons, Ms. Bueckers, a 23-year-old point guard, led the Huskies to a …
Following a Nigerian Thread, a Designer Unwraps an African Region
This article is part of our Design special report previewing Milan Design Week.Lani Adeoye is a globe-straddler.The designer moves between teaching design at her alma mater, Parsons School of Design in New York City, and managing projects at her company, Studio-Lani, in her hometown, Lagos, Nigeria.This week, Ms. Adeoye, 35, …
What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.
The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”
New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia
As hundreds of demonstrators made their way through Lower Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the detention of a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, the White House defended the arrest and rebuked the school for what it called lack of cooperation.The activist, Mahmoud Khalil, was a leader of student protests …
Among American Jews, a Schism Over Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest
The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence amid that campus’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations has divided the American Jewish community, which finds itself trying to reconcile a longstanding focus on Jewish safety and support for Israel with a historical commitment to civil liberties.Immigration authorities’ detention of the …
Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
The silence grows louder every day.Fired federal workers who are worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. University presidents fearing that millions of dollars in federal funding could disappear are holding their fire.
Benmont Tench, Still a Heartbreaker, Is Carrying on Solo
Ninety pounds, the approximate weight of a Farfisa organ, nearly kept Benmont Tench from his destiny.
New York Times: Leigh Bowery Arrives at Tate Modern, Without Labels
A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him, though it will bring his work to a much broader audience.
How to Sleep Well When You Work Odd Hours
When Samantha Shaw took a new job as a research technician for a sleep-related study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2021, she was excited to work on a cause that felt personal.Since high school, she said, she had trouble falling and staying asleep, so she jumped at the chance …
The New York Times: The Bangles, One of the Biggest All-Female Bands, Want to Reclaim Their Legacy
The first time Susanna Hoffs and the Peterson sisters sang together and their voices blended, the frisson was unmistakable. “We knew we had something,” Hoffs said. “We created a band in that moment.”
New York Times: Intergalactic Shantytowns Where Dice Dictate Your Future
By placing the randomness of dice rolls center stage, a sci-fi video game subverts the medium’s conventions.
A Video Game Writer’s Lament: ‘We Can Do Quite a Lot Better’ | The New York Times
Jon Ingold finds most video game writing empty at best, turgid at worst.
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‘Aida’ Returns to the Met Opera Through Archaeologists’ EyesMichael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring. By Javier C. Hernández and OK McCausland ‘Aida’ Returns to the Met Opera Through Archaeologists’ Eyes Michael Mayer is directing …
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‘Aida’ Returns to the Met Opera Through Archaeologists’ EyesMichael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring. By Javier C. Hernández and OK McCausland ‘Aida’ Returns to the Met Opera Through Archaeologists’ Eyes Michael Mayer is directing …
New York Times: The 16 Best Cookbooks of 2024
When so much of modern living forces us to peer down at a screen, there’s a lot to be said for a cookbook. It won’t blast you with blue light or exacerbate your tech neck; it won’t inundate you with notifications or unskippable ads. If you let it, it will …
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
At the fruit stand where he works on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Shah Alam sells dozens of bananas a day at 35 cents a piece, or four for a dollar. He does a brisk business in cheap fruit outside Sotheby’s auction house; inside, art can sell for millions.But last Wednesday, …
The New York Times: Jesse Ed Davis Was Rock Heroes’ Secret Weapon. And a Mystery.
In the spring of 1967, the blues singer Taj Mahal was about to cut his first solo album for Columbia Records and needed to find a new guitarist in a hurry. He headed to a bar in Los Angeles’s Topanga Canyon, tipped off about a young Native American musician with …
The New York Times: Dwight Yoakam, Country Rebel, Has a New Attitude
With the sun setting over the vast expanse of Los Angeles, Dwight Yoakam sighed softly as tears rolled down his cheeks. For a moment, the scene played like one of his own portraits of honky-tonk heartache and regret. But sitting in the country star’s 12th-story offices above the Sunset Strip, …
A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict
Many in Hollywood have struggled to navigate how to talk about their support for Israel on social media. Some of them have turned to Hen Mazzig for advice.
A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict
The actress Debra Messing had a question: How do you share commentary about the Israel-Hamas conflict online in ways that will best influence others?She posed the question a few months ago in a room with about 30 other Jewish activists, allies and influencers participating in a one-day workshop held in …
A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict
The actress Debra Messing had a question: How do you share commentary about the Israel-Hamas conflict online in ways that will best influence others?She posed the question a few months ago in a room with about 30 other Jewish activists, allies and influencers participating in a one-day workshop held in …
The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Brazil’s satellites did not detect anything alarming. Yet down on the ground, the trees were dying.
The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Brazil’s satellites did not detect anything alarming. Yet down on the ground, the trees were dying.