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Beryl Grey, Acclaimed British Ballerina, Is Dead at 95
Her versatility and theatricality brought her world renown and an appearance with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She later became…
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How ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Solved the Problem of Computer-Generated H2O
Nearly all of the sea shots in the blockbuster are digital. But making them seem real via performance capture led…
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Boston Symphony Leader Leaves Less Than Two Years Into Her Tenure
Gail Samuel took the helm of one of America’s most storied orchestras in 2021, and was the first woman to…
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A Comedian’s Stunt Is a Sly Protest of Qatar’s L.G.B.T.Q. Laws
Joe Lycett appeared to shred cash after demanding that David Beckham end his relationship with the World Cup. It was…
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Russian Official in Africa Wounded by Package Bomb, Moscow Says
A Russian official who has been part of his country’s push to gain a foothold in the Central African Republic…
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Want to Make Music at Home? Start With Soundproofing.
During the lockdown, musicians were desperate to start jamming again, and even record music at home, without driving their families…
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A Child’s Drawing Tucked in an Agatha Christie Book Is Its Own Mystery
A true-crime blogger in Virginia found a hand-drawn card signed “To Mum, love from Kit” in a used copy of…
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The Breakout Stars of 2022
Here are the actors, pop stars, dancers and artists who broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and…
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Will You Still Need Them, Will You Still Play Them, When They’re 41?
Carlos Correa, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts were each signed to deals of 11 or more years this off-season. History…
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Berlin Hotel’s Huge Aquarium Bursts, With 1,500 Fish Inside
A 50-foot-high, 264,000-gallon cylindrical tank called AquaDom, housed in a Radisson in the German capital, spectacularly collapsed, spewing waves of…