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The complete list of winners : NPR
Will Aronson and Hue Park accept the Best Score award for Maybe Happy Ending during The 78th Annual Tony Awards Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption toggle…
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These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but the federal government has pulled the funds : NPR
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts from a collection that's billed as "one of its kind". But it just…
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Canceled federal grant may mean 1,500 historic quilts won’t be preserved : NPR
Artist Alice Neal made this quilt, Mary Bright Commemorative Quilt (with Dresden Plate, Monkey Wrench, Wild Goose Chase, Fan, Basket of Flowers, Star of Lemoyne, Nine Patch Blocks), in honor…
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Miss Myrtle’s Garden review – immersion into a mindscape of sharp quips and memory slips | Stage
In Danny James King’s Miss Myrtle’s Garden, life and death coexist. Acid-tongued Myrtle spends her days in her overgrown yard with her husband, Melrose, grandson, Rudy, and Rudy’s “close friend”…
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Brussels celebrates art deco’s mass-produced objects for the middle class | Art and design
The glazed porcelain vases with bold colours and geometric shapes of the 1920s and 30s are immediately recognisable to many people, says the art historian Cécile Dubois. Often given as…
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No Title (An Experiment) review – Willem Dafoe’s return to avant garde theatre is oddly banal | Theatre
Long before Willem Dafoe became a feted figure of the Hollywood establishment, he was a disrupter, immersed in experimental theatre. On that count, no one can accuse the forces that…
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A new exhibit unveils the mystery behind an iconic photo of America's 'atomic age
A black-and-white photo of a Las Vegas dancer posing in a mushroom-cloud swimsuit became iconic of America's "atomic age," but for decades her identity was unknown. The mystery has finally…
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India (and its kids) are out to conquer the world of chess
Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess…
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Chappell Roan’s Apple dance, and other Primavera moments
This weekend, music fans have been soaking up the sun and the beats at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, one of Europe's biggest festivals.Headlining the festival were three mega stars: Chappell…
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Interracial couples celebrate landmark court case on Loving Day : NPR
Top row (left to right): Ayla Ludwig and her husband, Alia and Donovan Campbell, two hands showing matching tattoos on the ring finger, and Nina and Daniel Solis. Bottom row…