Arts & Life

Rapper Cardi B wears a Thierry Mugler design as she arrives with rapper Offset at the Grammy Awards in 2019.

Arts

A pioneer in architectural style, designer Manfred Thierry Mugler delivered drama

6:13pm January 24, 2022

by L. Carol Ritchie

The legendary designer's highly constructed creations and outlandishly dramatic aesthetic made him a favorite of stars such as Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Mugler died Sunday at 73.

Arts

Your Wordle strategy says a lot about how you see the world

5:57pm January 24, 2022

by Linda Holmes

It did not take long for me to conclude that Wordle is a metaphor for life, meaning that you can learn a lot about different ways to see the world from different ways to play Wordle.

Books
Arts

'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

2:00pm January 24, 2022

by Dave Davies

By age 5, Keaton was a star in his family's vaudeville act; he went on to star in and direct silent films, performing jaw-dropping stunts. Slate film critic Dana Stevens profiles Keaton in a new book.

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The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

'The Last Cuentista' and 'Watercress' win top children's book awards

12:56pm January 24, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The 2022 Newbery and Caldecott medals, among several other honors, were awarded Monday to the children's books that American librarians chose as the most distinguished this year.

French designer Thierry Mugler acknowledges applause following his fall/winter 2001-2002 ready-to-wear collection presentation in Paris on March 12, 2001.

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies at 73

1:56am January 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

"May his soul Rest In Peace," his Instagram said in a post that was all black with no image. It did not give a cause of death.

Mrs. Doubtfire is one of the Broadway shows that reopened but then had to shut down for a while after cases of COVID spread among cast and crew.

Arts

Omicron hampers Broadway. Fewer tourists are there for just a score of shows

7:59am January 23, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

Tickets may be easier and cheaper to get for the plays that are still open. Some producers reopened until the virus raced through the cast and crew. Future productions are hard to see on the horizon.

Author and Princeton Professor Imani Perry.

Books
Arts

Author Imani Perry explores the South to reveal the soul of America

5:01am January 23, 2022

Imani Perry discusses what it meant to write a book about her own home, and why the South is so important to comprehend the rest of the nation.

While Wilkinson suggests companies rethink extravagant amenities, he does think outdoor spaces should be part of any layout.

Arts

Architect behind Googleplex now says it's 'dangerous' to work at such a posh office

1:07pm January 22, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

Clive Wilkinson says it's really not a good thing for employees to work at a place that has catered meals, private parks, massage tables and a laundromat ... because why would you ever leave?

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The members of C4 Trio, L-R: Rodner Padilla, Edward Ramírez, Héctor Molina and Jorge Glem

The cuatro players of C4 Trio are the future of Venezuela's national instrument

10:07am January 22, 2022

by Betto Arcos

From their unlikely start as rival contestants in a music competition, the Venezuelan cuatro players of C4 Trio have become a big concert draw. They're releasing a series of EPs ahead of a new album.

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Brian Cox speaks onstage at the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 12, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for Jan. 22, 2022: With Not My Job guest Brian Cox

9:11am January 22, 2022

Brian Cox is one of the world's most celebrated actors, and is currently perfecting the art of swearing as Logan Roy on HBO's Succession. Naturally, we asked three questions about vacuums cleaners.