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My Local Dive Bar's Weekly Sketch Party
There's a place in Los Angeles I go to meditate.
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The Public Theater Presents Jomama Jones in BLACK LIGHT
Daniel Alexander Jones returns to Joe’s Pub at The Public as Jomama Jones, his critically-acclaimed alter-ego, in BLACK LIGHT. This immersive performance piece removes the barrier between artist and audience through inquiry, story and song.
Art
The Hushed Brilliance of James Castle's Mysterious Drawings
An exhibition at the New York Studio School gathers about 50 of Castle's strangely poetic drawings and cardboard constructions.
History
The Egyptian Artifacts of a Little-Known, Victorian-Era Woman Collector
An exhibition at the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library sheds light on the somewhat mysterious 19th-century scholar and collector Anne Goodison.
Art
An Artist and Anthropologist Reinterpret Stone Age Tools as Sculpture
A curious and provocative show considers an age-old tension between form and function, treating the tools of early humans as a kind of art.
Art
Rare Stash of British Suffrage Movement Posters Goes on Display
A mysterious package received by Cambridge University Library over a century ago has finally been opened and its contents contained a cache of posters from the early 20th-century.
Art
The Joy and Loneliness of Michael Garland Clifford's First and Only Large-Scale Installation
The artist captured both unbridled joy and unseen loneliness, both the carefree follies of youth and, equally, the heartaches that come with them.
Comics
Neanderthals Were Artists Too
The discovery of the oldest cave paintings thus found suggests that Neanderthals may have been the first artists on Earth.
Art
Lynda Benglis, Catherine Opie, and Damaged Art at the ADAA Art Show
The toniest fair of the spring season returns, one week ahead of the Armory Week deluge, for its 30th edition.
Art
Historical Markers for an Artist's Fictional, Parallel Universe
Eames Demetrios documents his elaborate parallel universe, Kcymaerxthaere, which currently has 133 historical markers in 27 countries across six continents.
Music
William Eggleston’s First Album Is Colored by Dream-Like Improvisations
Eggleston often cites Bach as his musical hero, and it shows.
News
Metropolitan Museum Turns Away Visitor in 18th-Century Style Gown
On Saturday, a historian wearing her handmade robe à la française style dress was barred from entering the museum to take part in a tour.