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Bernard Henri-Lévy Chooses War Zones in Ukraine Over Salons

In a new film, “Slava Ukraini,” the writer and filmmaker Bernard Henri-Lévy warns of a heavy price if the West fails to defeat Putin in...

Woman Accuses Steven Tyler of Sexually Assaulting Her in the 1970s

In a lawsuit filed under California’s Child Victims Act, the woman says she met the Aerosmith frontman when she was 16.

A Music Historian Takes a Top Job at the New York Public Library

Brent Reidy, the new director of Research Libraries, said he hoped to help democratize the 127-year-old library by reaching a younger generation.

After 40 Years of Fa-La-Laing, a New York Caroler Hands In His Bells

A onetime Macy’s elf, Tom Andolora founded a troupe that sang Christmas carols in Victorian dress. Now he is packing it in, worried about the...

25 Years After ‘Titanic,’ Quebec’s Love for Céline Dion Will Go On

The outpouring that greeted the singer’s announcement that she has a rare neurological condition showed how both Céline fandom, and ideas of national identity in...

Met Opera’s Website and Box Office Are Back, 9 Days After Cyberattack

Hackers had left the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, unable to sell tickets as it tries to recover from the...

A Cyberattack Shuts the Met Opera’s Box Office, but the Show Goes On

After hackers knocked out the ticket-selling system of the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, the company decided to sell $50...