Jennifer Schuessler
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An Avett Brother Meets a Founding Son: John Quincy Adams
Bob Crawford is one quarter of the folk-rock band the Avett Brothers. He’s also the host of a new podcast about the sixth president.
Super Mario Bros. and Daddy Yankee Added to Recording Registry
The Library of Congress has designated 25 recordings, including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” as “audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time.”
Machine Dazzle: How Many Ways Can You Say Fabulous?
In his museum survey and performances, the costume designer (and Taylor Mac collaborator) is like Krazy Glue — bonding art, theater and drag.
Emily Dickinson, at Home in Her ‘Full-Color Life’
The poet’s house museum in Amherst, Mass., gets a vibrant, historically correct makeover, underlining that she was not just a reclusive woman in white.
’1776’ Musical Returns to Broadway With a Diverse Twist
A revival of the classic musical offers a fresh twist on the founding for the post-“Hamilton” era.
An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters
In 1970, Michael James Brody Jr. announced he would give away his fortune to anyone who asked. The letters he received are a time capsule...
The Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sondheim’s Letters to a Brontë Discovery
Among the rarities on view at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair are also a 1555 treatise on tennis and Amy Winehouse’s personal library.
Taylor Mac Explores the Philosophy of the Hang
A new jazz opera reimagines Socrates’ final hours. Expect queer romps, ancient Greek in-jokes and plenty of tulle.
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New Grants
The awards will support projects including Cherokee language translation, a digital map of jazz and hip-hop in Queens, and a study of the secret language...
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New Grants
The awards will support projects including Cherokee language translation, a digital map of jazz and hip-hop in Queens, and a study of the secret language...