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Faces to Watch: Heroes, Sidekicks, Cartoonists

The coming season brings exciting challenges for new artists working on and off Broadway. ...read more

ArtsBeat: Anna Deavere Smith to Deliver Jefferson Lecture

Ms. Deavere's talk, titled “On the Road: A Search for American Character,” will include reflections on and excerpts from the documentary theater projects she...

Ronald Perelman, a Mogul With Muscle, Takes Over Carnegie Hall

Mr. Perelman said that he would push for the hall to stage more of the pop performances it was known for decades ago.

Tracing languages back to their common ancestors through the statistics of sound shifts

A statistical technique that sorts out when changes to words' pronunciations most likely occurred in the evolution of a language offers a renewed opportunity...

For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure

Mr. Ishiguro explains why it took him so long to finish his new book, “The Buried Giant,” which wanders into George R.R. Martin and...

Possible regulation of cigarettes not likely to significantly change US illicit tobacco market

Although there is insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about how the US illicit tobacco market would respond to any new regulations that modify...

Clearing up Europe’s air pollution hotspots

Europe cannot achieve the WHO air quality guidelines without strictly controlling emissions from coal and wood burning for home heating, road traffic, and other...

Global impact of debris on marine life studied

Nearly 700 species of marine animal have been recorded as having encountered humanmade debris such as plastic and glass according to the most comprehensive...

Helen Macdonald’s ‘H Is for Hawk’

In “H Is for Hawk,” Helen Macdonald recounts her efforts to train a notoriously difficult bird of prey in the wake of her beloved...

Air France-KLM to Cut Investments by $680 Million

To regain its financial footing after a two-week pilots' strike last year, the airline said it would cut plans for new aircraft and drop...