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Mildred Miller, Stalwart of the Metropolitan Opera, Dies at 98
In her 23 years at the Met, she sang with the greatest stars of her day. She had a second…
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Arts
Fantasia Barrino-Taylor on the Pain (and Joy) of ‘The Color Purple’
Throughout the six months of production on the new film adaptation of “The Color Purple,” Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, who plays the…
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Laura Lynch, a Founder of the Dixie Chicks, Dies at 65
Lynch, who was dismissed from the band in 1995, died in a car crash in Texas on Friday, the authorities…
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‘Fairytale of New York’ Isn’t Like Any Other Christmas Song
I fell in love with “Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song by the Pogues, before I’d heard a…
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I Am Gaza City’s Mayor. Our Lives and Culture Are in Rubble.
As a teenager in the 1980s, I watched the construction of the intricately designed Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Center in Gaza…
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This Is Why Jesus Wept
Of all the qualities that the New Testament ascribes to God, compassion is among the most shocking. Compassion has nothing…
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There’s Not Just One Way to Be Japanese
I grew up in Japan, and as a kid, more than anything, I longed to be like everyone around me.…
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How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air
Black holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early…
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World
‘I Hadn’t Gone Far When I Had to Flop Down in the Grass’
Inspired by the third annual Best of Metropolitan Diary contest, the column’s editor offers a memorable New York City anecdote…
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World
‘A Lot Happened to Rock My Normally Steady Life’
The Metropolitan Diary’s illustrator reflects on a year of art and superstition.