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Arts & Culture

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Moving Big Stuff

If you can move a lighthouse, you can move anything

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Martin Johnson Heade: An American Original

A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country’s great Romantic painters

Breck Girls

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The Boys Choir of Harlem Sings a Song of Hope

Hard work, discipline and tough love help inner-city choristers achieve lofty goals

Sir John Bernard Burke

Class Dismissed

Being a member of the British aristocracy these days isn’t exactly a dog’s life, but it’s no bed of roses

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Picturing the American Century

As the 1900s slip away, New York’s Whitney Museum recalls the artists and images that made these years uniquely ours

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Get Muddy, Save a Church

Regular mudding events keep church and tradition intact for the Hispanic communities of northern New Mexico

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Review of ‘Gift of the Whale: The Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, A Sacred Tradition’

Review of ‘Gift of the Whale: The Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, A Sacred Tradition’

Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi

An Act of Faith and the Restorer’s Art

Just two years after a devastating earthquake, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi reopens its doors

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Going Toe to Toe with Shoes

At Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum, footwear opens a window on the lives and lore of peoples throughout the ages

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It’s More than Just a Game

Each time Army and Navy play football, as they will for the 100th time next month, the fiercest rivalry in sports is renewed

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True Grits

Grits are getting dressed up and going to upscale restaurants, but those who love ‘em most still like ‘em best at home

Paris by Brassai, Postcard

Brassaà: The Eye of Paris

From mist-shrouded monuments to gritty street scenes, the 20th-century photographer Brassaà created a compelling portrait of cosmopolitan life

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The Gang’s All Here!

A new show hails Edward Sorel, whose caricatures have spoofed or skewered celebrities of every stripe

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