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NEW YORK—Up close the lemons look fuzzy. They emanate reflected light, glowing softly. Stepping back from the painting, the contours become sharper, the citrus flesh starts to glisten. At arms ...

Almost one hundred years ago, Russia was a very different country. An enormous empire spreading across Asia to ...

Though Shakespeare's death didn't attract much attention in 1616, it's big news today. To mark its 400th anniversary, ...

Today almost a 100 million Americans can trace back their ancestry to Ellis Island immigrants.

Another reason to book a flight to Japan right now

The best-loved ballet in the repertoire, “Swan Lake,” a study in opposites, comes to the Boston Ballet April ...

About 200 years ago, Fifth Avenue was a mere country road leading to Yorkville, which was a small village ...

Presenter Jeremy Paxman recently hailed the victory of English "in the battle of global tongues" in an article ...

NEW YORK—The ancient city of Pergamon was discovered in the 1860s by German engineer Carl Humann. He was ...

"Nathan the Wise" deals with religious intolerance by spinning an intricate tale involving the three major Western religions: ...

NEW YORK—Opera may not be for everybody. It's clearly artificial. No one would ever be fooled into thinking ...

Remember your allies and the promises you've made them, warns William Shakespeare in "Henry IV Part I," at ...

New York City is the jazz capital of the world and spring is a perfect time to go ...

For Tim Trieste music has become a philosophical tool. He has been a guitarist and songwriter since he ...

NEW YORK—If you close your eyes and think of a really special Broadway show, there's a good chance ...

Dr. Roger DeHaan’s book “Restoring the Creation Mandate” is a combination of religious thinking, autobiography, philosophy, and practical ...

Peru, a republic with Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, and Asians, is a South American country with a wide array ...

To mark this year’s 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting a series ...

A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic ...

NEW YORK—Portraying an aging, embittered Queen Elizabeth is hard work, but for Sondra Radvanovsky there's a moment late ...

PARIS—A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic ...

SAN FRANCISCO—As she turns 100, the feisty and witty author Beverly Cleary remembers the Oregon childhood that inspired ...

Are you or is an older adult in your life suffering from misuse of drugs?

Let's face it: Today, the audience of poetry is increasingly dwindling as poetry becomes appealing and understandable only ...

In February 2015, after a dozen years in limbo, Iraq’s National Museum reopened. But it was a bittersweet ...

Why do mass-murdering regimes, from Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge and today's Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ...

NEW YORK—Brendan Johnston likes to keep his artistic choices open and varied, yet steady. The young artist has ...