Posts Tagged ‘Arts’

[Abolitionist Button], 1840s-1850s

Unknown Artist, Unknown School [Abolitionist Button], 1840s-1850s Daguerreotype; Image: Diameter 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gilman Collection, Purchase, Joyce F.

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06 2009

Histoire de l’Empereur Napoleon, 1839

Histoire de l’Empereur Napoleon, 1839 Illustrated by Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789-1863 Paris); Written by P.-M. Laurent de l’Ardeche (French); Published by J.-J

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06 2009

[James Joyce], 1926

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991) [James Joyce], 1926 Gelatin silver print; 9 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. (23.3 x 17.4 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005 (2005.100.624) © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics Ltd.

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06 2009

Boston Early Music Festival: As in Days of Yore, CDs in a Store

The Boston Early Music Festival has taken museumlike recreation an extra step. Just outside an exhibition spaces, it has recreated a physical CD shop, the BEMF CD Store.

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06 2009

Boston Early Music Festival: The Lute May Be Quiet, but Lutenists Shouldn’t Be Shy

You would think that an early-music festival run by two of the world’s best lutenists might have plenty of lute music in its programming. Or some. Not this year.

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06 2009

Video Game Sales Continue to Decline

In May, video game sales fell to $863 million, down 23 percent from the same period a year ago.

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Video Game Sales Continue to Decline

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: Al Green Convinces a Crowd

Friday at Bonnaroo was dominated by New York City, from Dirty Projectors to the Beastie Boys. On Saturday, Tennessee took over.

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: Robyn Hitchcock Has a Flashback

The surrealist English songwriter is never at a loss for snappy patter.

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: Three Euphoric Hours With Phish

Bonnaroo was Phish’s natural habitat.

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: Recycling Pop With Girl Talk

Gregg Gillis matched and manipulated Top 40 hits so that raunchy come-ons mingled with pop romance.

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: An Afternoon of Rhythm and Vertigo

At Bonnaroo, grooves for propulsion and hypnosis, from two musical hotbeds: Mali and New York City.

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06 2009

Bonnaroo: Katzenjammer Plays That Tent

The group from Oslo was David Byrne’s pick to open the afternoon he curated for Bonnaroo’s That Tent.

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06 2009

Michael Thomas Wins IMPAC Literary Award

Michael Thomas has won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel, “Man Gone Down.”

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Michael Thomas Wins IMPAC Literary Award

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06 2009