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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Reunions” (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers) Jason Isbell long ago earned his place among the finest songwriters of his generation. Now he’s just pouring it on.

NEW YORK — Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the book was called “Dawn,” the story of a black woman who awakens 250 years after a nuclear holocaust.

NEW YORK — Wayne Brady and the folks at “Let's Make a Deal” want to honour those fighting the coronavirus — and they don't have to wear their capes if they don't want to.

A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile.

A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile.

NEW YORK — Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for decades in New York City and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1977, has died.

NEW YORK — Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for decades in New York City and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1977, has died.

Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & Culture, with serendipitous timing as theatres throughout Italy and the western world remain closed due to t

Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & Culture, with serendipitous timing as theatres throughout Italy and the western world remain closed due to t

NEW YORK — Louie Anderson's late mom is never very far from the comedian's mind. He often references her in his stand-up, writes books with her in mind and even won an Emmy for “Baskets” playing a character in full drag inspired by his real mom.