Good morning.
On the chilly side out there right now. Today's high will be 31ºF. Today: sunny. Likely 41ºF and sunny tomorrow.
Raphael: Sublime Poetry opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art tomorrow.
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- Events -
Today (3/28): Tedeschi Trucks Band. Beacon Theatre. 2124 Broadway.
Today: Old 97’s. Webster Hall. 125 E 11th St.
Today: Andy Hull and Brother Bird. Bearsville Theater. 291 Tinker St. Woodstock, NY.
Today: Rakim. City Winery. 25 11th Ave.
Today: Hamilton Leithauser. Cafe Carlyle. 35 E 76th St.
The Spinning Room: Lenox Avenue
Recently clicked: Gal Costa, Gal Costa, Winter Jazz Fest 2025, Winter Jazz Fest 2025, Public Bball Court.
Curtain.
Recent Notes
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Recent Articles
Classical Art: Raphael Exhibit Coming to Met Spring 2026
Raphael: Sublime Poetry. Courtesy of The Met
A preview of the most comprehensive U.S. exhibition ever dedicated to Raphael, opening at the Met in spring 2026. Read More
The Big Man: A Snowy Story
Photo by Giuseppe De Santis
A YouTube expedition in search of an immortal Viking drifts from performance into paranoia. Read More
Stone Carver Massimiliano Pelletti: On Perfection, the Classics, Geology
Silver cave, 2023, travertine silver. Edition 1/1. Photo by Nicola Gnesi.
An interview with Massimiliano Pelletti on geology, imperfection, and sculpture as dialogue. Read More
Lack by Cecilia Knapp
Via Aphra Natley
An exclusive excerpt from Cecilia Knapp’s forthcoming novel, exploring memory, inheritance, and family distance. Read More
Unseen Helmut Newton Photographs to Be Exhibited in Caraglio
Ferdinando Scianna, Marpessa, Caltagirone 1987 © Ferdinando Scianna
A preview of a major exhibition bringing together previously unseen works by Helmut Newton in northern Italy. Read More
Works on Paper: Renoirs at The Morgan
Auguste Renoir, Study for The Great Bathers (1884 to 1887). Photo: The Morgan Library & Museum.
An overview of a major exhibition examining Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s works on paper, opening at The Morgan this fall. Read More
Essay: Should Artists Be Committed?
Christ's Descent into Hell by Hieronymus Bosch. Fig. 6. Detail of Sisyphus in 26.244. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 613
An examination of artistic commitment, doubt, and the dangers of moral absolutism. Read More
Interview: Voice Actor and Singer Dédé
Courtesy of the artist
An interview with UK-based singer and voice actor Dédé on performance, influence, and navigating the modern music economy. Read More
The Pasta Queen
Loredana Bertè. Photo by Achilleoliva.
A look at Loredana Bertè’s time in New York and the making of Made in Italy. Read More