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‘Grammy moments’: A mix-and-mismatch pop trend
The music industry’s biggest awards show is clogged with desperate duets that are more about branding than art.
Lifetime’s ‘Lizzie Borden’: A whack and a miss
TV REVIEW | Christina Ricci gives a so-so performance as the infamous (alleged!) ax-murderer.
Fiction: ‘Under the Wide and Starry Sky,’ by Nancy Horan
From the author of “Loving Frank,” a novel about the marriage of Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny.
Horne’s legacy: The song continues
At 80, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has reinvented herself as a teacher, but still strives for High Art.
Five ‘Grammy moments’ that never should have happened
The manufactured duets that dominate the Grammy telecast need to stop
D.C. galleries: ‘Form Transformed,’ ‘Play by Play’ and more
Shows include works by Gerald Wartofsky, Michelle Frazier, Janathel Shaw and Janelle Whisenant.
‘The Parthenon Enigma,’ by Joan Breton Connelly
The grand frieze on the exterior colonnade of the temple doesn’t mean what you think it does.
Race and casting, the plot thickens
David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” explores the recurring role in theater.
Ballet, modern dance separated by blurred line
Programs will showcase works that marry the two styles.
The Grammys: Who will win? Who should?
Chris Richards weighs in on who’s likely to win, and which deserving artists will go home empty-handed.
‘Grammy moments’: A mix-and-mismatch pop trend
The music industry’s biggest awards show is clogged with desperate duets that are more about branding than art.
D.C. theater troupes tackle playwriting’s gender gap
44 area theatrical troupes said that each will produce a world-premiere play by a female dramatist next year.
Contemporary percussion staple hits NSO
Martin Grubinger makes his debut with the NSO “Frozen in Time.”
Sound worlds without affectation: The Takacs plays Bartok
A leading quartet sheds quiet light on searing and complex music in a cycle of Bartok’s six quartets.
‘Mitt’: Exquisitely suffering with the Romney Bunch
TV REVIEW | Greg Whiteley’s documentary, now on Netflix, is a fly on the wall that needs to buzz more.
Entertainment Videos
‘The Tallest Tree in the Forest’ (Trailer)
Arena Stage presents “The Tallest Tree in the Forest” with Daniel Beaty.
Synetic Theater’s ‘Twelfth Night’
The Synetic Theater in Arlington, Va., presents a wordless rendition of the play ‘Twelfth Night.’ Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili.
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra performs ‘What the World Needs Now is Love’
Drummer Sherrie Maricle and her DIVA Jazz Orchestra perform “What the World Needs Now is Love” at Tannery Pond Community Center.
The Post’s Sudarsan Raghavan talks about the life and legacy of the former president of South Africa.
It’s officially Christmas at the White House as Michelle Obama unveils this year’s holiday decorations.
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