After a Young Arts Patron’s Donation Did Not Clear, He Was Found Dead

Shortly before Matthew Christopher Pietras’s body was discovered, the Metropolitan Opera had been told that the $10 million he had just donated did not belong to him.

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Noel Gallagher Wouldn’t Buy His Music Zine. Now, He’s an Arts Reporter.

Alex Marshall, a European culture reporter for The New York Times, has turned a music obsession into an arts journalism career.

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Khadejha McCall’s Fashion Legacy Is in Limbo

Khadejha McCall was a rising design star in New York before her life changed course.

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BAM Announces a Female-Led Next Wave and Fall Season

The arts institution, which has shrunk its programming in recent years, unveiled its fall lineup.

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In His Play, a Guard at the Met Finds Solace in the Museum

Patrick Bringley stars in a version of his book, which tells how the Metropolitan Museum’s works of art helped him work through grief.

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The Brooklyn Academy of Music Is Fighting to Regain its Mojo

America’s oldest performing arts venue does not draw the attention or audiences it once did. Now it has lost another leader as it works to adjust to an uncertain future for cultural institutions.

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Keeping Up With Highbrow Art While Raising a Child

It’s not easy, but here’s how Mark Krotov, the publisher of the literary magazine n+1, attempts it, often with his 6-year-old daughter along for the ride.

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A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities

Milan, Zurich, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm: Our writer devised her own urban grand tour to some of the continent’s most dazzling cities.

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