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An ongoing exhibition at the Museum of Art at Newfields reaches back to the 1700s and an appreciation of the ornate and ...

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If you've noticed a remarkable amount of pastels in fall, people wearing a surprising number of impractical yet whimsical accessories, or an abundance of shells and flowers motifs, don't worry, babe.

Every beachcomber knows that sea shells are beautiful, yet few know they are so beautiful that once their shape inspired a style that spread across half of Europe. During the 18th century, painters, ...

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Tchaikovsky never wrote a cello concerto, but the “Variations on a Rococo theme” is a close second. The main theme is a Tchaikovsky original, but it's deeply steeped in his love for Mozart and the ...

Ms. Keegin is a photo editor and creative consultant. This is an installment of Visual Studies, a series that explores how images move through and shape culture. Lately the American president has been ...

The day of Cynthia Erivo’s seventh Met Gala begins just like most other days—a morning run, followed by an infrared sauna blanket. She’s considering a facial, some music…“and tea,” she says, “lots of ...