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Horizons Keith Haring: Painter, activist, and one of the original street artists (+video)

Google doodle today honors the legacy of Keith Haring, an artist and activist who would have been 54 Friday.
The Flame Alphabet

Marcus's novel has a meandering beginning but is a masterful examination of love and endurance.
End to an era at legendary Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company

George Whitman, longtime owner of the beloved Shakespeare and Company, died in Paris last week.
Top Picks: Phantom at 25, Hugh Laurie hosts 'Great Performances,' and more

London theater production of Phantom of the Opera shown in US movie theaters for musical's 25th anniversary, Hugh Laurie hosts New Orleans blues episode of PBS' 'Great Performances,' Al Kooper writes online music column for 'old people' and more top picks.
Classic review: Bob Dylan in America

Sean Wilentz's study of enigmatic music icon Bob Dylan is at once a time-hopping biography; a catalog of Dylan’s myriad, eclectic influences; and a primer on American music.
Bob Dylan in America

Bob Dylan was not so much a sponge as an alchemist, taking common materials and creating new art.
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Robert Wilson's still lives in motion (barely)

Theater legend Robert Wilson's new exhibit at the University of Iowa aims to pioneer a new breed of plasma portraiture.