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When cultural preservation comes at the expense of speakers' decisions, sometimes it's O.K. to let a language die.

The ninety-two-year-old theatre producer and prison activist stopped by 54 Below to make a career pivot--standup comedy, dishing on Charles Laughton and Peggy Lee.

"Like all tyrants, / my mother made / decrees."

Zendaya, with the help of the unerring instincts of her stylist Law Roach, led the way as she and her castmates put on a goddess-themed celebration of high fashion during "The Odyssey" press tour.

Don't believe what the other kids have to say; Dad is the one to tell you about the importance of Stephen Sondheim.

María Corina Machado hoped to become her country's leader with help from the U.S. The Trump Administration had other priorities.

The artist Florentina Holzinger's extreme use of the body has caused viewers to puke, faint, and leave her shows. At the Venice Biennale, though, her vision has made her a star.

The actor plays a journalist in AMC's "Interview with the Vampire." In the story's latest installment, his beat has become a lot bloodier.

The genre extolls the virtue of staying close to your home town. "Five O'Clock Somewhere" was part of a wave of hits that envisioned an escape to the seaside.

Sanwits, in the East Village, serves a glorious mashup of American sandwich styles and frank Filipino flavors.