
Literary Treasures Lost in Fire at German Library By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER A blaze in at the historic Anna Amalia Library in the city of Weimar has consumed thousands of works from the 16th to 18th centuries.
Slow Week for Art, With Few Exceptions By RANDY KENNEDY Besides a few conservative-oriented galleries and events, New York's art community and the visiting Republicans largely kept their distance.
A Prize Novel Full of Truths That Stretch Believability By BORIS FISHMAN "White on Black," which won Russia's premier literary honor last year, details the Soviet Union's abuse of the handicapped.
A Prankster Invasion in the Elephant House By ERIC DASH The Yes Men, a pair of politically charged performance artists chronicled in a new documentary, took aim this week at the Republican convention.
JAZZ REVIEW In an Earthy Landscape the Mood Is Mellow By BEN RATLIFF The trio of Paul Motian, Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell, who play the Village Vanguard through Sunday, have discovered a mature brilliance in their 20 years together. MORE ARTS NEWS All Headlines Print Edition Only
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Annegret Hultsch/Associated Press The Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany, ablaze on Thursday.
DANCE REVIEW | URBAN BUSH WOMEN Past and Present, Passionately Blended By JENNIFER DUNNING "Are We Democracy?," a dance piece by Urban Bush Women, and "Topsy's Lament," a video installation, entered this week's political fray with idealism and tragic comedy.
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