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When the French government began ordering refugees to report to camps, there was little to provide comfort except for poetry. –Elizabeth Young-Bruehl, ...

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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has acquired the jazz great’s scores, original artwork, letters and more, ...

Mother Teresa had no wealth or position of coercion. What she had was conviction in the power of compassion. Her legacy – ...

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Jon Batiste describes his shows as a love circus meets creative church. His formative years soaking in the sounds of New Orleans come out in his traditional jazz structures and melodies, yet he blends ...