How the father of minimalism brought power to the people, and learned to let go
From strange monsters to kids with their butts hanging out, this long-lost treasure has all the makings of a Sendak classic
A staged adaptation of a Maurice Sendak’s classic turns my child and me into happy monsters
A new book about writers’ relationships to death provides insight into the acclaimed illustrator’s life
Museum, executors battle over the late writer’s rare book collection
When celebrities die, tributes flood social media—and I can’t help but ‘dislike’
At his bar mitzvah, my son took his place in the men’s section of the shul—a place where mothers can’t go
Sendak and Roth each add their own bon mot
On his centennial, the kids’ illustrator and New Yorker and Daily Worker contributor is celebrated in Miami
Man is born a clown.
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A few more notes on the late illustrator Sendak
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Quintessential children’s book author with a dark side
Plus, Portman to make vegan documentary, Kunis does Dior, and more
Plus when did *she* grow to be so tall? and more
Plus Iron Dome debuts, an AIPAC apology, and more
Just in time for Passover, an exhibition devoted to Curious George sheds light on the character’s genesis and his German-Jewish creators’ exodus
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