Maurice El Medioni, an Algerian pianist who fused Jewish and Arab musical traditions into a singular style he called “Pianoriental,” died on March 25 in Israel. He was 95. His death, at a nursing home in Herzliya, on Israel’s central coast, was confirmed by his manager, Yvonne Kahan. Mr. Medioni
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Maurice Sendak delights children with new book, 12 years after his death
An image of Mino from Maurice Sendak’s posthumous book Ten Little Rabbits. Maurice Sendak/HarperCollins Publishers hide caption toggle caption Maurice Sendak/HarperCollins Publishers An image of Mino from Maurice Sendak’s posthumous book Ten Little Rabbits. Maurice Sendak/HarperCollins Publishers In Ten Little Rabbits, a new posthumous picture book by Maurice Sendak, Mino
How Maurice Sendak Lived With His Own Wild Things
On a frigid Wednesday afternoon, sunbeams poured into Maurice Sendak’s studio in Ridgefield, Conn., crisscrossing one another with the precision and warmth of the children’s books that were born in this room. Sendak died almost 12 years ago, but his studio is exactly as he left it. There are his
Maurice Hines, Tap-Dancing Star With His Brother, Dies at 80
Maurice Hines, a high-wattage song-and-dance man who rose to stardom as a child in a tap-dancing act with his brother, Gregory, then performed on and off Broadway, including in shows he directed and choreographed, died on Friday in Englewood, N.J. He was 80. His death, at the Actors Fund Home,
Broadway actor, dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80
Maurice Hines, seen in 2005, appeared alongside his younger brother Gregory Hines during the first part of his career. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Maurice Hines, seen in 2005, appeared alongside his younger brother Gregory Hines during the first part of his career. Frank Franklin
Ex-Ohio State star Maurice Clarett calls for Ryan Day's dismissal, then backtracks
Ohio State legend Maurice Clarett called for Buckeyes coach Ryan Day to be fired after the team’s third straight loss against Michigan on Saturday. Clarett’s first post on X came after Kyle McCord threw the game-sealing interception. Michigan won the game 30-24 in a hard-fought batter. The loss moved Day
By Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Stories of a New Orleans That’s All but Lost
But the city Ruffin depicts is characterized less by violence than by community, its adaptability in the face of ongoing change. “Ghetto University” thrums with the mordant wit of its narrator, “a Black man with two advanced degrees, who had once lectured at the Sorbonne, who shook hands with Noam