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Lucien Smith, Art-World Star, Died From Accidental Drug Overdose

Shortly before Mr. Smith died, he created a series of new “Rain Paintings” that are now on display in a show at the Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, N.Y.

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The artist Lucien Smith in New York City in 2016.

Kehinde Wiley Will Debut New Art Series

The artist, who has been facing sexual misconduct allegations, became a single father in May and returns to the gallery world this week with a new show, “What the Light Becomes.”

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The artist Kehinde Wiley in his Brooklyn studio in October.

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks the President’s ‘Pettysburg Address’

“And where better to reassure the public that they are in good hands than in front of a pool you’ve repeatedly botched to the tune of $16 million?” Kimmel said of Trump’s speech before the midterms.

Patrick Stewart Embraced His Baldness and Became an Icon

It took him a while to realize that his lack of hair only added to his quietly commanding presence.

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In his memoir, Patrick Stewart wrote that he came to regard his baldness as a strength: “As I reconciled myself to my fate — or is it pate? — I realized that I had been given a strategic advantage.”

As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.

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Patrick Stewart in 1990 as Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
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