Books
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What ‘Pocahontas’ Tells Us About Disney, for Better and Worse
The animated tale was both controversial and an Oscar-winning box office hit. It’s also one of the rare films from…
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For Tracee Ellis Ross, Happiness Is a Bowl of Olives and Her Own Clothes
“My closet is my happy place,” said the actress, who is starring in “Candy Cane Lane” and “American Fiction.” “It…
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Who’s Afraid of a Tap Dance ‘Nutcracker’?
Some conservative media took offense at a joy-filled holiday video shot at the White House. They’re missing the point.
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The Boston Tea Party Turns 250 and Raises 21st-Century Questions
How does the most famous act of politically motivated property destruction in American history speak to our own polarized moment?
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Review: A Haunting Koma Otake Dances With the Collective ‘You’
The Japanese artist presents his latest solo (a triptych and a gradual striptease) at Danspace Project.
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Theater Review: In ‘White Gold,’ Rice Is a Sacred Starch
The family-friendly circus troupe Phare highlights the richness of Cambodian culture with gravity-defying acrobatics, Indigenous music and rousing choreography.
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Canadian mumblecore comedy, an Argentine mother-daughter thriller, a Bangladeshi drama about a woman fighting a…
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How to Tell the Story of a Giant Wildfire
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | How to Listen John Vaillant’s book “Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter…
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The Met Will Return 16 Ancient Treasures Tied to Looting
Many of the works headed back to Cambodia and Thailand were featured in the museum’s galleries. All were linked to…
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Night and Day in 3 New Picture Books
Several years ago my daughters came back from hiking and announced that they’d found the entrance to an undiscovered cave,…