Books
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How Cave Canem Has Nurtured Generations of Black Poets
The poets’ collective, which was founded in 1996, has worked with poets who have gone on to win many of…
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Jesse Armstrong Still Has ‘a Lot of Sympathy’ for the Roys
In an interview, the “Succession” creator looked back on the end of the show and discussed Marxism, extreme wealth and…
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Meet Charles Melton, the Breakout Star of ‘May December’
I’ll admit it took me a while to notice the blood, which was wet and daubed onto his right cheekbone…
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Can a Rom-Com Make Sense in Dark Times? Yes, When It’s From This Master.
Aki Kaurismaki’s “Fallen Leaves” is both magical and despairing, born of what the Finnish auteur’s stars say is an unusual…
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Film: 4 Takeaways From the Premiere
The star skipped the red carpet and slipped into the celebrity-filled screening on Saturday night. But the movie pulls back…
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For New Music, There’s No Quartet Like JACK
Its stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.
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Antonia Bennett Used to Sing With Tony. Now She’s Carrying On Solo.
The crooner’s daughter is ramping up her music career once again, and plotting a new album. On Thursday, she’ll perform…
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‘Rust’ Killing Forces Hollywood to Make Choices on Guns
Real guns or replicas? Blank fire or special effects? The killing of a cinematographer on a film set has some…
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Pina Bausch’s ‘Rite of Spring’ Takes Root in Africa
Toward the end of Pina Bausch’s “Rite of Spring,” a woman in a wispy white shift walks up to a…