Books
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A Wine Guide for a Changing World (for Better and for Worse)
Ray Isle’s “The World in a Wineglass” is a broad survey of vintners with a focus on sustainability and organic…
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In the Middle of a War With No End in Sight
In “November 1942,” Peter Englund pieces together a month in the Second World War with the diaries and memoirs of…
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Minnesota Nice: The History of ‘Fargo’
The new season of FX’s Coenverse crime drama goes back to the basics. Here is a look at the various…
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‘Gardens of Anuncia’ Review: The Broadway Star and the Women Who Molded Her
Michael John LaChiusa’s beautifully sung tribute to sisterly admiration, starring Priscilla Lopez, was inspired by the early life of the…
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David Letterman Reclaims His Desk at ‘The Late Show’
Eight years after retiring from the CBS show, the former late-night host sat down with his successor, Stephen Colbert.
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For ‘Napoleon,’ Finishing the Hats
Inside the creation of one emperor’s famous headwear, as worn by Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s film.
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Lise Davidsen Is an Opera Star Worth Traveling For
Her high notes emerging like shafts of sunlight, Davidsen is playing the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” at the struggling…
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‘United States v. Gupta’ Review: Father’s Trial, Daughter’s Song
Deepali Gupta offers a meandering and muddled take on the trial of Rajat Gupta, a former head of McKinsey &…
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My First Trip to ‘Rubyfruit Jungle’
Molly Bolt may not be as renowned as Holden Caulfield, but to those who know her name, she is as…
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Mick Herron Has Made a Blockbuster Career Writing About Foul-Ups and Has-Beens
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the…