Books
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For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over
Prodded by law enforcement, and pushed by foreign governments, American museums are increasingly returning artifacts to countries of origin, but…
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Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Returns, the Way It Never Was
Maria Friedman’s rethinking of the much-loved, much-monkeyed-with 1981 Sondheim-Furth flop gets very close to coherence, and all the way to…
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Making a Splash: Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White Discuss the ‘White Lotus’ Finale
“I didn’t realize it until yesterday, but now I am sad,” said White, who watched the season finale with Coolidge…
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Golden Globes 2023 Snubs (Will Smith) and Surprises (Brendan Fraser)
As the awards show tries to restore its golden luster, there are still notable omissions, while some nominees may snub…
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Lawsuit Over Lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Dismissed
Swift had been accused of stealing lyrics from a 3LW song released in 2000 that contains the lines “Playas, they…
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‘Kindred’ Review: Octavia Butler Comes to the Screen
Her 1979 novel about time travel to the slaveholding South is adapted, loosely, in an FX series on Hulu.
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How ‘Peter Pan’ Inspired Richard Branson
The businessman and subject of a new documentary series is a fan of “Mare of Easttown,” “Sharkwater” and letting his…
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In Harlem, a Playful New Youth Center Is an Instant Landmark
Filled with light, the cozy headquarters of the Brotherhood Sister Sol is designed to tell children “they matter.”
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When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others
Jefferson Cowie’s powerful and sobering new history, “Freedom’s Dominion,” traces the close association between the rhetoric of liberty in an…
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A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’
This new collection from Britain’s Daily Telegraph is full of oddballs, mavericks and cranks.