Books
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Curators for the 2024 Whitney Biennial Are Announced
The Whitney Museum of American Art has tapped two curators with vastly different profiles to helm its 2024 Biennial exhibition:…
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Guess Who’s Coming to Mordor
Emilia Clarke does not have purple eyes. Her character in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Daenerys Targaryen, is described in the…
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On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe
No way around it: “Fossora,” Björk’s 10th studio album, can be heavy going, thorny and intense. But it’s well worth…
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Review: Still Spelling Trouble
Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” is one of the company’s few true cult classics; after an initial negative reception when it was…
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‘InHospitable’ Review: Fight for Survival
“InHospitable” is a decent advocacy documentary that compellingly argues a couple of points that aren’t easy to make compelling onscreen.…
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Art’s New Perch: Your Neck, Not Your Wall
It looks at a glance like a monument, a towering edifice of painted wood and brass. But on closer inspection,…
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A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again
The hall has shrunk and become warmer, more intimate. The audience now surrounds the stage, with some seats close enough…
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What’s the Key to Understanding Donald J. Trump? Start With Queens.
CONFIDENCE MAN: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, by Maggie Haberman Donald Trump is too much…
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‘Blonde’ Review: Exploiting Marilyn Monroe for Old Times’ Sake
Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years — her family tragedies, paternal absence,…
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At 91, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Still Wants to Tell You a Story
TOMALES, Calif. — At a friend’s rustic home in a tiny village about an hour north of San Francisco, Ramblin’…