Books
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‘Queen Sugar’ Ends on Its Own Terms
Since “Queen Sugar” debuted on the Oprah Winfrey Network in September 2016, it has been lauded for its intricate, intimate…
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Agatha Christie’s Latest Biographer Plumbs a Life of Mystery
AGATHA CHRISTIEAn Elusive WomanBy Lucy Worsley415 pages. Pegasus Crime. $29.95. Agatha Christie’s best books have crisp dialogue and high ...
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Sex and Murder in Maggie O’Farrell’s Overwrought Historical Drama
THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, by Maggie O’Farrell Does great sex yield great children? Norman Mailer thought so (of course), but other…
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The Electrifying, Emotional Return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
MONTREAL — The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were planning to cry. Nothing dramatic about it, but the day before they returned…
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‘Fall TV’ Is Dead. But Buzz Will Always Be With Us.
Each fall brings an onslaught of new television shows, but now so does every other season of the year. As…
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Josh Groban to Star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Revival on Broadway
The demon barber of Fleet Street is returning to Broadway. “Sweeney Todd,” the deliriously gruesome Stephen Sondheim-scored musical about a…
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At the Telluride Film Festival, ‘Women Talking’ and Other Topics of Conversation
TELLURIDE, Colo. — At the Telluride Film Festival here, the “ringmasters” who introduce screenings in venues that include two school…
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Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson Embrace Their Roots, as Plains
Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield of Plains, a project born in the pandemic during long phone calls between the two…
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When George Clooney Met Julia Roberts (Don’t Believe the Reports)
Julia Roberts began the interview with a question: “Is George causing problems already?” Her friend and frequent co-star George Clooney…
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7 Musicals Head to Broadway This Fall, but 100 More Lie in Wait
I have friends who keep a spreadsheet of every show they’ve seen, cross-indexed to their Playbill collection. I’m the opposite.…