Books
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All About My Mother
A WOMAN’S BATTLES AND TRANSFORMATIONS By Édouard Louis. Translated by Tash Aw. Late in Édouard Louis’s new novel, “A Woman’s…
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‘Saul’ Great, Man
Before we discuss the finale of “Better Call Saul,” the series demands a question: What do we call this guy?…
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An Oscars Apology for Sacheen Littlefeather, 50 Years After Brando Protest
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist…
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John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’
John Boyega was born in London to parents who grew up in Nigeria and raised their children in a house…
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Kaitlyn Dever on Becoming a Face of Addiction in ‘Dopesick’
After months of jumping from one shoot to the next, Kaitlyn Dever finally had some downtime. “I just got back…
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‘Ben Is Back,’ ‘Censor’ and More
This month’s off-the-grid streaming recommendations are not for the squeamish, rife with unsettling horror, exploitation and crime films. But if…
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Searching for Leonardo da Vinci in ‘Leonardo’
Leonardo da Vinci discovered how to capture life in his drawings. And he found new ways to topple a castle.…
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National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
A PBS documentary on the 400-year history of Shakespeare’s plays, a New York Public Library summer program for educators on…
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The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
Two years ago Salman Rushdie joined prominent cultural figures signing an open letter decrying an increasingly “intolerant climate” and warning…
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A Swarm of 13-Year-Olds Took a Broadway Stage. What Could Go Wrong?
It’s one thing to wrangle a few Von Trapp kids. Some Matildas. A Gavroche or two. But a baker’s dozen…