Arts
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How Sean Ono Lennon Helped His Parents Send a Message
To keep their legacy relevant for a new generation, he worked on the short “War Is Over! Inspired by the…
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Review: Shanghai’s Open Door to Jews, Remembered in Music
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by…
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How an Argument Resonates in ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
The director Justine Triet narrates a sequence from her film, which is nominated for best picture. Triet is also nominated…
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‘Dune’ Fans, Here’s a Documentary That Will Blow Your Mind
‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ chronicles a director’s determination to film his vision of the saga, one that would have included Mick Jagger…
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Kate DiCamillo Says ‘Paying Attention Is a Way to Love the World’
What books are on your night stand? On the literal night stand, the pile includes Alice McDermott’s “The Ninth Hour”…
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Comedy Gold
In the audiobook oral history “Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of ‘Airplane!,’” a cast of dozens fondly…
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John Schu’s Novel-in-Verse Lets a Boy Speak About Anorexia
“Louder Than Hunger” joins a very small shelf of novels and memoirs that address eating disorders from a male point…
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A New Voice in Fiction With a Mean Left Hook
Rita Bullwinkel’s debut novel, “Headshot,” spotlights eight boxers in a national tournament and the struggles of their inner lives.
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15 New Books Coming in March
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, by Xochitl Gonzalez Gonzalez’s sophomore novel follows the Cuban artist Anita de Monte, who is…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.