Arts
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How GKids Became the A24 of Animation
The small distributor has outsize influence because it handles Studio Ghibli films in the United States. Its titles have earned…
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Seeking to Restore a Reputation, Gallery Shows Last Works by Chuck Close
The artist’s longtime gallerist, Arne Glimcher, has organized an exhibition of the artist’s final portraits at Pace, opening Feb. 22.
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Kelly Link Returns with a Dreamlike, Profoundly Beautiful Novel
In “The Book of Love,” the Pulitzer finalist and master of short stories pushes our understanding of what a fantasy…
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What Was The Village Voice?
“The Freaks Came Out to Write” is an oral history of America’s most important alternative weekly.
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The Deadly Business of Restricting Immigration
In “Brought Forth on This Continent” and “The Last Ships From Hamburg,” people fleeing violence and famine meet resistance in…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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All the Super Bowl Ads So Far, Ranked
Here is our ranking of the Super Bowl commercials we have been able to track down ahead of the big…
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Filming ‘Virginia Woolf,’ the Battles Weren’t Just Onscreen
COCKTAILS WITH GEORGE AND MARTHA: Movies, Marriage and the Making of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ by Philip Gefter What…
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New Historical Fiction That Immerses You in Far-Flung Places
From England and France to the deepest Arctic and northern China, these stories will transport you.
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How Do You Get Acoustic Instruments to Play Electronic Music?
The composer Matthew Sheeran, brother of the pop star Ed Sheeran, discusses how he translated microtonal electronic music for a…