Arts
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Margaret Renkl Writes in the Space Between Grief and Hope
In her most recent book, “The Comfort of Crows,” Renkl puts her admirable powers of perception to use, offering readers…
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Jill Medvedow, Who Remade ICA Boston, to Depart
She will leave her post as the Institute of Contemporary Art’s director in 2024, but isn’t sure what’s next. “I…
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When the Skyscraper You Hate Blocks the Skyscraper You Love
Sometimes New York’s a downer. I had an appointment the other day near Madison Square Park. For years, one of…
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How Philip Roth’s Raunchiest Novel Made It to the Stage
For their adaptation of “Sabbath’s Theater,” John Turturro and Ariel Levy sought to preserve “the nasty side of existence” evoked…
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A Reclusive Horror Designer Pivoted From Religious Games
Before creating Five Nights at Freddy’s, whose jump scares will soon target moviegoers, Scott Cawthon was making indie video games…
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The Best True Crime to Stream: Stories That Are Very Scary, and Real
Four terrifying, unnerving picks across television, film and podcast.
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Britney Spears Doesn’t Need to Narrate Her Memoir for It to Sing
The actor Michelle Williams reads the audiobook version of the recently liberated pop star’s memoir, “The Woman in Me.”
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Dave Chappelle’s Remarks on Israel Draw Cheers and Walkouts in Boston
In apparently unplanned comments, the comedian waded into the Israel-Hamas war and decried the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, provoking strong…
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Morgan Freeman Would Like to Tell You the History of Everything
In an interview, Freeman discusses narrating the Netflix documentary “Life on Our Planet,” which goes from the dawn of time…
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‘Elephant’ at 20: A Drama About a Mass Shooting Remains Chilling
When Gus Van Sant made his experimental feature in response to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, he said, he…