Arts
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After a Long Intermission, a New Act for a Flagship Paris Theater
The Théâtre de la Ville, now named for Sarah Bernhardt, reopened after a seven-year renovation. But its once-radical approach to…
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Edwaard Liang Appointed Artistic Director of Washington Ballet
Liang, a choreographer who has run BalletMet in Ohio for 10 years, is the first Asian American to lead a…
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Is the American Dream More Dead Than Alive?
In “Ours Was the Shining Future,” the New York Times writer David Leonhardt dissects the country’s record on prosperity, arguing…
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Under the Leather Jackets: Anxiety, Bravado and the Keys to TV Stardom
Candid memoirs by Henry Winkler and John Stamos reveal how lucky breaks — and Yale training, and a curling iron…
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María José Llergo’s Songs Have Flamenco Roots. They Raise a Ruckus.
This Spanish singer’s debut, “Ultrabelleza,” experiments with a signature genre of her Andalusian homeland, creating an unexpected homage.
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Black Sabbath Ballet Turns Up the Volume on a Varied London Season
The fall dance calendar began with English National Ballet under new leadership. Then came Royal Ballet’s “Don Quixote” and “Black…
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‘Milli Vanilli’ Review: Blame It on the Fame
Luke Korem’s documentary retraces the manufactured pop duo’s rise and fall, while asking pertinent questions about the price of stardom.
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Late Night Finds the House Speaker Pool Lacking in Diversity
Stephen Colbert named actual candidates for the job before switching to made-up politicians — “and literally no one knows when…
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Trance Music Is Coming Back. Evian Christ Is Part of the Revival.
The producer got his start in the 2010s connecting underground electronic sounds and hip-hop. His first album, “Revanchist,” embraces a…
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Lying All the Way to the Bank in ‘America Fantastica’
Tim O’Brien’s manic satire follows a disgraced journalist on a criminal road trip through a myth-addled nation.