Arts
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Her Sister Is Dead but Life, and Libido, Carry On
In Kimberly King Parsons’s witty, profane novel, “We Were the Universe,” a young mother seeks to salve a profound loss.
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When Anarchists Were Public Enemy Number One
An entertaining new history by Steven Johnson explores an explosive moment when terror and nascent surveillance collided.
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She Taught Generations How to Wield a Wok and a Cleaver
As Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more than “the Julia Child…
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Flipping Off the Patriarchy, Three Chords at a Time
In her intimate memoir, “Rebel Girl,” the punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna recalls a life of trauma, triumph and riot grrrl…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Wishes You a Happy Mother’s Day
The “S.N.L.” veteran Maya Rudolph hosted an episode that featured multiple sketches celebrating moms.
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What Ethan Hawke’s ‘Wildcat’ Gets Right About Flannery O’Connor
Those familiar with her menagerie of grotesques, her views of Southern society, her tortured faith and inner contradictions will get…
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In ‘The Big Cigar,’ a Black Panther Stars in a Fake Movie
This new series is based on the unlikely true story of a Hollywood producer who used a bogus film production…
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Eurovision Disqualifies Dutch Entrant Hours Before Final
Just hours before this year’s Eurovision Song Contest final was scheduled to begin in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday, the glitzy…
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Trixie Mattel on the Sitcom That Can Bring Us All Together
“The love story of Jim and Pam — every time I watch that unfold, I find something new to cry…
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‘Doctor Who’ Season Premiere Recap: Back in the Groove
The new season, written by Russell T Davies and starring Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor, opens with a double…