Arts
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A Protest Set to Banjo: Jamar Roberts’s Dance for Hard Times
“We the People,” Roberts’s first dance for the Martha Graham Dance Company, finds the rage and resistance hidden in an…
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The Gang That Preyed on America’s Small Museums
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases…
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Rachel McAdams Is Not Afraid of the Dark
The actress makes her Broadway debut in “Mary Jane” as the single mother of a seriously ill child. She views…
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Oklahoma’s Booming Film Industry Has Texas’ Attention
To attract movie and television production, states must try to offer the best incentives. The competition drives spending on Hollywood…
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Her Husband Signed Up for the Military. She Didn’t.
In “The Wives,” Simone Gorrindo tells the story of joining a behind-the-scenes sorority — and how it changed her.
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A Frenchwoman’s Midlife Sexual Awakening
“Playboy,” an autobiographical novel by the writer Constance Debré, follows a woman who left her husband and job in search…
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Kristen Wiig Hosts ‘SNL’ With Help From a Few Famous Friends
Matt Damon, Ryan Gosling, Paul Rudd, Jon Hamm, Martin Short, Paula Pell, Fred Armisen and Will Forte all turned out…
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Berlin Was a Beacon of Artistic Freedom. Gaza Changed Everything.
When the musician Laurie Anderson was launching her career in the early 1970s, an avant-garde artist who wanted to work…
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Why Are People Obsessed With TV Finales ‘Sticking the Landing’?
As “Curb Your Enthusiasm” gets ready to exit, it’s time to let go of the idea that a story’s ending…
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Larry David Has Always Been the ‘Seinfeld’ Finale’s Biggest Defender
As “Curb Your Enthusiasm” draws to a close, the “Seinfeld” co-creator gets another shot at ending a TV show.