Arts
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Review: Millepied and Muhly, Partners in Space and Sound
Benjamin Millepied and Nico Muhly’s evening of minimally accessorized dance and contemporary music feels right at home at the Philharmonie…
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Peter Brown, One of the Beatles’ Closest Confidants, Tells All (Again)
At 87, the dapper insider is releasing a new book of interviews conducted in 1980 and 1981 with the band…
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In ‘Godzilla x Kong,’ They Came. They Pounced. Who Suffers?
The latest sequel in the Monsterverse has plenty of destruction, but little concern about the death toll.
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Pedal Steel Noah’s Covers Charm Fans Online. Up Next: His Own Songs.
This 16-year-old from Austin, Texas, plays New Wave and post-punk hits with his brother and dog beside him. This week,…
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‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright
Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t…
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For 50 Years Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground, Not Just for Dance
As the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has evolved, it has trained dancers and choreographers for tenacity…
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The Anxiety of Watching Risk Takers Clash Over Life-or-Death Decisions
On “Arctic Ascent With Alex Honnold,” big-wall climbers set out to make history. Their tense conversations give a peek inside…
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Once Upon a Time, the World of Picture Books Came to Life
The tale behind a new museum of children’s literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and “The Little Engine That Could.”
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A Book Found in a Cairo Market Launched a 30-Year Quest: Who Was the Writer?
For Iman Mersal, the slim novel was “life altering.” She narrates her journey in the footsteps of its largely forgotten…
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A Novelist Comes Home to Bury Her Words, and Brings Them Back to Life
In Julia Alvarez’s “The Cemetery of Untold Stories,” a boneyard in the Dominican Republic becomes a rich wellspring for discarded…