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‘Easter Sunday’ Review: A Feel-Good Filipino Family Comedy
“Easter Sunday” has all the makings of a rollicking family comedy: The protagonist is a struggling actor and comedian with…
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A Road Trip to Sample America’s Many, Many Music Festivals
Four classical music festivals. Three children. Two exhausted parents, with a brave grandfather in tow. One bedraggled minivan. It’ll be…
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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Brand-New Boy Problems, and 7 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos.…
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Heard the One About the Hole That Swallowed Part of Chicago?
MOUNT CHICAGO, by Adam Levin Adam Levin’s expansive new novel begins with a high-concept catastrophe. One day in November 2021,…
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Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill Senior Figure in Palestinian Militant Group
TEL AVIV — Israel carried out a number of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday, and the Palestinian militant…
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A Gothic Rock Cottage Fit for a Bat Out of Hell
Jim Steinman, who died last year at 73, left behind one of the most distinctive catalogs of music in history,…
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Iran Targets Its Baha’i Community With Arrests and Home Demolitions
Iran has begun a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority, arresting dozens of people and destroying…
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She’s the Secret Weapon in a Film About the Thai Cave Rescue
When Ron Howard set out to retell the story of the dramatic 2018 rescue of a young soccer team from…
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‘The Nosebleed’ Review: Reconciling the Ghosts in the Attic
Do artists owe us the truth? Autobiography is inherently subjective, and colored by creative license. But if it holds up…
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‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review: More Turtle Power
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” won’t convert any new fans to the heroes in a half-shell,…