Books
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‘Here We Are’ Review: The Last Sondheim, Cool and Impossibly Chic
This inventive, beguiling and not quite fully solved puzzle of a show is a worthy and loving farewell to the…
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Thurston Moore Revisits His Sonic Youth
In a new memoir, the rock luminary details his long career and the music that shaped him.
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When Siskel and Ebert Were the Names Above the Title
In “Opposable Thumbs,” Matt Singer recalls the risky business of putting newspaper movie critics on TV — and the “combustible…
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At the Met, a Refurbished ‘Bohème’ and an Art Deco ‘Ballo’
A gift from a board member recently paid for the company to rebuild sets for Franco Zeffirelli’s deathless 1981 production…
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Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicians Reach Contract Deal
The agreement, which includes salary increases of nearly 16 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.
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Review: A ‘Rodelinda’ Brings Promise of Handel on the Hudson
R.B. Schlather’s new staging of this opera, with the excellent musicians of Ruckus, is the first of several Handel productions…
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From ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘Flower Moon’: How Scorsese Has Rethought Violence
The director was long identified with ornately edited set pieces. In “The Irishman” and his latest film, the flourishes have…
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Are Fears of A.I. and Nuclear Apocalypse Keeping You Up? Blame Prometheus.
How an ancient Greek myth explains our terrifying modern reality.
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In Praise of the Ever-Evolving Lauryn Hill
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” as well as her legacy with the Fugees, the singer…
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In Chloé Show, an Unseen Legacy With Quiet Jewish Roots
Gaby Aghion, Chloé’s founder, didn’t just make a brand for herself, she made one for all women.