Books
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In ‘Big Trip,’ an Exiled Russian Director Asks: What Makes Us Human?
Dmitry Krymov’s two shows at La MaMa thrillingly stress the porosity of the line between life and storytelling.
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The Legend of Gram Parsons, in 12 Songs
A half-century after his death, listen to some of the singer-songwriter’s most soulful signature tunes, and some tributes and covers…
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Major Directors, Minor Running Times
Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar and Godfrey Reggio have films this fall that are less than an hour each.
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Becky G’s Revenge Fantasy, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by PinkPantheress, the Rolling Stones featuring Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga, and others.
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‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ Review: She’s Growing Up
Sandler family members (plus Idina Menzel) lean on each other in this Netflix comedy about growing up.
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British Museum Director Resigns After Worker Fired for Theft
Hartwig Fischer, who had led the museum since 2016, said that the museum’s failure to respond to earlier warnings “must…
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For Some Culture Executives, a Housing Perk Is Rolled Back
For years the Metropolitan Museum of Art housed its directors in a $5 million apartment on Fifth Avenue, where they…
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In Kentucky, a Maestro of the People
Teddy Abrams, the 36-year-old music director of the Louisville Orchestra, has embedded himself in his community, breaking the mold of…
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Before Gran Turismo Inspired a Movie, It Drove a Teenager to Greatness
The PlayStation video game’s realistic cars and racetracks helped Jann Mardenborough find his calling as a professional driver.
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What Can Literature Teach Us About Forgiveness?
“How I’m gon keep from killing him,” says Celie, the protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel “The Color…