Books
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Prosecutors to Announce Whether They Plan Charges in ‘Rust’ Case
More than a year after the fatal shooting, Santa Fe County prosecutors said they would announce on Thursday whether anyone…
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What Will Be Nominated for Oscars on Tuesday? What Won’t Be?
It’s an unusually wide open year for the Academy Awards. But our expert has a good idea about what will…
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‘Jam Van’ Dares to Ask: What if Family Road Trips Were Actually Fun?
A new travel series featuring a diverse array of beloved musical artists uses original tunes to help children navigate the…
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Review: A Dance Searching for Harmony in an Unequal World
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence returns to the Joyce Theater with two hits, “Open Door” and “Grace,” and a New York premiere…
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At Under the Radar, Family Histories Bubble Up With No Easy Answers
The Public Theater’s experimental theater festival is back in person for the first time since 2020. Here, our critics review…
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A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine
Before sunrise one day last week, the conductor Dalia Stasevska was deep in concentration in a Helsinki studio, ruminating on…
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He Got Biden to Open Up About His Stutter, Then Wrote About His Own
John Hendrickson's memoir “Life on Delay” recounts his experience with this poorly understood neurological disorder, tracing an arc from frustration…
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A Rosier View of Roald Dahl
“Teller of the Unexpected,” an elegant new biography, sidesteps the ugly side of the children’s book author while capturing his…
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An Oral History of Rikers Island
In a new book, a wide range of voices weigh in on the notorious jail complex.
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Bret Easton Ellis Is Back to His Regularly Scheduled Programming
In his latest novel, “The Shards,” the author returns to his old tropes: gruesome murder, lonely teenagers and 1980s Los…