Books
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A Universe of Inspirations Swirls Within ‘Janet Planet’
The playwright Annie Baker shares the artistic influences behind her feature film debut.
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Donald Sutherland Didn’t Disappear Into Roles, and That Was a Good Thing
The actor understood the range of human feeling, but he came of age when movies distrusted institutions, and that suspicion…
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‘Green Border’ Review: Migrants’ Elusive Race for Freedom
Agnieszka Holland focuses on the Polish-Belarusian border as a Syrian family tries to make it to the European Union.
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Kendrick Lamar’s Victory Lap Unites Los Angeles
Kendrick Lamar’s sold-out homecoming at the Kia Forum, an arena just outside Los Angeles, promised pyrotechnics with its name alone:…
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The 40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs. After six…
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Travis Scott Arrested After Disturbance on Florida Yacht
The rapper, who was charged with trespassing and disorderly intoxication, later admitted he had been drinking alcohol and stated, “It’s…
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music Announces Its Next Wave, and Next Steps
BAM, which has faced cutbacks in recent years, unveiled a reorganization as it announced its Next Wave Festival for the…
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Was Global Trade a Mistake?
ONE WEEK TO CHANGE THE WORLD: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests, by DW Gibson HOW THE WORLD…
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The Eternal Pull of the Fascinating, Deadly Volcano
In “Adventures in Volcanoland,” the geologist Tamsin Mather takes us on a global and historical investigation of her life’s passion.
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Linda Thompson Can’t Sing Her New Songs. Her Solution? ‘Proxy Music.’
The singer and songwriter who rose from the ’60s British folk-rock scene lost her vocals to a neurological disorder. So…