Books
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The Finnish National Ballet at 100
HELSINKI — What is Finnish about the Finnish National Ballet? That question hung in the air when the company threw…
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California Bill Could Restrict the Use of Rap Lyrics in Court
A California bill that would restrict the use of rap lyrics and other creative works as evidence in criminal proceedings…
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Foreign Films, English Titles and the Dilemma Distributors Face
Two years ago, international film releases in the United States reached a new pinnacle with the crowning of Bong Joon…
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Review: A Faithful ‘Kinky Boots,’ With All Its Pizazz and Pitfalls
You can’t keep a drag queen down, at least not for long. It was only April 2019 that the Cyndi…
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Christie’s to Sell Paul G. Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection
In the art world’s latest eye-popping development, Christie’s auction house announced on Thursday that it would sell the impressive art…
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‘Funny Pages’ Review: Ordinary Life, Complex Stuff
The young director Owen Kline packs worlds of cringe into “Funny Pages” — shame, disgust, embarrassment, sweaty sexual panic, acres…
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‘House of the Dragon’: Who Is Otto Hightower, and Why Does He Matter?
It’s tempting to read the new characters in HBO’s “House of the Dragon” through a “Game of Thrones” lens, to…
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‘The Good Boss’ Review: Company Man
Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem), the boss of “The Good Boss,” is introduced giving a pep talk to his factory employees,…
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Winold Reiss, an Immigrant Modernist Way Ahead of His Time
In 1925, a German immigrant named Winold Reiss was invited to design and illustrate an issue of the journal Survey…
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Cecilia Vicuña’s Desire Lines
Listen to This Article Audio Recording by AudmTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download…