Books
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It’s Alive! It’s With the Band! A Computer Soloist Holds Its Own
Two guest soloists, each skilled in the art of improvisation, appeared in New York City on Friday night with the…
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Unearthing Rick Barton, a Boho Bard of North Beach
In the late 1950s, as America welcomed Jack Kerouac’s 120 feet of spontaneous typescript, a different kind of scroll was…
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Rod Wave’s ‘Beautiful Mind’ Is His Second No. 1 Album
The Florida rapper and singer Rod Wave tops the latest Billboard album chart with “Beautiful Mind,” easily beating out the…
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What’s on TV This Week: ‘Katrina Babies’ and the MTV Video Music Awards
Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials…
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Once More Into the Vaults: Blondie on the Music That Defined Its Legacy
As Chris Stein searched for rare recordings to include in “Against the Odds: 1974-1982,” a handsome chronicle of the new…
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Matt Smith on Playing the Rogue Prince of ‘House of the Dragon’
This interview includes spoilers for the series premiere of “House of the Dragon.” Prince Daemon Targaryen is a man of…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Premiere: Another Game of Thrones
Season 1, Episode 1: ‘The Heirs of the Dragon’ So where were we? Oh, right: Sitting on our sofas trying…
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Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.
Patti LuPone, Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig came back to Broadway. The Norwegian diva-in-the-making Lise Davidsen brought her penetrating voice…
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George R.R. Martin Is Finally Getting the Show He Wanted
In the five years that HBO programming executives have been carefully considering a worthy successor to “Game of Thrones,” there…
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‘Bad Sisters’ Review: The Family That Kills Together (Maybe)
A despicable male is found dead, and the prime suspects are a group of women who wanted to protect one…