Arts
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The Forrest Gump of Data Mining Saw It All
McKenzie Funk’s “The Hank Show” follows the improbable career of one man, and the surveillance state he helped create.
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In Season 3 of ‘Only Murders,’ the Show, and the Deaths, Went On
Tuesday’s finale of “Only Murders in the Building” wrapped a season that was a love letter to Broadway musicals, not least because it was a little silly.
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6 Podcasts for the Spooky Season
These shows deliver disturbing true stories of everyday horror, lively recaps of scary movies and creepy scripted dramas about the supernatural.
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Rod Wave Tops Olivia Rodrigo in Tight Race on Album Chart
The rapper and singer’s latest LP, “Nostalgia,” beat Rodrigo’s “Guts” to No. 1 by the equivalent of about 500 sales.
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‘Flora and Son’ and the Unspoken Truth About Songwriting
To one musician, John Carney’s films about budding artists mirror the joys and pitfalls of crafting tunes.
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Sculptures That Don’t Have to Add Up to Work Like Magic
The wooden objects Hans Noë constructs — columns, walls and confounding clumps of simple but unusual geometric solids — aren’t exactly sculpture. They’re not quite high design, either, or children’s toys, or math problems, or architectural maquettes ...
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Harvey Awards to Induct 6 New Hall of Fame Members
The inductees will be honored at New York Comic Con on Oct. 13. Five are from the world of superheroes, and one is a pioneer of underground comics.
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Late Night Shows Return After Five Months Off the Air
“We’ve been gone so long, ‘The Bachelor’ is now a grandfather,” Jimmy Kimmel joked on Monday.
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Here Are the Finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Paul Harding and Cristina Rivera Garza are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month.
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Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried
“Going Infinite,” Lewis’s new book about the disgraced crypto billionaire, defies the author’s winning formula of upbeat narratives and unsung genius.