Arts
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Ed Sheeran, Accused of Copying Marvin Gaye, Testifies He Wrote His Song
The singer was accused of copying his ballad “Thinking Out Loud” from Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” In court, he said he and a co-writer created the song, inspired by his grandparents.
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Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances
While Belafonte’s cinematic output was minimal, he made an impact with each role.
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John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’
In his highly anticipated new Netflix special, the comic changes his pace to deliver bristlingly funny material about addiction, rehab and what it means to be likable.
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Wonder and Awe in Natural History’s New Wing. Butterflies, Too.
When plans for it first surfaced, I wondered if the new Gilder Center at the Natural History museum might end up looking overcooked. From the outside it’s a white-pink granite cliff with yawning windows shaped a little like the openings to caves ...
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Dutch to Make Public the Files on Accused Nazi Collaborators
Historians and archivists are excited and concerned about providing unfettered public online access to investigators’ files that have been restricted since the end of World War II.
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Killer Moms and Bloody Elevators: A Talk With the Stars of ‘Evil Dead Rise’
Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland discuss their gory roles in the latest addition to the “Evil Dead” franchise.
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Review: The Danish String Quartet Spins Through Schubert
The group returned to Zankel Hall for the latest installment of its “Doppelgänger” project, featuring a premiere by Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
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Benjamin Millepied Uses Movement to Reinvent ‘Carmen’ on Camera
The choreographer is trying his hand at filmmaking with an experiment that merges drama, dance and music.
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An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World
A track like “Heart on My Sleeve,” which went viral before being taken down by streaming services this week, may be a novelty for now. But the legal and creative questions it raises are here to stay.
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‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Algorithm and Blues
A screwball thriller about a nun’s fight against artificial intelligence proves that making a messy, big-swinging jumble of a story still takes the work of humans.