Arts
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Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest
Known for dazzling virtuosity, Wang faces a new challenge in a three-and-a-half-hour Rachmaninoff marathon at Carnegie Hall.
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‘Shrinking’ Review: On the Couch With Harrison Ford
An Apple TV+ dramedy from Jason Segel and some “Ted Lasso” principals is at its best when America’s sexiest uncle is dispensing advice.
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The Forgotten History of Chinese Railroad Workers Rises From the Texas Dust
In a creative departure, the artist Kenneth Tam spent the last year creating sculptures that honor the lives of Chinese laborers in Texas who helped build the country’s railroad system.
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‘You People’ Review: Guess Who’s Going to Roscoe’s
Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy are among the stars in this prickly-charming generational Netflix comedy, the feature directing debut of Kenya Barris.
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‘Without You’ Review: Anthony Rapp’s Seasons of Love, and Loss
The actor, who starred in the original Broadway run of ‘Rent,’ reflects on the show’s early days and dealing with the grief of his mother’s death.
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Review: A Young Pianist Finds His Way to Carnegie Hall
Mao Fujita’s playing had a prettiness all its own, but he didn’t connect profoundly with all the composers on his largely safe program.
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Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match
On the British musician’s fourth album, “Gloria,” Smith puts aside ballads for more danceable tracks that show flashes of boldness, but often retreat to generics.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Hits from Renée Fleming’s career at the Metropolitan Opera, an unlikely Mozart and Beethoven recording and Florence Price are among the highlights.
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‘Close’ Review: This Boy’s Life
Friendship and tragedy go hand in hand in Lukas Dhont’s delicate, Oscar-nominated drama.
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Globalization’s Discontents Were Baked In From the Beginning
In “Against the World,” the historian Tara Zahra examines the promise of liberal internationalism in its early days — and the resentments and suffering it continues to incite.