Arts
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‘Vile,’ ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Full of Lies’: Aleksandar Hemon Is No Fan of Philip Roth
What books are on your night stand? Ray Monk’s “Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius.” Oliver Sacks’s “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.” “The 1619 Project,” created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman ...
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A Raucous New Festival, With a Friends and Family Vibe
The interdisciplinary Out-FRONT! fills a gap in the dance calendar, showing incandescent works like Jasmine Hearn’s “Salt and Spirit.”
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The Unforgettable Meets the Unimaginable at the Winter Show
Back to its home in the Park Avenue Armory, the fair offers one-of-a-kind art from America’s earliest known free Black painter, and even a marble skull.
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Prosecutors Say Alec Baldwin Had ‘Absolute Duty’ to Check the Gun
The officials who decided to bring involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor say he should have ensured the gun was safe to handle. Mr. Baldwin says that others were responsible.
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How Do You Measure a Season on Broadway? In Cast Albums.
From “A Strange Loop” to “Funny Girl,” most Broadway musicals of 2022 were recorded, offering listeners a chance to love or hate them again.
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Claire Chase Uses Her New Platform to Showcase a Hero
When the composer and performer Pauline Oliveros died in 2016, at 84, her reputation in music was secure. Her early electronic and tape-music pieces from the 1960s and ’70s are widely seen as key contributions to post-World War II American ...
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Fox’s ‘Accused’ Is a Law Show, Not in the Usual Order
An inversion of the usual whodunit, a new crime-of-the-week drama from the producers of “Homeland” and “24” puts ordinary people in extraordinary trouble.
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Review: The Unaffected Excellence of the Cleveland Orchestra
One of the finest American ensembles returned to Carnegie Hall with a program that made its argument persuasively, but without force.
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‘Alice, Darling’ Review: That’s What Friends Are For
Anna Kendrick stars in a drama about a woman in an abusive relationship who finds refuge with two girlfriends during a getaway.
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Can Art Ever Be Innocent?
A riveting show at the Metropolitan Museum surveys the complicated art of the ancient Maya, in which beauty and brutality are surreally entangled.