Arts
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Within Himself, an African Photographer Finds Multitudes
A studio portraitist turns the lens on flamboyant alter egos in his first solo U.S. museum exhibition at Princeton.
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Raúl Castillo Can Empathize With Ambivalence
In “The Inspection,” he plays a drill instructor who takes a bullied recruit under his wing, the kind of nurturing the actor says he has benefited from as well.
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‘January 6th’ Review: Scenes of a Riot
A new documentary from Gédéon and Jules Naudet recounts the day of the U.S. Capitol attack.
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British Comedy ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ Plans Spring Broadway Bow
The farce, by the team behind “The Play That Goes Wrong,” is about a bumbling theater company attempting to stage the popular children’s play.
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Read Your Way Through Tokyo
Hiromi Kawakami, one of Japan’s most popular contemporary novelists, travels with books that help her immerse herself in her destination. Here, she suggests reading for those coming to her hometown, Tokyo.
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This Is Girlhood, Warts and All
In “Sam,” Allegra Goodman provides a sweeping yet intimate view of the challenges and triumphs of growing up.
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth
The reputation of Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known composers of African descent active in Europe, was thwarted for centuries.
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Teen Stars of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sue Over Nudity in 1968 Film
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting assert in a lawsuit that Paramount Pictures should have known nude images of them in their teens were “secretly and unlawfully obtained.”
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Prototype, an Essential New York Opera Festival, Turns 10
“There are all these unbelievable artists who are creating work that’s really hard to define,” Beth Morrison, a music theater impresario, said during a recent interview. “It’s the work that falls between disciplines, that is beautiful and strange and ...