Arts
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‘Blonde’ Review: Exploiting Marilyn Monroe for Old Times’ Sake
Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years — her family tragedies, paternal absence, maternal abuse ...
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At 91, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Still Wants to Tell You a Story
TOMALES, Calif. — At a friend’s rustic home in a tiny village about an hour north of San Francisco, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott was trying to decide ...
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Stream These 13 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in October
Sound the alarms: One of the most beloved sitcoms in recent TV history is leaving Netflix in the United States in October — and early in the ...
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‘Sesame Street: The Musical’ Review: Everything’s A-OK
Bert has stage fright, Ernie has wandered off to take a bath, and a certain blue gourmand has already eaten the first two letters of his alphabet ...
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‘Goat,’ ‘Dope’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s off-the-grid streaming suggestions are an even more eclectic mix than usual: a handful of indie dramas, genre treats for your late ...
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For the Love of Beer and His Buddies
Chickie Donohue, 81, has been telling saloon stories since his teens, but there’s one he no longer has to tell. It is about his preposterously ...
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Film Academy’s Museum Connects With Visitors in First Year
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been something that almost no one in Hollywood expected: an instant hit. After an almost comical series ...
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For the Saxophonist Zoh Amba, Free Jazz Is Gospel
The saxophonist Zoh Amba recently led a guest into the Upper West Side brownstone that houses the Vedanta Society of New York. Removing her shoes ...
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A Formative Friendship Cut Short by Tragedy
STAY TRUE: A Memoir, by Hua Hsu. One of the funny things about adolescence is that the world can seem enormous, brimming with possibility, while ...
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She Lost Her Brother Years Ago. Why Does She Keep Seeing Him?
THE FURROWS: An Elegy, by Namwali Serpell “Have you ever walked between two great big airplane hangars and it made you feel very small and very ...