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The Persecution of Harvard’s Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard who announced her resignation on Tuesday after her problematic congressional testimony about antisemitism and mounting questions about missing citations and quotation marks in her published work, was, in part ...
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Arts
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Strata-East Records
This label founded in 1971 gave Afrocentric and psychedelic jazz a home, and found a breakout hit with Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Take a guided tour through its deep catalog.
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Want a New You in the New Year? Try Committing to the Bit.
Personalities are cool. Personas are cooler.
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They Can’t All Be Nominated for Best Picture, Can They?
It’s a very competitive year for the top Oscar. With precursor awards like the Golden Globes coming soon, here’s what may make the cut.
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‘The Color Purple’ Tips Its Hat to Classic Black Musicals
The new movie has so many references to Hollywood gems like “Stormy Weather” and early jazz shorts, it can be viewed as a Black film syllabus.
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World
I Left My Faith. God Didn’t Flinch.
The first time I intentionally broke a Jewish law, I was in college. It was a Saturday. I glanced around furtively, though I was alone in my dorm room. Then I flicked off the light, an act forbidden on the Sabbath. I flicked it on again. Around me ...
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‘Ferrari’ and ‘The Killer’: 1 Cinematographer, 2 Very Different Looks
Erik Messerschmidt worked with the directors Michael Mann and David Fincher to create cohesive worlds that feel nothing alike.
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New Year, New Show: An Original ‘& Juliet’ Star Heads Home
Melanie La Barrie thought she would make it through her last performance of “& Juliet” without succumbing to tears. She was mistaken — though contributing factors include that it was the end of a nine-show holiday week; that she originated the role ...
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Should Ukraine Consider an Armistice?
More from our inbox: ‘Obscene Savagery’ Against Israeli WomenPrivate Equity and Health CareCapitalism Is to Blame for High Housing CostsBirds? Yes. Birdbrains? No.Credit...Jae C. Hong/Associated PressTo the Editor: Re “Ukraine Doesn’t Need All Its ...
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Unfurling the Unusual Costumes of ‘Poor Things’
The designer Holly Waddington breaks down how Emma Stone’s Bella Baxter evolves onscreen, from her childish knickers to her cage-like wedding dress.