Arts
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Giancarlo Esposito Plays Other People So He Can Know Himself
Giancarlo Esposito is thinking about robbery. “Have you ever walked into a bank and thought, ‘There’s all this money here’?”…
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These Young Musicians Made an Album. Now It’s Nominated for a Grammy.
The debut album of the New York Youth Symphony, featuring some players who were in middle school, is up against…
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A ‘Titanic’ Parody Show That Draws Fans Near, Far, Wherever They Are
Some of the devotees of ‘Titanique,’ which recently moved to the larger Daryl Roth Theater after months of sold-out shows,…
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Use Your Disillusion: A Philosopher Makes the Case
“In Praise of Failure,” by Costica Bradatan, examines a handful of thinkers who rejected worldly success in favor of struggle.
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Elinor Lipman’s Frothy New Novel Has Serious Undertow
In “Ms. Demeanor,” the veteran author explores the ramifications of sexual freedom for a middle-aged woman.
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Finding Community, and Freedom, on the Virtual Dance Floor
On any given weekend, there are dozens of parties happening on VRChat, a platform where users assume fantastical avatars of…
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The Year Pop’s Men Dismantled Their Masculinity
In 2022, stars including Harry Styles, Jack Harlow and Bad Bunny offered liberated takes on gender, but also risked pandering.…
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Art Spiegelman on Life With a ‘500-Pound Mouse Chasing Me’
Known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book, “Maus,” the author has had a busy year, after the book was banned…
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A Documentarian Travels the World Asking: ‘Have You Eaten Yet?’
From the Arctic to the Amazon, Cheuk Kwan traces a diaspora through Chinese restaurants owned and operated by immigrant families.
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For An Yu, the Living Are More Adrift Than the Ghosts
GHOST MUSIC, by An Yu Not much is known about the inner life of mushrooms, but we can guess at…