Arts
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Strike First, Strike Hard: How ‘The Karate Kid’ Became a Musical
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Robert Mark Kamen was through with “The Karate Kid,” his semi-autobiographical 1984 martial arts film that spawned…
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‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’
David Simon concedes that it takes a special kind of [expletive] to say, “I told you so.” “But I can’t…
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A Farewell and the Promise of a New Future at City Ballet
What stood out? What stood still? Who was still standing? The big event of New York City Ballet’s spring season,…
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To House Refugees, Lviv Wants to Make Beautiful Buildings That Last
LVIV, Ukraine — To stand in the cobblestone square that is this city’s historic marketplace is to be surrounded by…
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Becoming Johnny Rotten, When John Lydon Would Rather You Didn’t
LONDON — Anson Boon gave playing Johnny Rotten everything he had, including a front tooth. Boon embodies the punk frontman…
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For a Young Choreographer, Bed-Stuy Is Home and a Stage
Call it a bold move. In his five years as a choreographer, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd has made dances for black…
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‘Stranger Things 4’: A Guide to the Major Pop Culture References
This article contains major spoilers for Season 4 of “Stranger Things.” See some references we missed? Tell us about them…
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Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season
Just before the end of this milestone comeback season at the Metropolitan Opera, the slot has returned. That slot? Connoisseurs…
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Harry Styles Is No. 1 With a Record-Breaking Total for Vinyl Sales
Is 500,000 the new million? As a shorthand for success selling albums in the streaming age, that may now be…
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‘Baseball Players Don’t Dance’? The Savannah Bananas Beg to Differ.
How does a dance writer from the Northeast end up fixated on a collegiate summer league baseball team from Savannah,…