Arts
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Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside
Plunge into the recesses of YouTube, and you’ll find a video of Daddy Yankee performing live in his late teens,…
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Debating the Grammys’ Biggest, Oddest Category
At this year’s Grammy Awards, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo, two of music’s freshest new stars, will face off…
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6 Advice Podcasts to Navigate the Weirdness of Daily Life
American life is largely returning to what it was in early 2020, with even the most Covid-cautious states rolling back…
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Review: In ‘Plaza Suite,’ the Ghosts of #MeToo Haunt the Halls
The first thing you see when the curtain goes up on “Plaza Suite” is an aquatint image of that grand…
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Review: In Stefano Massini’s ‘7 Minutes,’ It’s Make or Break
Though based on real events, “7 Minutes,” produced by Waterwell in association with Working Theater, is a piece of hopeful…
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The Slap Echoes the Morning After the Oscars, Raising Questions
The morning after the Oscars tends to be dominated by lighthearted celebrations of the night’s winners and admiring chatter about…
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The Best and Worst Moments of the 2022 Oscars
The 94th Academy Awards will forever be known for one, did-that-just-happen moment: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after the comedian…
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Onstage Slap Rattles Oscars, Before ‘CODA’ Triumphs
LOS ANGELES — In an Academy Awards ceremony where an onstage altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock overshadowed the…
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An Onstage Slap Gives the Oscars More Drama Than It Bargained For
The theme of the 2022 Oscars was “Movie Lovers Unite.” For Chris Rock and Will Smith, the reunion was more…
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Review: ‘Confederates’ Talks Race in Double Time
“This play is not like all of my others,” Dominique Morisseau writes in an author’s note in the script for…