Arts
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At the Exponential Festival, Case Studies in Category Busting
You know a show was hatched during the pandemic when it incorporates QR codes. At the start of Christina Tang’s…
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Amy Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Reign Ends
Amy Schneider had a strange feeling about that day. It was Nov. 9, and in the first “Jeopardy!” game of…
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Review: In ‘Skeleton Crew,’ Making Quick Work of Hard Labor
The construction of the joke is perfect: A 60-ish woman in the grungy break room of a metal stamping factory…
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‘Gomorrah’ Review: The End of TV’s Sleekest Italian Import
This review contains spoilers for “Gomorrah” Seasons 1-4 and the film “The Immortal.” There is a scene early in the…
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From Pedestal to Petri Dish, Liz Larner Makes Sculptures for a New Era
Liz Larner’s exuberant midcareer survey at SculptureCenter begins with a bang, or a few of them: a motorized steel ball,…
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Their Characters Are Stuck, but the Filmmakers Are Anything But
A young woman shows early glints of genius — but her parent falls ill, so she never leaves the nest,…
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The Evolution of Black Music, and a Man’s Soul, in One Show
A Black man in New York City, during the Harlem Renaissance, is hoping for a life without bigotry. This is…
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After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album
BRISTOL, Vt. — Eight years ago, shortly before the birth of her first child, the musician Anaïs Mitchell was instructed…
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Review: A Shorter ‘Long Day’s Journey,’ Now With N95s
Eugene O’Neill, whose insanely detailed stage directions for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” specify even the titles of the books…
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John Stamos on Bob Saget and the Many Stages of Their Friendship
When the stand-up comic and actor Bob Saget died on Jan. 9 at 65, stunned friends and family responded with…