Arts
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Review: Getting Into the Tap Family Spirit With Two Stars as Hosts
When the illustrious tap dancer Michelle Dorrance appeared at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday, she came recently injured. Not…
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Cécile McLorin Salvant Branches Out, and 7 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos.…
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Naples, a City of Contradictions, Is Once Again a Home for Cinema
NAPLES, Italy — Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “The Hand of God” begins with a bird’s-eye view of Naples, his hometown,…
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What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music
For more than three decades as a critic, I’ve shared my passion for classical music. I’ve also expressed frustrations with…
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A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement
FORT GARLAND, Colo. — On a bitter, windy day, a long-overdue reckoning took place in the commandant’s quarters at Fort…
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Best Comedy of 2021
From left, a scene from Tig Notaro’s HBO special “Drawn,” Susie Essman in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and Tiffany Haddish in…
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The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks
The news that bell hooks had died at 69 spread quickly across social media on Wednesday, prompting a flood of…
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Chris Noth Peloton Ad Pulled After Sexual Assault Allegations
Peloton pulled down a popular online ad featuring the actor Chris Noth on Thursday after The Hollywood Reporter published an…
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Review: Seeing Is Believing. (Suckers!)
Festooned with gargoyles, Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” gets its game on in the sleazoid world of 1930s back-road carnivals.…
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In His Films, Big Roles Go to Passers-by and Professionals Alike
The leading man in “Red Rocket” made his name as a comic rapper and an MTV video jockey. His character’s…