Books
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A Hot, Fraught Cape Cod Family Drama
In her new novel, “Sandwich,” Catherine Newman explores the aches and joys of midlife via one family’s summer week at…
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Review: In ‘Dark Noon,’ American History Is a Shoot-’Em-Up Western
A play from Denmark, with a South African cast, turns the heroic tropes of horse operas into the tools of…
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How to Make Thrilling Theater About Climate Change Negotiations
A new play from the writers of “The Jungle” dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by…
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Hozier Was Never a One-Hit Wonder. But Now He Has a Second Smash.
He broke out in 2014 with “Take Me to Church.” Then listeners on TikTok found his passionate, dramatic songs and…
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Infidelity, Dysfunction, Secrets — This Family Novel Delivers
“Same as It Ever Was,” by Claire Lombardo, is a 500-page, multigenerational examination of the ties that bind.
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First-Time Tony Winners Talk About Their Victories
All of the actors who took home Tonys were first-time winners. Here’s what they had to say after their wins.
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Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage
The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City,…
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Best and Worst Moments From the 2024 Tony Awards
Alicia Keys and Jay-Z’s high-wattage performance was a highlight, as were first-time wins for Kecia Lewis, Jonathan Groff and David…
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His Family Survived the Nazis by Living in a Chicken Coop
A new museum exhibit on the Holocaust focuses on eight narratives, including the account of a man whose family escaped…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Premiere: What Was That Ending About?
Fans of the George R.R. Martin books know there are two words for that tense and slightly ambiguous ending to…