Books
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Mikhail Baryshnikov on Leaving Everything Behind
Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges…
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Yes … Who? Here Are the Chefs Who Appear in ‘The Bear.’
Last season, the FX series featured a parade of Hollywood celebrities. In the new one, it’s showing off its food-world…
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Where Can Sondheim’s Operatic Musicals Find a Home?
Jonathan Tunick, Stephen Sondheim’s longtime collaborator, unveiled a grand orchestration of “A Little Night Music” that deserves more than a…
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A Woman Sleeping With Her Stepson? This Director Knows It May Shock.
The French filmmaker Catherine Breillat has been exploring relationships between girls and older men since the 1970s. Her latest, “Last…
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Why Can’t New York Make a Proper Monument to Gay History?
Fifty-five years after Stonewall, a new tourist center suggests that what the riots stood for is old history. But is…
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‘My Lady Jane’ Asks: ‘What if History Were Different?’
A fantastical series about the very short-term 16th century queen Lady Jane Grey takes historical liberties in the name of…
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Remembering Norman Mailer and His Thorny Legacy
“How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer” hits on an ingenious structure that avoids hagiography even as it includes friends…
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She Wants to Save the Arts in Britain (if She Can Get Elected)
The Labour lawmaker Thangam Debbonaire has a plan to turn Britain’s ailing cultural sector around. Will she get to implement…
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The Voices of A.I. Are Telling Us a Lot
What does artificial intelligence sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now A.I. developers are cribbing from the…
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Amid Challenges, Small New York City Museums Are Closing Their Doors
One quarter of all cultural institutions are dipping into their reserves or endowments to cover operating expenses. Mergers may be…