Books
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Hidetoshi Nishijima Was ‘Overwhelmed’ by This Filmmaker’s Work
After seeing “Husbands” and “Minnie and Moskowitz,” the actor from “Drive My Car” and the new Apple TV+ series “Sunny” said, “I couldn’t go home. I just kept bicycling around.”
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Biden’s News Conference Answered Many Questions. But Not the Big One.
For once, a presidential Q. and A. was must-see TV. But it didn’t put an end to the summer’s biggest drama.
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Alec Baldwin’s Trial Pauses as Unexamined Rounds Are Brought Into Court
The actor’s lawyers have asked the judge to dismiss the case over the state’s failure to disclose evidence that could help shed light on how live rounds reached the “Rust” film set.
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Katy Perry’s ‘World’ of Mixed Signals, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Bright Eyes, Johnny Blue Skies (a.k.a. Sturgill Simpson), Magdalena Bay and others.
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Review: What Makes ‘Oh, Mary!’ One of the Best Summer Comedies in Years
Cole Escola’s dragtastic White House farce asks the immortal question: Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
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Elena Ferrante’s Novels Are Beloved. Her Identity Remains a Mystery.
The pseudonymous Italian author has become a worldwide phenomenon. But speculation about who she really is has followed her for years.
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Read Your Way Through Prague
Prague has survived wars and political strife — and through it all, its literary scene has thrived. Jaroslav Kalfar, the author of “Spaceman of Bohemia,” recommends books that connect readers to the city.
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This Documentary About Brian Eno Is Never the Same Twice
Thanks to a software program, the length, structure and contents of the movie are reconfigured each time it’s shown. It’s the only way the musician would agree to the project.
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This Soprano Sings ‘the Sound of the Soul’
“Un bel dì,” the title character’s great aria in “Madama Butterfly,” begins with the soprano singing a hovering G flat. Puccini writes in the score that the note is to emerge not just pianissimo, or very soft, but also “come da lontano”: as if coming ...
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At Margaret Mitchell’s House, ‘Gone With the Wind’ Gets a Rewrite
An exhibition in Atlanta aims to capture the complexities of the sprawling Southern saga and its legacy in the space where it was written.