Books
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‘Barbenheimer’ Is a Huge Hollywood Moment and Maybe the Last for a While
The big launch of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” should have been a celebratory moment, but an industry on pause has darkened the mood.
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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Dueted. Their Stars Were Reborn.
The crooner and the pop star seemed like unlikely collaborators when they joined up in 2014. But the two masters of reinvention inspired and bolstered each other’s careers.
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Barbenheimer: The Unofficial Playlist
10 songs marked by aesthetic contrasts for the movies’ big opening weekend.
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The Personal Back Story Driving ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
Juel Taylor talks about his first film as a director, an adventurous sci-fi comedy starring Jamie Foxx, John Boyega and Teyonah Parris.
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Christopher Nolan and the Contradictions of J. Robert Oppenheimer
With the biopic “Oppenheimer,” due July 21, the writer-director Christopher Nolan, known for brain-twisting films like “Interstellar” and “Inception,” addresses an old childhood dread — one based not on science fiction but on real science, namely the ...
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In ‘Twisted Metal’ Series, Killer Clowns Come With Class Commentary
Peacock’s new show indulges in the same ultraviolence as the video game that inspired it. But this time it has a message about the haves and the have-nots.
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Where’s the Controversy in ‘Philip Guston Now’?
The show makes its final U.S. stop at the National Gallery without feared protests. But some caricatures in the artist’s “Poor Richard” series need better explanation.
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At BroadwayCon, Diversity in Theater Takes Center Stage
The eighth annual fan event will host a variety of discussions about how to diversify stages, songs and scripts. Here are six to look out for.
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Review: A Lack of Passion Keeps This ‘Orpheus Descending’ Earthbound
Erica Schmidt’s revival of this Tennessee Williams play for Theater for a New Audience downplays the melodrama.
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After a Great Flood, a Struggle Between Faith and Reason
Khaled Khalifa’s new novel follows two friends through disaster and religious tension in early-20th-century Syria.