Books
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Sex and Murder in Maggie O’Farrell’s Overwrought Historical Drama
THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, by Maggie O’Farrell Does great sex yield great children? Norman Mailer thought so (of course), but other writers have ...
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The Electrifying, Emotional Return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
MONTREAL — The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were planning to cry. Nothing dramatic about it, but the day before they returned to the stage of the Osheaga ...
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‘Fall TV’ Is Dead. But Buzz Will Always Be With Us.
Each fall brings an onslaught of new television shows, but now so does every other season of the year. As another autumn approaches, James ...
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Josh Groban to Star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Revival on Broadway
The demon barber of Fleet Street is returning to Broadway. “Sweeney Todd,” the deliriously gruesome Stephen Sondheim-scored musical about a ...
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At the Telluride Film Festival, ‘Women Talking’ and Other Topics of Conversation
TELLURIDE, Colo. — At the Telluride Film Festival here, the “ringmasters” who introduce screenings in venues that include two school auditoriums ...
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Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson Embrace Their Roots, as Plains
Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield of Plains, a project born in the pandemic during long phone calls between the two musicians.Credit ...
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When George Clooney Met Julia Roberts (Don’t Believe the Reports)
Julia Roberts began the interview with a question: “Is George causing problems already?” Her friend and frequent co-star George Clooney had ...
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7 Musicals Head to Broadway This Fall, but 100 More Lie in Wait
I have friends who keep a spreadsheet of every show they’ve seen, cross-indexed to their Playbill collection. I’m the opposite. I toss my ...
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Museums in the U.S. and Europe Are in Blockbuster Mode
Nothing makes sense anymore! War rages everywhere, politicians prattle; new media come at you a mile a minute; the world your parents built is ...
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‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 3: Two Targaryen Hunts
Season 1, Episode 3: ‘Second of His Name’ In the series premiere of “House of the Dragon,” Viserys described the Iron Throne as “the most ...