Books
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Mo Brings Plenty Was About to Quit Acting. Then Came ‘Yellowstone.’
In a scene from Season 3 of the hit neo-Western series “Yellowstone,” Mo, the steady right hand and loyal fixer of the Native American power ...
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Is Bilal Baig Ready for Fame? Sort Of.
Only a few minutes after the writer and performer Bilal Baig arrived at an upstairs gallery of the Whitney Museum of American Art, a fan ...
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Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute
“A lot of people come to these things and they don’t even understand the language,” says Harry, a filmmaker who passes for the villain in the ...
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Puerto Ricans Expand the Scope of ‘American Art’ at the Whitney
For many North Americans, the lasting news image of Hurricane Maria, the monster storm that laid waste to Puerto Rico in 2017, wasn’t of the ...
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After a 70-Year Run in London, ‘The Mousetrap’ Heads to Broadway
For the past 70 years, London theatergoers have enjoyed trying to figure out the identity of the murderer in “The Mousetrap,” Agatha Christie’s ...
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How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization
What ingredients make a hero or a villain? Despite so many film franchises’ attempts at bringing nuance to the dichotomy between good and evil ...
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
‘I’m Totally Fine’ Rent or buy on most major platforms. Vanessa (Jillian Bell) is a wreck after the unexpected death of her childhood friend and ...
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How Ralph Ellison’s World Became Visible
Judging the photographs of an artist who is not primarily a photographer raises a prickly question. Are you assessing the photos on their own ...
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Review: At the Big Apple Circus, It’s a Family Affair
Nepotism babies, performers who were launched into the entertainment industry with a boost from a family member or two, have a bad reputation ...
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In ‘Spirit Rangers,’ Elders Playing Elders
Two Native American acting legends, Wes Studi and Tantoo Cardinal, have shared a dozen film sets since 1990, beginning with “Dances with Wolves ...