Books
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Baryshnikov Arts Center Chooses Dance Veteran as Leader
The pandemic brought a series of changes to the Baryshnikov Arts Center in Manhattan, forcing it to cancel two years of live performances and ...
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
‘The Earth Is Blue as an Orange’ Stream it on the Criterion Channel. Early in this documentary from Ukraine, a family in the war-torn region of ...
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The Secrets Lurking Inside Matisse’s ‘Red Studio’
A flowered dress. A naked teenager. A Russian millionaire. A fancy room that hides secrets. Sounds like promotional copy for a true-crime drama ...
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Britney Spears and Elton John’s Mash-up, and 8 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos. Just want the music? Listen to the ...
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The Finnish National Ballet at 100
HELSINKI — What is Finnish about the Finnish National Ballet? That question hung in the air when the company threw itself a 100th anniversary ...
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California Bill Could Restrict the Use of Rap Lyrics in Court
A California bill that would restrict the use of rap lyrics and other creative works as evidence in criminal proceedings has unanimously passed ...
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Foreign Films, English Titles and the Dilemma Distributors Face
Two years ago, international film releases in the United States reached a new pinnacle with the crowning of Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” as best ...
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Review: A Faithful ‘Kinky Boots,’ With All Its Pizazz and Pitfalls
You can’t keep a drag queen down, at least not for long. It was only April 2019 that the Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein musical “Kinky Boots ...
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Christie’s to Sell Paul G. Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection
In the art world’s latest eye-popping development, Christie’s auction house announced on Thursday that it would sell the impressive art ...
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‘Funny Pages’ Review: Ordinary Life, Complex Stuff
The young director Owen Kline packs worlds of cringe into “Funny Pages” — shame, disgust, embarrassment, sweaty sexual panic, acres of pustules ...