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Tyre Nichols’ Death Proves Yet Again That “Elite” Police Units Are a Disaster
The website of the Memphis Police Department includes an entire section called “Reimagine Policing.” The introduction emphasizes that trust is the key to effective law enforcement, and touts the department’s participation in reform efforts such as ...
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‘The Great Czech Piano Cycle’ Arrives at Carnegie Hall
The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is appearing at Carnegie with Dvorak’s “Poetic Tone Pictures,” a rarity being performed there for the first time.
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Review: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon
It was a momentous occasion as Wang played all five of Rachmaninoff’s works for piano and orchestra at Carnegie Hall for one show only.
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Review: Kronos Quartet Offers a Creative Snapshot of a Global Pandemic
A diverse group of composers presented nine new and recent works at Carnegie Hall on Friday, ranging from exuberant joyfulness to existential questioning.
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Review: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Brightens Up Berlin
The vivid characters and the infectious melodies of the 1983 musical prove remarkably durable in Barrie Kosky’s madcap production at Komische Oper Berlin.
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Tom Verlaine’s 15 Essential Songs
From Television through his solo career, the songwriter created enigmatic tidings and cat’s-cradle guitar structures. He died on Saturday at 73.
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The Temptations of the ‘Personal Brand’
Whatever else social media may do, it makes nearly everything performative. Of course, not all of us with Twitter, Instagram or TikTok accounts are there to perform. Yet the truth of Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum “The medium is the message” seems ...
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Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating
Also, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank.
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Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like
“Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.
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Sports
Novak Djokovic Comes Full Circle at the Australian Open
Deported a year ago and unable to play in 2022’s first Grand Slam tournament, Djokovic deeply felt this major title, his 22nd, calling it “a huge relief.”
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