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When a Seat in the Theater Means a Seat in the Salon
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a play where the Black women in the audience are the ones who feel most…
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A Swift, Opinionated Portrait of Willa Cather (She Would Have Approved)
CHASING BRIGHT MEDUSAS: A Life of Willa Cather, by Benjamin Taylor During the difficult months of 2020, a writer friend…
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A Pandemic Novel That Never Says ‘Pandemic’
Michael Cunningham’s “Day” peeks into the lives of a family on one specific April date across three years as life…
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With Diana’s Death, ‘The Crown’ Enters Its Most Evocative Era
The final season of Netflix’s royal drama opens in 1997, on the cusp of one of the most analyzed periods…
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For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month.
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Hear the Dance: Audio Description Comes of Age
Recent experiments in describing dance, like the film “Telephone,” approach it not just as an accessibility service but as a…
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Doechii Stays Balanced With 24-Hour Spas and a Good Girls Night
This 25-year-old rapper is ready for a “new era” inspired by movies and theater. But first: a tour with Doja…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Offers Up Little Debate
Timothée Chalamet hosted an episode that presented former President Trump as an aggrieved forerunner. The musical guest was boygenius.
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16 New Books Coming in November
Barbra Streisand’s mammoth biography, Stephanie Land’s follow-up to “Maid,” Sigrid Nunez’s new novel and more.
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Watching Britney Spears, as a Girl and a Woman
For 25 years, American culture has used her body to determine a woman’s worth. In “The Woman in Me,” she…