Food
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When the Government Goes Top Secret, Who Can Write Its History?
THE DECLASSIFICATION ENGINE: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets, by Matthew Connelly It’s no secret that government secrecy has…
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A Cockeyed Optimist: Oscar Hammerstein Was No Stephen Sondheim
Laurie Winer’s new book, “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,” takes the measure of Sondheim’s mentor and…
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How ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tunes In to the Jazz Age
From the set design to the wig styles, the Broadway musical creates a richly detailed vision of the 1920s and…
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Simone Forti’s Experiments Transcribing Bodies in Motion
Best known for her work as a choreographer, the artist is the subject of a wide-ranging show at MOCA in…
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Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone
On Sunday, one of pop’s most reliable hitmakers returns at the Super Bowl halftime show. During her hiatus from music…
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A New Marvel Hero Battles Supervillains and Teen Angst
In the animated series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” the superhero exploits are based in relatable teenage emotions and…
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Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Leave L.A. for New York Philharmonic
Dudamel, a charismatic 42-year-old conductor, will take up the Philharmonic’s podium in 2026, in a major coup for the orchestra.
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At Cooper Union, a Russian Design Show Caught in a Political Crossfire
After indefinitely postponing a modest student exhibit about the Russian equivalent to the Bauhaus, the school received protests from 750…
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How to (Quite Literally) Cut the Cheese
Follow the tips in Fromage from Europe’s new guide, slurp oysters with a perfectly paired pint of stout, and more.
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Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Craft (and Its Four Stars)
When I tell people that the city’s great sushi counters are guardians of a cultural legacy, they usually know what…