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Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set
Julie Taymor’s version of Mozart’s opera, a fairy tale of puppets and plexiglass, achieves its finest form in the Met’s…
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‘Des Moines’ Review: Drowning in the Drink
A new production of Denis Johnson’s final play showcases many of his signatures: deadpan absurdism, misfit characters, heavy drinking and…
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What ‘Harry & Meghan’ Still Doesn’t Say About Race
Meghan Markle could have been a symbolic ambassador for the monarchy, particularly for people of color. But what would that…
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The Dance Laboratory of an Existential Fidgeter
In “Remains Persist,” the choreographer Moriah Evans oversees a four-hour experiment that proposes a new way of looking at dance.
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New York State Finds the City’s Foie Gras Ban Violates Farmers’ Rights
A ruling by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets may stop the city from implementing a law that prohibits…
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A Biracial Family Risks Persecution in 1920s Cape Town
Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel, “Scatterlings,” witnesses the dissolution of a young family in the wake of South Africa’s Immorality Act,…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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On the Arab Christmas Table, Kubbeh and Warak Dawali Are Nonnegotiable
For members of the Arab diaspora, the meat- and bulgur-based dish, and delicate stuffed grape leaves, are what make the…
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How ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Solved the Problem of Computer-Generated H2O
Nearly all of the sea shots in the blockbuster are digital. But making them seem real via performance capture led…
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Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience?
The elusive stand-up seems to believe in making his listeners work. But it’s not out of contempt. Instead, he’s trying…