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The Surprising Parallels Between ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Oppenheimer’
Our movie critic Alissa Wilkinson describes how Christopher Nolan’s version of “The Odyssey” builds on key themes in...
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The Internet’s Steve Lacy, Syd and Matt Martians Discuss New Music
The band members Steve Lacy and Syd, both of whom have new solo albums out now, reunite with the producer Matt...
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Want More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next.
Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.
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Has the World Cup Turned Me Into … a Sports Guy?
The pleasures of watching the TV show of the summer as a bandwagon fan.
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My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Venice
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city full of secrets and surprises.
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Brenda Fricker, First Irish Actress to Win an Oscar, Dies at 81
She won for playing a stoic mother in “My Left Foot” and achieved cult status as a pigeon whisperer in Central Park...
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Mark Morris: A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Jazz
Morris’s dance troupe presents “Dances to American Music,” three programs at the Joyce Theater.
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Christopher Nolan on ‘The Odyssey’ and IMAX Technical Challenges
He and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema combined new inventions (like fire-mimicking lights they developed) with...
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‘The Real World’ and Nathan Fielder Can Both Thank Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee’s documentaries have shaped reality TV, comedy, podcasts and more in ways that you may not realize.
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‘Obsession’ and Other Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month brings a catastrophic crush, underhanded ushers and a sinister St. Nick.
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Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include epics from Werner Herzog and Akira Kurosawa, along with one of the most quintessential New...
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5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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‘Shifters’ Review: Fast-Forwarding Through a Predictable Romance
Des (Heather Agyepong) and Dre (Daniel Ezra), navigate a mutual magnetic pull in this British love story by Benedict...
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The Rediscovery of Country Original Gary Stewart
Gary Stewart spent a few years on top, but was largely forgotten after his tragic death in 2003. Now a new generation...
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‘Heartstopper Forever’: What to Know Before Seeing the Movie
The Netflix series and its feature-length finale are based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman. Here’s a reminder...
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‘Heartstopper Forever’ Review: Facing a Grown-Up Reality
The glossy Netflix series graduates into adulthood with this movie starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke as a couple with...
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Late Night Is Amused by Alleged White House Teleprompter Grift
Hosts responded on Thursday to a teleprompter operator reportedly winning around $100,000 betting on what President...
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Dave Kendall, Creator and Host of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes,’ Dies at 63
With his English accent and ubiquitous leather jacket, Mr. Kendall was the face of alternative music on MTV from 1989...
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Chloe Fineman Is Leaving ‘S.N.L.’ After 7 Seasons
The comedian and actress announced her departure as the show looks ahead to its 52nd season.
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Finding the Great America, 250 Years On. The Real One.
These history-rich shows at the Smithsonian museums are a culturally-representative accounting of this nation’s...
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Isabelle Huppert Speaks Across a Language Divide at the Avignon Festival
A stripped-back, cross-cultural reading with the Korean star Lee Hye-young at the Avignon Festival brought out a rare...
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Akihiro Miwa, Actor and Singer With Gender-Fluid Glamour, Dies at 91
In Japan, he was one of the first androgynous pop-culture stars and an inspirational figure. Abroad, he was known for...
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‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Review: A Rebel With a Cause
The documentary about the stage and screen director is unabashedly celebratory, and leaves you wanting to see more.
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A Spectacular Theodore Roosevelt Library Deep in the Badlands
An inventive $450 million center devoted to Roosevelt, who died in 1919, blends in with the natural beauty of North...
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Ted Huffman Takes Over the Aix-en-Provence Festival
Ted Huffman, an American director with a collaborative and exploratory spirit, has taken over the Aix-en-Provence...
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‘They Fight’ Review: It Might Have Been a Contender
This real-life inspired boxing drama has muscular ambitions, but too little finesse.
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‘Horsegirls’ Review: Finding Her Stride
An autistic woman finds independence by training for a hobbyhorse competition in this sweet-and-sour coming-of-age film.
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‘The Kidnapping of Arabella’ Review: Stolen Childhoods
A disturbed young woman tries to heal her past by abducting a rebellious child in this strange and intermittently...
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Book Review: ‘I Want You to Be Happy,’ by Jem Calder
Jem Calder’s novel, “I Want You to Be Happy,” follows the flailing situationship between two aspiring writers with a...
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PEN America Defends Israel Article That Led to President’s Resignation
A co-chief executive of the free expression group said a recent article about Israeli and Jewish writers had been...
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The Good List: 6 Things to Add Some Delight to Your Day
Odysseus’ social network, performative boredom and decorated envelopes.
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Scott Bryce, ‘As the World Turns’ Actor, Dies at 68
He originated the role of the scheming Craig Montgomery and appeared in 280 episodes of the CBS soap opera over more...
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Why Did a Major Museum’s Bong Show Go Up in Smoke?
After the Toledo Museum of Art canceled a pioneering exhibition of glass cannabis pipes, many people wondered what...
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Michelangelo’s Forgotten Renaissance Masterpiece
Tired of the David? A trip across Florence to see the small Santo Spirito Crucifix, a tender vision in old wood, is...
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‘Heartstopper Forever’: Growing Up, and Staying True to Themselves
Like “Heated Rivalry,” this beloved Netflix romance has a big-hearted ethos. It’s bringing that spirit to a new film...
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‘Hadestown’ Hits Movie Theaters, and Theater to Stream in July
Streaming picks include the family-friendly sci-fi adventure “Franklin’s Key” in Philadelphia and “Hamlet” at the...
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Octavia Spencer Believed in Herself Even When Hollywood Didn’t
It took years for her to be cast as “the main character,” but she considers that the industry’s loss. Her latest...
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Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center Without Robert Wilson
“When I’m no longer living, can this place exist?” Robert Wilson wondered in a film about his Long Island art...
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A Soundtrack to the 2026 World Cup Semifinals
Listen to songs from Rosalía, Mauvais Djo, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and the Beatles.
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With Lizzo and Calm Flair, a Storied Venue Reopens for Summer
The gorgeously renovated Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s off-season home, was...
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In ‘The Westies,’ Chris Brancato Expands His ‘Scumbag Universe’ (Again)
For his new series, the co-creator of “Narcos” and “Godfather of Harlem” turns his focus to a violent gang of Irish...
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‘Difficult People’ a Decade Later: A Sarcastic Time Capsule
This cult comedy about two snide show-business outsiders has a new Blu-ray edition, and a reunion this fall. The...
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As White House Leans on Smithsonian, Little Uproar Over Board Vacancies
An odd silence has surrounded a delay to fill several open seats on the board of the Smithsonian, even as a fierce...
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A Beastie Boy Returns to the Mic, With Some Help
Thanks to an assist from his sons, Mike D is set to release “Thank You,” the first new music from a member of the...
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What Happens if Pernambuco Wood Becomes Illegal in Music?
For centuries, the standard wood used to make string instruments’ bows has come from the pernambuco tree in Brazil....
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Sam Neill’s Best Movie Performances: Where to Stream
From his global breakthrough in “Jurassic Park” to the more recent “Peaky Blinders,” the actor’s range was always on...
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Labels for Music Created With A.I. Could Join Explicit Lyrics Warnings
Major music industry groups, including the organization behind the Grammy Awards, have proposed labels for tracks...
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Tony Rayns, Who Helped Bring Asian Film to the World, Dies at 77
In reviews and at festivals, he played a key role in introducing English-speaking audiences to directors like Wong...
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Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian Writer Imprisoned for Her Novels, Dies at 80
Her best-known work, “Women Without Men,” was longlisted for the International Booker Prize this year.
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Sizzling, Sexy Age-Gap Romance Novels
The best-selling author Rachel Lynn Solomon recommends forbidden love stories full of fiery desire, shifting power...
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‘Lucky’ and 6 More Shows to Watch on TV this Week
A new crime thriller comes to Apple TV. And Sean Evans hosts “Hot Ones: Extra Heat.”
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: Heavy Is the Head
In her attempts to establish order, Rhaenyra is already alienating some of her most vital allies, including the Sea...
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Why Dior’s Jonathan Anderson Is Inspired by Lynda Benglis
Lynda Benglis redefined sculpture in the 1960s. No longer overlooked, her audacious talent moves from museums to...
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Fans of ‘Love Island USA’ Ask: ‘Are These Couples for Real?’
For many viewers of the hit reality TV show, lively debates over whether the competing couples are truly in love is a...
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Don’t Try This at Home: How Performers Turn Stunts Into Movie Magic
At the International Stunt School in Seattle, veterans of TV and film teach newcomers the art of falls, fights and fire.
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Melbourne Symphony Wins Discrimination Case Over Gaza Comments
The pianist Jayson Gillham had sued the orchestra after it canceled his performance in the wake of comments he made...
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Yaacov Agam, Who Made Kinetic, Kaleidoscopic Art, Dies at 98
An Israeli artist, he became a global sensation, creating sculptures, paintings, toys and public works that delighted...
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Our Insatiable Appetite for Stories About Cannibalism
Why do the characters in so many new novels insist upon eating each other?
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How Good Is Jon Hamm at Playing Jon Hamm?
Inside the high-wire act of casting celebrities to play themselves, including in movies like “Gail Daughtry and the...
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Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones: Songs to Know This Week
Beyoncé gets amorous, the Rolling Stones stay loud and the Linda Lindas team up with Hayley Williams.
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Whistle-Blowers Accuse Kennedy Center of Contracting Flaws Under Trump
Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear...
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Orna Guralnik of ‘Couples Therapy’ Considers Kendrick Lamar a Genius
Outside of her job as the therapist on the series “Couples Therapy,” she has a favorite clip of the rapper performing...
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‘Giulia’ Review: Jennifer Nettles Delivers Empowerment (and Poison)
A stirring but tonally muddled new musical about the “poison queen of Palermo” gets an elegant Off Broadway production.
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Review: ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ Opera Premieres at Bard
Tennessee Williams’s darkly operatic one-act play becomes a proper opera in a new adaptation by the composer Courtney...
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Five Action Movies to Stream Now
Upgrade your movie night with these picks, featuring karate-chopping families, rogue assassins and more.
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‘The Man Will Burn’: On Filming the Sacred and Propane at Burning Man
The directors of a new four-part docuseries talked about why the long-running desert festival is important — and like...
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How Olivia Wilde Directed an Awkward Dance in ‘The Invite’
The director and actress Olivia Wilde breaks down a tension-filled scene from her new film “The Invite” for Anatomy...
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7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90
The author of an exhaustive two-volume biography, he was “fanatical about his approach to scholarship and infatuated...
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‘The Chosen’ Studio Is Accused of Shortchanging Crowdfunders
A lawsuit by a former shareholder says he was not fairly compensated when the company behind the popular drama about...
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Michelle Buteau and the Surprising Transgression of “Survival of the Thickest”
The Netflix rom-com series that just ended after three seasons succeeded thanks to an irresistible performance by its...
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Book Review: ‘A Vast Horizon,’ by Anna Thomasson
A group of artists gathered at a hotel on the Côte d’Azur in 1937. A new book by Anna Thomasson captures the art and...
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‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Director Wanted Humans in Charge
In an interview, Mokochan discusses his new adaptation of the classic cyberpunk manga and why this story continues to...
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CeCe Winans Revisits Pared-Down Worship Music on ‘The Hymns’
Best known for contemporary stylings of praise music that topped charts across genres, this singer’s new album of...
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Now Entering Noir City
Crime and mystery fans can catch a 10-day festival of film noir at the Paris Theater, or find some killer movies...
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How Olivia Wilde Builds Comic Tension in ‘The Invite’
The director and actress discusses a tense scene from her dinner-party comedy, in which she stars with Seth Rogen,...
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5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include two 2026 animated adventures and the finale to a Guillermo del Toro franchise.
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In the Pathologic Game Series, Failure Is Inevitable
In the psychological horror series Pathologic, eerie theatrics and impossible decisions unfold in a Russian town...
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Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump's Two Air Force Ones
“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?”...
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: Stop, Drop and Kill
A dark spirit boils and sears its way through an unhappy family in the latest “Evil Dead” installment.
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Art Gallery Shows to See in July
This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers the ramblings of Tinmantis, Jill Magid’s politics, a gory group show...
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In ‘Remake,’ a Life Documented on Film Prompts Painful Questions
Ross McElwee (“Sherman’s March”) reconsiders footage of himself and his family, including a son who died of an overdose.
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Wes Anderson and Luke Wilson Walk Into an Elevator and … Get Stuck
Don’t worry, they’re fine, though the Los Angeles Fire Department did have to use a hand crank to free them.
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Paul Thek’s Art Legacy: A Shriek and a Giggle
A pioneering painter, sculptor and installation artist, he achieved posthumous glory as a rule breaker, as two...
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Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a...
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Taylor Swift and Reality TV Shows Like ‘Summer House’ Earn Emmy Nods
Nominations for unscripted programs recognized a certain newlywed and the scandalous reality hit of the spring.
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Which Version of the ‘Odyssey’ Should You Read?
Homer’s “Odyssey” has been translated into English countless times, with versions ranging from contemporary and...
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The Best Seat in the House Is No Seat at All
Multimedia art is often challenging, provoking. Now it is also potentially bruising. Check your joints before you...
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‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
They say that you can’t go home again; in this movie, a young filmmaker learns that the hard way.
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Historical Fiction Books That Will Transport You to the 1960s
The best-selling author Kerri Maher recommends books that transport readers to the decade of space travel,...
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Mozart choral works, a pairing of Dvorak and Carlos Simon and piano music by Philip Glass are among our selections.
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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: Seeing the Words Clearly
A film adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s celebrated memoir of teaching literature in a repressive Iran suggests that the...
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‘Night Nurse’ Review: An After-Hours, Erotic Con
In this thriller, a phone scam is being run out of an elder care facility. Eleni, a skittish but observant nurse,...
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‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far
This live-action remake of the 2016 animated film has nothing to add to the original, and winds up subtracting instead.
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‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Hamming It Up
A small-town naïf heads to Los Angeles to bed her celebrity crush (Jon Hamm) in this bonkers sex comedy.
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‘Barrio Triste’ Review: Bad Boys With a Movie Camera
This experimental and earnest film from the Colombian American photographer Stillz follows a group of wayward boys in...
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Review: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Adds On an Expansion
The classic story (and recent culture-war object) remains wholesome but makes room for people who called the prairie...
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Late Night Joins the Hunt for Mitch McConnell
“Apparently, people don’t like a majority senator disappearing with no explanation for three weeks,” Ronny Chieng...
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Where to Stream 2026 Emmy-Nominated Series: ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Hacks’ and More
Nominees for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday. Here’s how to watch the shows.
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‘Widow’s Bay,’ an Apple TV Breakout Hit, Scores 19 Emmy Nominations
The Apple TV horror comedy, one of the buzziest shows of the spring, has parlayed that enthusiasm into an Emmys haul,...
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Trump’s Name Must Remain Off Kennedy Center For Now, Appeals Court Rules
The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge’s ruling that only Congress has the power to rebrand the...
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How ‘Little House’ Welcomes Native Neighbors
The real Ingalls family built their “little house on the prairie” on Osage land and evinced racist attitudes. A new...
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‘The Hole’: Urban Apocalypse as Tuneful Chamber Drama
Tsai Ming-liang’s 1990s doomsday film gets its first theatrical run with a new 35 mm print at both Film at Lincoln...
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How Therapist Esther Perel Helped Olivia Wilde Perfect the Sexual Dynamics in ‘The Invite’
The psychotherapist helped Olivia Wilde and her cast ground the antics of their relationship comedy in the reality of...
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America250? Try Bangladesh 2.
As America celebrates its anniversary of self-rule, a critic finds in Bangladesh a nimble photography scene that has...
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Geri Allen
Vernon Reid, Kassa Overall, Farah Jasmine Griffin and more artists and writers share their favorites from this...
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Late Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know?...
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New Museum’s Next Director Will Be Massimiliano Gioni
The expanded museum is promoting its longtime artistic director, Massimiliano Gioni, to help rebuild attendance...
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Louise Lasser, Star of TV’s ‘Mary Hartman,’ Is Dead at 87
She began her screen career in Woody Allen movies (he was also her husband), but she was best known for her portrayal...
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Madonna’s Retro Reverie and 5 More New Songs You Should Hear
Listen to new music from the queen of pop reinvention, Billy Strings, Ciara and more.
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Hachette Book Group Employees Vote to Unionize
Workers at a major publishing house have established what organizers are calling the largest union in trade book...
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Jake Roxander, a Ballet Theater Dancer Raised on Superheroes
Jake Roxander, a virtuosic wonder at American Ballet Theater, was promoted onstage after a recent performance. The...
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Dolly Parton Musical Heads to Broadway in December
The show about the country music queen, “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” will begin performances on Broadway in...
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Anthea Hartig, Smithsonian Museum Director, Faces the White House’s Wrath
Historians defended Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, after the Trump...
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Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.
Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his...
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‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Tiffany Haddish Roasts Trump’s Fourth of July Party
The comedian and actress joked that “there was more people at my bat mitzvah” than at America’s 250th birthday party.
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‘Confessions II’ Review: Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor
On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new...
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Understanding the World Cup in 3 Books
Miguel Salazar of the New York Times Books Review recommends three titles that can help you understand the history of...
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: The Rat Banquet
Rhaenyra’s advent to power starts off rough and doesn’t get much better.
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White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
A scathing report released on the Fourth of July says the National Museum of American History downplays the role of...
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Natural Bedfellows: Frida Kahlo’s and Tracey Emin’s Parallel Blockbusters
In concurrent hit shows at Tate Modern, the artists’ shared preoccupations become clear.
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June Diane Raphael Lends a Hand on ‘Elle’
The veteran comedy actress steals scenes in this “Legally Blonde” prequel series, playing the glamorous mother to the...
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How to Reinvent a Dance Tradition? Be Light as a Feather.
Across generations, Lai Hung-Chung and Shen Wei are grappling with the possibilities of Chinese contemporary dance as...
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‘The Five-Star Weekend’ and 6 More Shows to Watch on TV This Week
The adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s book airs and the new iteration of “Little House on the Prairie” begins.
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Taylor Swift Wedding: What Her Lyrics Say About Marriage
While many details of her wedding remain unknown, the songs from her 20-year-career tell us plenty about her thoughts...
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Klaus Mäkelä Plants His Flag in Opera With Strauss’s ‘Frau’
“Die Frau Ohne Schatten” is a difficult opera for any conductor. Klaus Mäkelä chose it for his first new production,...
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Martin Margiela, One of Fashion’s Most Influential Designers, Auctions Off His Personal Archive
How Martin Margiela, one of the most influential living designers, came to auction off his personal archive, and what...
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Perilous and Preposterous, ‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back From the Brink
Renny Harlin’s high-altitude thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow was peak early 1990s action...
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Why Loving Good-Bad Movies Feels All Good
A pop culture reporter explains why she revels in debating movies that cross the line from bad to sublime.
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
This month’s recommendations include a dreamscape space opera, a dark time-travel diner comedy and an existential...
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5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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4 Funny Specials for a Long Hot Holiday Weekend
Nikki Glaser, Ryan Hamilton, Ali Siddiq and Ophira Eisenberg take very different approaches to their new hours, but...
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A Poet for Everyone, Even Those Who Don’t Read Poetry
The film “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” works best when it illuminates her work, whose fans include...
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John Byrne, an ‘X-Men’ Artist, Returns to Rewrite the Story His Way
After creative differences led him to step away from the characters that made him famous decades ago, John Byrne...
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New York Gallery Surrenders 20 Artifacts Thought Looted From Cambodia
The Madison Avenue business turned over stone statues and other items that it had purchased from an art dealer...
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In ‘Basura,’ Gloria and Emily Estefan Found a New Rhythm
The mother and daughter spent years composing the songs and the score for the show. “In every mother-daughter...
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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in July
A science-fiction thriller with political overtones and a new version of “Little House on the Prairie” are among this...
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‘Minions & Monsters’ Review: Third Time’s the Charm
The latest film of the wildly successful spinoff franchise ushers the Minions into a new era of cultural ubiquity,...
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She Grew Up Loving ‘Legally Blonde.’ Now She’s Elle Woods.
Lexi Minetree beat out 5,000 other actors to play the teenage heroine of “Elle,” a prequel series. She shares many...
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Herbert Lust, Collector Who Befriended Giacometti, Dies at 99
He gravitated toward the work of artists he knew personally, like Alexander Calder and Robert Indiana, in amassing an...
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Fewer Visitors, More Threats: A New Reality for Europe’s Jewish Museums
Museum directors say they are facing a frustrating misconception: that cultural institutions funded by local...
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Is There Life Out Here?
Doug Aitken’s sprawling, elusive video installation asks a lot of questions about contemporary L.A. and its environs,...
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Potent Art Lets ‘We, the People’ Reflect on America’s Past and Present
The New York Public Library has filled its top floor with a bold account of contemporary artists coming to terms with...
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‘Lockbox’ Review: A Demonic Combination
This silly supernatural thriller about a fiendish shape shifter leaves coherence and clarity behind.
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‘Young Washington’ Review: Not the Campaigns You Had in Mind
Before the presidency. Before Yorktown. There was … George, the land surveyor.
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America in Video Games: The Oregon Trail and Postapocalyptic Vegas
Other outstanding efforts reimagine the American Revolution, the pioneers’ westward migration and the Great Depression.
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In These Thrillers, Vacations Go Very, Very Wrong
The best-selling author Gillian McAllister recommends novels that blend escapist settings with pulse-pounding...
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Gertrude Abercrombie: Good Witch of the American Absurd
In Milwaukee, two art exhibitions relish the strangeness of this studious eccentric who saw in inanimate objects an...
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Plans for Unrealized ‘Trump Castle’ Surface 40 Years Later
The 800-foot-tall residential development was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, but scrapped...
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Swifties Delight in Taylor’s Wedding Day
Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.
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How Trump Made ‘Y.M.C.A.’ His Anthem, Despite the Village People and Victor Willis’s Mixed Feelings
On social media, he said the Village People’s lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him “right from the beginning.”...
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Chris Brown’s Former Housekeeper Awarded $13 Million in Dog Mauling
The housekeeper said in her lawsuit that a dog weighing more than 200 pounds had “savagely” bitten her at the...
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Kerry Washington, Cat Cohen and Raúl Esparza Star in Off Broadway Shows in July
Kerry Washington and Kara Young pay tribute to Whoopi Goldberg, while Raúl Esparza takes on Shakespeare in the Park.
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How JD Vance Helped bell hooks Back Onto the Best-Seller List
A grass-roots campaign urged readers to buy copies of the Black feminist writer’s 2002 book “Communion” before Vice...
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8 Essential Songs Produced by Tay Keith
The Memphis-born producer, who died in June at 29, brought deceptively soulful moodiness to some of the biggest rap...
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Michael Byrne, British Stage Actor, Dies at 86
He had a long career in theater, and several small roles in big movies, including “Force 10 From Navarone” and...
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A New Era at the Montpellier Dance Festival
The Montpellier dance festival, with new directors for the first time in more than 40 years, featured the wildly...
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30 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in July
This month brings the nation’s 250th birthday bash, “Les Miserables,” Mark Morris, the World Cup final, Jay-Z at...
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Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74
Often performing dressed as a helmeted police officer, he also co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including...
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America, Onscreen
Ten writers on the films that get at the hopes, dreams, heartbreak and hilarity of the U.S.A. as it turns 250.
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The Best Movies and Shows Streaming in July 2026: ‘Elle,’ ‘Silo’ and More
“Elle” and “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” arrive, and new “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Silo” seasons begin.
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Sandra Boynton’s Best Books: A Guide
An introduction to a living genius of children’s literature for the adults who will inevitably read her on repeat.
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Slate’s ‘Culture Gabfest’ Signs Off After 18 Years
The podcast, which helped spawn the chat-show genre, aired its last episode Wednesday.
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The 10 Most Mind-Altering Theater Moments of 2026 (So Far)
Our critic chose 10 moments from the theatrical year that shifted her thinking.
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‘Enola Holmes 3’ Review: A Kidnapping in Malta
Millie Bobby Brown shines as Sherlock’s younger sister in the playful third movie of this popular franchise.
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How the Museum of Ice Cream and Other Companies Woo Visitors From Art Institutions
As arts institutions struggle to increase attendance, entertainment centers marketed as museums are wooing those who...
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When Sly Stone Got Married at M.S.G., He Had 20,000 Fans There With Him
A celebrity wedding at the New York arena? The funk and soul star did just that in 1974.
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Horror Fans Bid a Bittersweet Farewell to an Empty Mall Full of Zombies
Thousands flocked to a soon-to-close shopping center near Pittsburgh for a celebration of George A. Romero’s “Dawn of...
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John Loring, Longtime Design Director at Tiffany & Company, Dies at 86
One of the country’s influential tastemakers, he oversaw the rapid expansion of Tiffany in the midst of seismic...
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‘Birthright’ Stages a Thrillingly Complex Conversation on Conversation Itself
Jonathan Spector’s ambitious drama about six Jewish friends and their shifting relationship with Israel stretches...
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Jennifer Nettles on Her New Musical, ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’
The Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has written and is starring in a so-called “pop-eretta” titled “Giulia: The...
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7 Songs Recorded Live at Madison Square Garden
Hear tracks from Johnny Cash, Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel.
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‘Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story’ Review: Sex for the City
A New York City pioneer of cable-access programming is given a lively tribute in this cheekily diverting documentary.
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At 250, Has America Delivered on Its Classical Music Promise?
The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how...
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Blake Lively Seeks $8 Million in Legal Bills in Dispute With Justin Baldoni
After the actress settled her retaliation claims, a judge granted her fees for one part of the sprawling Hollywood case.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks check the pulse of 1960s Paris, explore David Hockney’s artistry and paint an intimate portrait of...
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John Oliver Dives Into Trump’s Pet Project: A ‘Giant Duck Death Trap’
The “Last Week Tonight” host said the United States was “dealing with a literal swamp of corruption” for its 250th...
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Even Absent, Trump Takes the Spotlight at a Night Celebrating Bill Maher
What the politician and the comic have in common became clear at the Mark Twain Prize ceremony, where the winner was...
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Daveigh Chase, ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Voice Actor, Died of AIDS, Officials Say
Ms. Chase was the voice of Lilo and also played the child villain in the horror film “The Ring.” She died in Los...
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Review: The Choreographer Lucinda Childs’s Persistence of Vision
“Momentary Reprise,” a program at Bard SummerScape, spanned Childs’s career, showing how she settled on a style in...