Arts
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Have Yourself a Jazzy, or Pop-Punk or Country Little Christmas
Our critics on 10 new holiday albums from Cher, Robert Glasper, Sabrina Carpenter and more.
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The Fantasy of the Fun TV Dad
In the children’s series “Bluey” and its conservative knockoff, “Chip Chilla,” boundlessly attentive fathers step in to assuage parental anxieties.
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Was a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj?
At the Beacon, the comic took a different tack after posting a video rebutting a New Yorker article on fabrications…
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Jeff Koons Killed Her Review
The decision by an arts journal to allow the famous artist to veto a historian’s essay about his work created…
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‘S.N.L.’ Hands Out Christmas Awards as Kate McKinnon Returns
McKinnon was self-deprecating and did not reprise any impersonations of politicians or celebrities. Billie Eilish was the musical guest.
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That $4 Thrift Shop Painting Finally Does Sell for Big Bucks
A New Hampshire couple was heartbroken when the sale of a rare N.C. Wyeth work they found fell through. But…
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What ‘Pocahontas’ Tells Us About Disney, for Better and Worse
The animated tale was both controversial and an Oscar-winning box office hit. It’s also one of the rare films from…
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For Tracee Ellis Ross, Happiness Is a Bowl of Olives and Her Own Clothes
“My closet is my happy place,” said the actress, who is starring in “Candy Cane Lane” and “American Fiction.” “It…
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Who’s Afraid of a Tap Dance ‘Nutcracker’?
Some conservative media took offense at a joy-filled holiday video shot at the White House. They’re missing the point.
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The Boston Tea Party Turns 250 and Raises 21st-Century Questions
How does the most famous act of politically motivated property destruction in American history speak to our own polarized moment?