Arts
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‘American Fiction’ Review: The Pen Is Mighty, the Pressures Mightier
The first film from the director Cord Jefferson stars Jeffrey Wright as an author who becomes a pseudonymous success writing…
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Stephen Sondheim Belongs in the Pantheon of American Composers
“You know, I had the idealistic notion, when I was 20, that I was going into the theater,” Stephen Sondheim…
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Best Art Books of 2023
The art critics of The Times select their favorites, from Botticelli to Vermeer, Lucy Lippard’s memoir, and Wade Guyton’s intelligent…
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Stream These 7 Memorable Andre Braugher Performances
Beyond his famous cop roles, there were Emmy-nominated turns in “The Tuskegee Airmen” and “Men of a Certain Age,” and…
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Andre Braugher Let You Hear Him Think
The resonant-voiced actor, skilled at cerebral roles, had a gift for conveying authority and for subverting it.
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The Roles That Defined Andre Braugher’s Career
The versatile actor was most known for vastly different portrayals of TV cops, but also shone in roles across film…
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With ‘The Gilded Age,’ Louisa Jacobson Cuts Her Own Path
Exposed to the complexities of fame at a young age, she sought paths outside of acting in early adulthood. Now…
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‘Past Lives’ Is an Awards-Season Hit, and They Made It Soar
It’s fitting, maybe, that the male leads of the continent-spanning “Past Lives” had to do their joint interview from different…
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Tammy Nguyen, Maximalist at Play
In paintings and handcrafted books, the artist layers lush themes from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Vietnamese history, and explores our…
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Rock Gods Call Him When They Need a New Thunderbolt
After producing hits for Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus, Andrew Watt has become a go-to for new music…