Arts
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Graduation’s Pomp Goes On, No Matter the Circumstance
Commencement is the rare American ritual that still has rules. That’s why it’s ripe for disruption.
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Game Reviews: Mysteries of the Afterlife and the Eerie Present
In a strong month for indie games, Hauntii is a hunt for memories and Crow Country offers retro survival in…
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At DanceAfrica, the Enduring Power of Love
A couple with deep ties to the popular Brooklyn festival and its founder and longtime artistic director, Chuck Davis, recall…
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Cassie After Sean Combs Footage: ‘Open Your Heart to Believing Victims’
The singer, who sued the hip-hop mogul over allegations of rape and abuse, posted a statement after 2016 video emerged…
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‘Evil’ Review: Is It Satan, or Is It Us? It’s Time to Find Out.
Michelle and Robert King’s macabre comedy about the possibility of demonic possession and the certainty of evil begins its final…
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A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his…
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At MoMA, LaToya Ruby Frazier Asks What Our Monuments Should Be
The documentary photographer honors those who turn their energies to a social good. And our critic says this artist does…
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Tems, R&B’s Golden Child, Dials In
When the ground began to shake, rocking her bed to-and-fro like a raft in a current, Temilade Openiyi briefly wondered…
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‘Hit Man’ Review: It’s a Hit, Man
Glen Powell stars in one of the year’s funniest, sexiest, most enjoyable movies — and somehow it’s surprisingly deep, too.
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Gamelan Dharma Swara Finds Its Authentic Self
The ensemble, which plays traditional and contemporary Balinese music, nearly dissolved during the pandemic. Reborn, it will perform a piece…