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Arts
‘Munich Medea: Happy Family’ Review: A Friendship Crushed by the Past
Themes of incest and sexual abuse of minors loom large in this strikingly becalmed play named after a legendarily vengeful…
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Magazine
Listening to Music Is Better When It’s a Conversation Among Friends
At group listening sessions, everybody gets a turn to speak by choosing a song.
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Arts
When the Voice You Hear Is Not the Actor You See
The playwright Lucas Hnath has been making magic with the sound of speech. Now he’s directing a play by Mona…
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Books
Filming ‘Virginia Woolf,’ the Battles Weren’t Just Onscreen
COCKTAILS WITH GEORGE AND MARTHA: Movies, Marriage and the Making of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ by Philip Gefter What…
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News
Is Soccer Ready to Retire Its Last Taboo?
A new documentary about gay players tells a story that is, in some ways, no longer a story.
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Magazine
My Son Refuses to Play With an Outcast. Does That Make Him a Bully?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how a parent might address social exclusion among a group of schoolchildren.
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News
Tanya Berezin, Behind-the-Scenes Off Broadway Force, Dies at 82
At the Circle Repertory Company, where she said her goal was to “confuse people,” she nurtured a new generation of…
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Arts
‘Stereophonic,’ a New Play About Making Music, to Open on Broadway
Written by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the…
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Arts
‘The Emigrants’ Review: A Troubled Show Finally Debuts
Krystian Lupa’s latest work had its premiere in Paris after an earlier attempt collapsed. The delay would have been a…
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US
The Rise of the N.F.L.’s 2-Point Conversion: A Guide to Strategy
A look at the trends, the data and how to sound like an analyst wherever you watch the playoffs.