Arts
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Alex Garland Answers the Question: Why Make a Film About Civil War Today?
Even before his drama was released, the writer-director faced controversy over his vision of a divided America with Texas and…
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Where Are New York’s Best Acoustics? We Took a Listening Tour.
The composer Michael Gordon and members of Mantra Percussion tested the piece “Timber” in resonant spaces around the city. Here…
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In Martha Diamond’s Art, She Took Manhattan
What Frank Auerbach did for Camden Town, Monet did for Paris and De Chirico did for piazzas all over Italy,…
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Did You Really Need to Be There to See It?
On Monday at 3:20 p.m., the Kodak Tower, Eastman Business Park, the George Eastman Museum, and the rest of the…
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Can Adriano Pedrosa Save the Venice Biennale? No Pressure.
Only workaholics and delusional optimists should organize a Venice Biennale, as the Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa discovered during the countless…
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Wyatt Flores, a Rising Country Artist, Has a Superpower: Tapping Emotions
The 22-year-old singer and songwriter makes music that touches listeners deeply. But his own trauma — coupled with his rapid…
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Welcome, Vault Dwellers: A Guide to the Fallout Universe
The war-scarred ghouls and bulky power armor seen in three decades of video games arrive in the new TV show…
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They Made a Movie About a Pack of Sasquatches. Why?
An earthquake and an eclipse weren’t the only natural rarities that happened in New York City this past week. Did…
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A Dance Through Dusty Time: The Choreographic Bite of Beth Gill
In “Nail Biter,” a New York City premiere, this exacting choreographer explores her ballet roots and how to be in…
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¡Vámonos! Dora Is Back for a New Round of Exploring
Boots, Map, Swiper and Backpack all return too, in a new “Dora” that includes a lot more Latin music and…