Arts

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Andrew Garfield Wants to Crack Open Your Heart

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Andrew Garfield Wants to Crack Open Your Heart

Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Christina Djossa, Amy Pearl, Jen Poyant, Lynn Levy, Daniel Ramirez and Dan Powell
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Politics

The actor knows life is fleeting, but he wants to hold onto every moment.


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Cécile Desprairies Was Inspired by a ‘National Family Secret in France’

Cécile Desprairies Was Inspired by a ‘National Family Secret in France’

Tobias Grey
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Politics

Cécile Desprairies’s novel, ‘The Propagandist,’ was also inspired by her mother, who made art and slogans for Vichy France and its Nazi leaders.


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‘La Haine’ Is Back (as a Musical This Time)

‘La Haine’ Is Back (as a Musical This Time)

Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
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Politics

Mathieu Kassovitz has turned his cult 1995 movie into a stage musical. The France it represents is different — though much hasn’t changed.


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From ‘SNL’ to TikTok, George Washington Is Funny Now

From ‘SNL’ to TikTok, George Washington Is Funny Now

Sara Ruberg
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Politics

The first president is not usually associated with comedy. As a recurring character on “Saturday Night Live” and a trend on TikTok, that may be changing.


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‘Daytime Revolution’ Review: Coffee and Counterculture

‘Daytime Revolution’ Review: Coffee and Counterculture

Jeannette Catsoulis
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Politics

John Lennon and Yoko Ono invade middle-American living rooms in this cute but shallow documentary.


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Can a Start-Up Help Authors Get Paid by A.I. Companies?

Can a Start-Up Help Authors Get Paid by A.I. Companies?

Alexandra Alter
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Politics

Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.


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Met Gala Reveals 2025 Theme and Co-Chairs: ASAP Rocky, Pharrell and More

Met Gala Reveals 2025 Theme and Co-Chairs: ASAP Rocky, Pharrell and More

Vanessa Friedman
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Politics

With support from LeBron James, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and more.


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David Anfam, Leading Scholar of Abstract Expressionism, Dies at 69

David Anfam, Leading Scholar of Abstract Expressionism, Dies at 69

Clay Risen
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Politics

He wrote seminal texts on the artists Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko, in a jargon-free style that won him readers far outside the art world.


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Otobong Nkanga Brings a Towering, Contemplative New Installation to MoMA

Otobong Nkanga Brings a Towering, Contemplative New Installation to MoMA

Nina Siegal
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Politics

Otobong Nkanga’s installations can seem simultaneously futuristic and primordial, apocalyptic and utopian. Her latest opens at the museum this week.


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Seeking Release on Bail, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Downplays Risk of Witness Tampering

Seeking Release on Bail, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Downplays Risk of Witness Tampering

Julia Jacobs
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Politics

In an appeal, lawyers for Mr. Combs wrote that a judge’s decision to withhold bail was not based on evidence that he had sought to interfere with the sex trafficking investigation.


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‘The Wind and the Rain’ Review: How Sunny’s Bar Weathered the Storm

‘The Wind and the Rain’ Review: How Sunny’s Bar Weathered the Storm

Alexis Soloski
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Politics

On a barge in Brooklyn, the story of a beloved watering hole and a neighborhood’s recovery after Hurricane Sandy.


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Oh, the Horror: 8 Comics for Halloween

Oh, the Horror: 8 Comics for Halloween

George Gene Gustines
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Politics

Otherworldly creatures, apocalyptic environments, serial killers, zombies and more haunt these suspenseful comic books and graphic novels.


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Silent Hill 2 Was Clumsy, Brutal and Brilliant

Silent Hill 2 Was Clumsy, Brutal and Brilliant

Calum Marsh
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Politics

A remake of the 2001 survival horror game sands down the unwieldy combat that made it a powerful, disturbing classic.


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‘The Bachelor’ Is Shattering Its Own Fairy Tale

‘The Bachelor’ Is Shattering Its Own Fairy Tale

Shivani Gonzalez
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Politics

Recent revelations about contestants’ troubling backgrounds have punctured the franchise’s fantasy — that reality TV is a secure place to look for love.


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Garth Brooks Names Woman Who Accused Him of Rape

Garth Brooks Names Woman Who Accused Him of Rape

Ben Sisario
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Politics

In a court filing, lawyers for the country superstar portrayed him as “the victim of a shakedown” and asked for compensatory and punitive damages.


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