Arts

‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story’ Review: In Blithe Spirits

‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story’ Review: In Blithe Spirits

Amy Nicholson
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Politics

A brisk documentary by Barnaby Thompson counters that the tuxedo-wearing playwright hid his insecurities under a platinum-plated veneer.


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‘Terrifier 3’ Review: Still Clowning Around

‘Terrifier 3’ Review: Still Clowning Around

Erik Piepenburg
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Politics

The deaths remain grisly, but the pacing uneven in this new installment in Damien Leone’s horror franchise.


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A New California Hotel, Perched Above the Beach

A New California Hotel, Perched Above the Beach

Roxanne Fequiere
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Politics

Plus: a collection of glass jewelry, an exhibition of Olga de Amaral’s sculptures and more recommendations from T Magazine.


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Flag-Waving Takes on New Meaning at Paula Cooper’s Gallery

Flag-Waving Takes on New Meaning at Paula Cooper’s Gallery

Deborah Solomon
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Politics

A timely group show in Chelsea considers the theme of the Stars and Stripes in 90-plus variations, including deep-fried and three inches tall.


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Children’s Books to Help Kids Understand Elections

Children’s Books to Help Kids Understand Elections

Travis Jonker
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Politics

How do you explain the democratic process to future voters? Start with these lively picture books and compelling histories.


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With a ‘Ring,’ the Dallas Symphony Becomes a Wagner Destination

With a ‘Ring,’ the Dallas Symphony Becomes a Wagner Destination

Scott Cantrell
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Politics

Fabio Luisi, a seasoned “Ring” conductor, will lead Wagner’s four-opera epic over a week in concert, breaking new ground for American orchestras.


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‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s Weepie

‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s Weepie

Manohla Dargis
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Politics

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in this weepie romance that tries to be modern by unfolding over three intersecting timelines.


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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams’s Life, in Legos

‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams’s Life, in Legos

Alissa Wilkinson
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Politics

The producer and musician gets the biographical documentary treatment — with an unexpected twist.


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‘Bad Genius’ Review: Cheating the System

‘Bad Genius’ Review: Cheating the System

Brandon Yu
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Politics

This remake of a hit Thai film about college admissions, starring Callina Liang, adds an element of racial politics to its heist story.


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See Aboriginal Art, Some in the U.S. for the First Time, at the Asia Society

See Aboriginal Art, Some in the U.S. for the First Time, at the Asia Society

Arthur Lubow
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Politics

The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an exhibition at the Asia Society.


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Seth Meyers Is Starting to Wonder About Trump and Putin

Seth Meyers Is Starting to Wonder About Trump and Putin

Trish Bendix
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Politics

A book says Donald Trump sent Covid testing equipment to the Russian leader. Meyers suspects he threw in “some snacks, a bath bomb and a CD.”


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In ‘The Counter,’ With Anthony Edwards, a Cup of Joe and a Side of Secrets

In ‘The Counter,’ With Anthony Edwards, a Cup of Joe and a Side of Secrets

Jesse Green
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Politics

A diner patron asks a waitress for an extraordinary side dish in Meghan Kennedy’s sweet but shaggy new play.


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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Lawyers Accuse Government of Leaking Cassie Assault Video

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Lawyers Accuse Government of Leaking Cassie Assault Video

Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario
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Politics

The hip-hop mogul’s legal team said in a filing on Wednesday that it may ask for the widely published video to be barred from his trial.


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Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense

Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense

Zachary Woolfe
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Politics

Led by Manfred Honeck, the orchestra all too quickly revisited Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and, with Vikingur Olafsson, Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1.


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Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92

Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92

John Williams
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Politics

Once called “probably the funniest and most malicious” of the postmodernists, his books reflected a career-long interest in reimagining folk stories, fairy tales and political myths.


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