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Still Fighting Over the Turner Prize
Although the British award stirs less debate than in its heyday, the decision to choose among activist collectives has revived disputes about its future.Although the…
View More Still Fighting Over the Turner PrizeTomfoolery With the Classics? Play It Straight, Please.
Two London productions that play fast and loose with their literary sources lack the theatrical magic of another show that gives viewers the original, unadorned.Two…
View More Tomfoolery With the Classics? Play It Straight, Please.Seth Meyers Skewers Subpoenaed Trump Cronies
“It’s also important to remember these people only hang out with each other because there is no one else who will hang out with them,”…
View More Seth Meyers Skewers Subpoenaed Trump CroniesStarring Louise Erdrich as Herself
In her new best seller, “The Sentence,” the veteran novelist plays a small but important role as her protagonist’s benevolent boss.In her new best seller,…
View More Starring Louise Erdrich as HerselfWhat’s in Our Queue? ‘The Show of Shows’ and More
I’m a senior staff editor on the Culture desk. Here are five things I’ve been watching, reading and sifting through.I’m a senior staff editor on…
View More What’s in Our Queue? ‘The Show of Shows’ and MoreThanksgiving, This Year vs. Last
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View More Thanksgiving, This Year vs. LastBetter Living Through Book Reading
Over its 125 year history, the advertisements in the Book Review occasionally held out the promise of self-improvement.Over its 125 year history, the advertisements in…
View More Better Living Through Book ReadingMargo Guryan, Whose Album Drew Belated Acclaim, Dies at 84
She recorded “Take a Picture” in 1968, but it died when she declined to tour. Three decades later, adventurous listeners discovered it and gave it…
View More Margo Guryan, Whose Album Drew Belated Acclaim, Dies at 84Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam
“Supposedly it’s the largest animal-made structure visible from space. I would like to write about it myself, but no editors are interested.”“Supposedly it’s the largest…
View More Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam