This gem of a museum in Upper Manhattan has reopened with an operatic eye-filler of religious sculptures we’re just learning to appreciate.This gem of a…
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‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Review: Still Under Warranty
This animated feature, with Zach Galifianakis voicing a malfunctioning robot, sends up technology addiction with a decent amount of wit.This animated feature, with Zach Galifianakis…
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The artist, who died last year, used collage and fabric to break out of painting’s confines. Now her works are on view at the Philadelphia…
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A recovering addict and a grieving mother follow a self-destructive path in this bleak, understated drama.A recovering addict and a grieving mother follow a self-destructive…
View More ‘No Future’ Review: On a Downward SpiralWhat to Do for Halloween in New York City
The Village Halloween Parade is back. Haunted houses have reopened. And we’ve rounded up movies that are not-so scary or are downright horrifying.The Village Halloween…
View More What to Do for Halloween in New York CityReview: ‘White Teeth,’ by Zadie Smith
A satirical, multigenerational family saga set during the waning of the colonial British Empire, this 2000 debut established its author as a prodigy of the…
View More Review: ‘White Teeth,’ by Zadie SmithReview: ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ by Elizabeth Gilbert
Reeling from a divorce, a writer sought solace in Italy, India and Indonesia. There, she found peace — and plenty of material for a blockbuster…
View More Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ by Elizabeth GilbertReview: ‘Color,’ by Countee Cullen
In 1925, the Book Review raved about the “sensitive” love poems and “piercing” satire from a young star of the Harlem Renaissance.In 1925, the Book…
View More Review: ‘Color,’ by Countee CullenReview: ‘The Age of Innocence,’ by Edith Wharton
This tale of Gilded Age New York City became, in 1921, the first novel by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize.This tale of Gilded…
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Vladimir Nabokov wondered in 1949 whether the French existentialist’s novel was even worth translating.Vladimir Nabokov wondered in 1949 whether the French existentialist’s novel was even…
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