This misbegotten satire about bigotry and mysterious pork products is unfunny and maladroit.This misbegotten satire about bigotry and mysterious pork products is unfunny and maladroit.Read…
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‘Mosquito State’ Review: Bugging Out
A Wall Street genius becomes the willing host to a colony of mosquitoes in this dreamily surreal horror movie.A Wall Street genius becomes the willing…
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A gifted YouTuber gets a superficial profile in this lackadaisical documentary.A gifted YouTuber gets a superficial profile in this lackadaisical documentary.Read MoreDocumentary Films and Programs,…
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“I have a soft spot for books by tough, radically honest women with an uncommon antenna for magic, language and landscape.”“I have a soft spot…
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A peek into the archives reveals that popular books from early September 2001 were both prescient and timeless.A peek into the archives reveals that popular…
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The Salzburg Festival and the Ruhrtriennale host a series of theatrical pieces, both old and new, that seem to reflect our troubled time.The Salzburg Festival…
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The month brims with memoirs, histories and new novels, from Colson Whitehead, Sally Rooney, Liane Moriarty, Anthony Doerr, Gayl Jones and more.The month brims with…
View More 19 New Books Coming in SeptemberHandcrafted ‘kulhads’ serve as a canvas for artisans to paint Kalamkari, Gond and Madhubani art
Artisans from Indian states recreate landmarks and other popular motifs of their state on ‘kulhads’ in art forms popular in their regionArtisans from Indian states…
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“You don’t have to give the Taliban credit for anything — they’re the Taliban!” Meyers said.“You don’t have to give the Taliban credit for anything…
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Spencer Elden, 30, says Nirvana engaged in child pornography when the band used a picture of him naked on the cover of the breakthrough album.Spencer…
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