As the pandemic ebbs, the Loop and nearby neighborhoods have roared back to life. Here, eight great spots to hit while the weather’s hot.As the…
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Danny Shanahan, Cartoonist With an Absurd Touch, Dies at 64
He drew about 1,000 cartoons for The New Yorker, populated by clowns, snowmen, cats, dogs, Elvis and more. But his career with the magazine ended…
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She contributed to the movies of her husband, Bernardo Bertolucci, but occasionally made her own, including “Triumph of Love.”She contributed to the movies of her…
View More Clare Peploe, Film Director Who Jumbled Genres, Dies at 79A New Novel Gives Wings — and a Megaphone — to an Inspiring Woman
In “Island Queen,” Vanessa Riley introduces readers to Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a Caribbean entrepreneur who secured the freedom of enslaved people.In “Island Queen,” Vanessa Riley…
View More A New Novel Gives Wings — and a Megaphone — to an Inspiring Woman‘First Date’ Review: Modern Action Romance Propelled by a ’65 Chrysler
The filmmakers Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp pack their debut, starring Tyson Brown and Shelby Duclos, with oddballs and left turns, but their script has…
View More ‘First Date’ Review: Modern Action Romance Propelled by a ’65 ChryslerReview: ‘Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings)’ Is a Mangled Love Letter
There’s great pleasure in seeing the actress Jackie Hoffman take center stage, even if the play, by E. Dale Smith, doesn’t quite deliver.There’s great pleasure…
View More Review: ‘Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings)’ Is a Mangled Love LetterIn Paul Schrader’s ‘Blue Collar,’ the Factory Floor Is Brutal
His 1978 debut, which features quick-witted performances by Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel, now has a short run at Film Forum.His 1978 debut, which features…
View More In Paul Schrader’s ‘Blue Collar,’ the Factory Floor Is BrutalA Leonardo da Vinci the Size of a Post-it Sells For $12.2 Million
“Leonardo is the magic name,” a dealer said as the Renaissance master’s works, and even copies of his works, continue to fetch eye-popping prices.“Leonardo is…
View More A Leonardo da Vinci the Size of a Post-it Sells For $12.2 MillionTomashi Jackson Harvests Histories From the Land of Plenty
For “The Land Claim” at the Parrish Art Museum, she digs deep into the suppressed stories of communities of color in the Hamptons.For “The Land…
View More Tomashi Jackson Harvests Histories From the Land of PlentyTyler, the Creator, an Insider Forever on the Outside
His new album, “Call Me if You Get Lost,” is both an embrace of hip-hop tradition and a swerve into new emotional terrain.His new album,…
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