She played many instruments and appeared on radio and television, but she was best known for the skill that led to a role in Woody…
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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?
Francis Fukuyama’s new book joins several from recent years in defining liberalism and arguing for its continued relevance.Francis Fukuyama’s new book joins several from recent…
View More Where Have All the Liberals Gone?Billy Crystal, “A Strange Loop” and More to Perform in a Broadway Event
Billy Crystal, Shoshana Bean and performers from “Company,” “MJ,” “A Strange Loop,” “Six” and other Tony-nominated shows will share songs and stories.Billy Crystal, Shoshana Bean…
View More Billy Crystal, “A Strange Loop” and More to Perform in a Broadway EventThe Smart Set Sneered, but the Play Won the Day
One hundred years ago this month, the interfaith marriage comedy “Abie’s Irish Rose” kicked off a five-year Broadway run — critics be damned.One hundred years…
View More The Smart Set Sneered, but the Play Won the DayWhy We Collect
A conversation about the urge to accumulate treasured items and the stories objects can hold.A conversation about the urge to accumulate treasured items and the…
View More Why We CollectLeaked Video of Jesse Williams’s Staged Nude Scene Denounced by Union
Despite an attempt to ban smartphones in the theater, a video of the actor’s nude scene in the Broadway production of “Take Me Out” circulated…
View More Leaked Video of Jesse Williams’s Staged Nude Scene Denounced by UnionEverything You Thought You Knew, and Why You’re Wrong
A scientist and policy analyst examines the systems that rule our world, denounces easy solutions and makes the case for uncertainty.A scientist and policy analyst…
View More Everything You Thought You Knew, and Why You’re WrongReview: ‘A Tiny Upward Shove,’ by Melissa Chadburn; ‘Acts of Service,’ by Lillian Fishman; and ‘Sedating Elaine,’ by Dawn Winter
Debut novels expose dangerous, psychologically twisted, almost gothic sides of sex.Debut novels expose dangerous, psychologically twisted, almost gothic sides of sex.Read MoreBooks and Literature, ,…
View More Review: ‘A Tiny Upward Shove,’ by Melissa Chadburn; ‘Acts of Service,’ by Lillian Fishman; and ‘Sedating Elaine,’ by Dawn WinterA Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story is the One Facing Us.’
Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real…
View More A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story is the One Facing Us.’James Corden Calls Trump a ‘Scam Account’
Corden joked that “banning Trump is like the one good thing Twitter has done in like a decade.”Corden joked that “banning Trump is like the…
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