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Douglas Turner Ward, Pioneer in Black Theater, Dies at 90
A founder of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York in the 1960s, he was outspoken about limited opportunities for fellow Black actors and directors.A…
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This sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Sympathizer” finds its unnamed narrator in France, considering the relationship between that country and Vietnam.This sequel to the…
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How should we memorialize those who’ve died from Covid-19? In Italy and Britain, artists and architects are beginning to come up with answers.How should we…
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Extolling horizontality, he made sculptures from felt, flour, glass sheets and even meat cleavers. Elsewhere, in a performance piece, his body was a sprinting projectile.Extolling…
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The acclaimed film required her to draw from a life she prefers to keep private. So when the director asked to cast her family, too,…
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In “Animal, Vegetable, Junk,” Mark Bittman tells the long, unfolding story of our food sources, tracking the shift from agriculture to agribusiness.In “Animal, Vegetable, Junk,”…
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In a joint interview, Elizabeth Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin talk about playing the latest version of the power couple, who in this new CW series…
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The country star’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” continues to perform well on the Billboard chart, three weeks after he was caught on video using a…
View More Despite Rebukes, Morgan Wallen Earns a Sixth Week at No. 1Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn Call HBO Docuseries a ‘Shoddy Hit Piece’
The series, “Allen v. Farrow,” takes a fresh look at Dylan Farrow’s sexual abuse allegations against Mr. Allen, her adoptive father.The series, “Allen v. Farrow,”…
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